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Hello, i'm von!.i love making/eating cupcakes and i'm totally in love with photography. i also love being hyper all the time, it makes me feel super. i maybe a total klutz at times but i blame it all on my shoes. i hope i made you smile!
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Saturday, July 18, 2009
/ -9:37 PM
Bon Odori!Yoooooooooooooooooooh!
*drums and some clicky thingy*
Yes! Bon Odori! Can you believe it, after all these years being a Penangite, I have never ever been to Bon Odori? Not even when they held one in Shah Alam, Selangor which was roughly 15 minutes drive from my house. So yesterday was my first time there! And I was disappointed a little. Ivan told me not to think of it like what we saw in animes but to think of it as a more cultural show.
(In animes they have stalls set up and stuffs like that)
Why it didn't work out for me;
1. There were a lot of lala muis and lala zais (in other words, fashion victims/wannabes) dressing up in gothic lolita clothing, clothes that expose most of their skin, covering only the necessary. People, this is a festival to honor the dead. Show some respect.
2. There were other unrelated stalls like.. Pizza stall/Chinese food stalls/fried chicken stall. Was expecting more Japanese food stalls. What would you expect? It's Bon Odori.
3. They kept repeating their dance. 2 japanese songs, Rasa Sayang and some malay song. MALAY SONGS?!
Saw Janice, Venne, Chantana and Gregson there. Too bad Rachel went to meet her friends. Ivan went away with his girlfriend and mom and I was standing at the field, watching the dance.
Something peculiar happened though. While they were dancing, mom took a picture of the stage. The stage is elevated, with lanterns hanging above it. Just a row of lanterns going around. However, in the picture, it appears to be all over the stage, all neon colored. So mom said "Hey von! Look at this! Why is it so blotchy?"
I looked at it then I laughed. "Maybe there are ghosts in the area. And you captured the picture." And she deleted the picture immediately. So no picture for you readers. D;
There were fireworks after that. When it was 9 59, they started counting down and people rushed towards the opposite direction as we were walking towards the stall from the field. We turned around, looked up and watched the fireworks. Everyone around us went
"Wowwwwwww~ Wooooooooowwwwww!" ;o!
And I laughed. At them. >.>
Loudly.
It's not my fault that their reaction is funny to me! Dx I mean everytime it goes BOOOOOOM~ their "Wooooooooooooooow" reaction is sure to follow afterwards and they remind me of Finding Nemo's birds that goes "Miiiiiine!"
After the fireworks, we got Takoyaki! I convinced mom to get one too because it's deliciousss!
While nomming, we walked towards the beach, enjoying the sea breeze (not much of a breeze, there were a lot of people there.) and to gossip a little. There were three girls, with mushroom like hair, all in black halter tops and extremely lacey, poofy, can-can like skirts. I started laughing again, telling mom "MOM! LOOK! Fashion Disaster Triplets~" and when we got closer, they facial features are different. And mom laughed at them too, calling them disrespectful. :x We sat at the sidewalk, waiting for Ivan, eating the takoyaki. Mom didn't touch hers as I nommed happily. ;-; What a waste! Then I got her share of takoyaki and it is in the fridge now.
x)
So afterall, it wasn't so bad of an event. Definitely not what I expected.
NO GOLDFISH! ;o;
But it was good. :3 And oh. no pictures.
Til next time!
xoxo, von.
*drums and some clicky thingy*
Yes! Bon Odori! Can you believe it, after all these years being a Penangite, I have never ever been to Bon Odori? Not even when they held one in Shah Alam, Selangor which was roughly 15 minutes drive from my house. So yesterday was my first time there! And I was disappointed a little. Ivan told me not to think of it like what we saw in animes but to think of it as a more cultural show.
(In animes they have stalls set up and stuffs like that)
Why it didn't work out for me;
1. There were a lot of lala muis and lala zais (in other words, fashion victims/wannabes) dressing up in gothic lolita clothing, clothes that expose most of their skin, covering only the necessary. People, this is a festival to honor the dead. Show some respect.
2. There were other unrelated stalls like.. Pizza stall/Chinese food stalls/fried chicken stall. Was expecting more Japanese food stalls. What would you expect? It's Bon Odori.
3. They kept repeating their dance. 2 japanese songs, Rasa Sayang and some malay song. MALAY SONGS?!
Saw Janice, Venne, Chantana and Gregson there. Too bad Rachel went to meet her friends. Ivan went away with his girlfriend and mom and I was standing at the field, watching the dance.
Something peculiar happened though. While they were dancing, mom took a picture of the stage. The stage is elevated, with lanterns hanging above it. Just a row of lanterns going around. However, in the picture, it appears to be all over the stage, all neon colored. So mom said "Hey von! Look at this! Why is it so blotchy?"
I looked at it then I laughed. "Maybe there are ghosts in the area. And you captured the picture." And she deleted the picture immediately. So no picture for you readers. D;
There were fireworks after that. When it was 9 59, they started counting down and people rushed towards the opposite direction as we were walking towards the stall from the field. We turned around, looked up and watched the fireworks. Everyone around us went
"Wowwwwwww~ Wooooooooowwwwww!" ;o!
And I laughed. At them. >.>
Loudly.
It's not my fault that their reaction is funny to me! Dx I mean everytime it goes BOOOOOOM~ their "Wooooooooooooooow" reaction is sure to follow afterwards and they remind me of Finding Nemo's birds that goes "Miiiiiine!"
After the fireworks, we got Takoyaki! I convinced mom to get one too because it's deliciousss!
While nomming, we walked towards the beach, enjoying the sea breeze (not much of a breeze, there were a lot of people there.) and to gossip a little. There were three girls, with mushroom like hair, all in black halter tops and extremely lacey, poofy, can-can like skirts. I started laughing again, telling mom "MOM! LOOK! Fashion Disaster Triplets~" and when we got closer, they facial features are different. And mom laughed at them too, calling them disrespectful. :x We sat at the sidewalk, waiting for Ivan, eating the takoyaki. Mom didn't touch hers as I nommed happily. ;-; What a waste! Then I got her share of takoyaki and it is in the fridge now.
x)
So afterall, it wasn't so bad of an event. Definitely not what I expected.
NO GOLDFISH! ;o;
But it was good. :3 And oh. no pictures.
Til next time!
xoxo, von.
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