3 shades of panda

a couple of days ago, nicolas colsaerts became the first belgian in twenty-some-odd-years to win a european tour competition.  however, he had to go all the way to the far east to win; colsaerts won the 2011 volvo china open played in chengdu.  this was the photo shoot that followed:

proud panda, fist pumping for victory
-orientalism come to life - edward said is alive*-
(source:  getty images)

sad panda, wiping a tear from his eye
(source:  sportinglife.com)



oh-my-gosh-i-am-so-ticklish panda, rolling around on the grass
(source:  afp)


something that i am wondering:  was that tacky mandarin shirt completely necessary**?  i think that we all got the 'china' memo when we noticed the giant human-sized panda in every photo.

* i'm a poet and i didn't even know it.

**  mardarin shirt is the new green jacket?  who knows.