BEIJING — Olympic blunder No. 1: For any writer making his first trip to the Olympics, the individual will make his/her share of silly mistakes: getting from Point A to Point B in time, misreading the event schedules, etc.

For me, it was after Friday's Opening Ceremony.

I showed up at the gargantuan Main Press Center (MPC) for the post-ceremony press conference. It was scheduled to start at 1 a.m.