Bon Odori Malaysia 2009

Date: 18th July 2009 (Sat.)
Venue: Kompleks Sukan Negara
(Panasonic Sports Complex)
Admission: Free

Programme

17:00 Gates Open 19:00 Opening - Drum Performance 19:15 Enjoy the Cultural Dance Part 1 19:45 Dance by Guest Performers 20:00 Enjoy the Cultural Dance Part 2 20:30 Dance by Guest Performers 20:45 Enjoy the Cultural Dance Part 3 21:15 Closing Address

Due to the limieted number of parking bays, participants are strongly recommended to utilise the KTM.
Free Shuttle Bus services will be provided to transport participants from the KTM Shah Alam Station (Section 19) to the Kompleks Sukan Negara and vice versa.
This free shuttle service is available from 4pm to 11pm.

For enquiries, please call Japan Information Service, Embassy of Japan at 03-2177-2600 or the Japan Club at 03-2274-2274
courtesy of Japan Foundation Website

Bon odori is actually a festival to celebrate their ancestors finally reach their "place" safely. Its like celebrating the end of their ghost festival. In Japan, it is always celebrated during the summer time. I believe is a much grander one over there. Normally, the girls will wear a yukata, lol, who wanna wears a kimono during summer time? And guys will wear their yukatas too...(People seldom wear t-shirt and jeans there!!) And so, they will celebrate it in a traditional way... Performances, fireworks, paper lilies, games are normally what comes with BON ODORI. Altough I never attended one, but I heard that the Japanese (hey, I'm speaking real Japanese)will come over and sell their merchandices and games. I guess it gonna be a nice time to spend with you family, loved ones, etcetra.....

Whichever way, I must make it to BON ODORI this year... I'd been wanna to attend one since 2006. But, you know, I always miss the date. Oh well.. I wish I can make iot there this year.... Hurm, I guess I should start working on my yukata and clogs.... ^^ P/s: anyone interested? call me... we can go together perhaps...

1# Report from China

Winter, 13 degrees; Wednesday. Shang Mei Hotel : Baiyun, Guangzhou
CULTURE
I always think China, especially Guangzhou is a cool place. Well, it is still a cool place. But its just not as good as what i always think it was. Hmmm... how should I put it. Culture, i guess. Ppl here are less mannered compared to Malaysia, which I really can adapt to till today. Smoking and spitting are making me so annoyed and fustrated. Hmmm... i guess the nation has just bring themeself down this way. ToT

ECONOMY
More or less, the economy here is heavily affected by the recent US credit crunch. My dad has a trading partner here, and we held a trade fair for these three days. We had actually participating (as buyer) to many trade fair before. But this time is really different. People are lesser compare to previous fairs. Even one of our customer from Canada declined our invitation to come and support us.
NOt long ago, I was intrigue by the CNN's news about the US woman who earns bucks from selling her tresses. I guess, things we just the same over China here. According to my Dad's parter's wife, women who is working her is trying to get pregnant just to keep their jobs in fear that being slashed by their company. I guess China would have the same hard time just like the Americans are going through.

Well, i guess thats all for now. More special report from China in near future~