Bon Odori 2006 review
(This is a backdated post, been busy catching up with assignments..sorry about that!)
WARNING : RANTINGS AHEAD
(proceed to next paragraph if you rather not hear me rant! ^_^)
I must say that what I expected of this festival...was what I expected indeed! The big crowd, the not-so-surprising EGLs, Bleach cosplayer/s (I saw Ichigo-san posing with lil' kiddies! LOL!!!), J-street fashionistas and of course, the lovely food! I don't mean to demean them (c'mon, you're talking about me here! I'm just as enthusiastic as these people!!!) but to wear them to such a cultural festival??? Bon Odori isn't an event where you go and cosplay your favourite character or show off your newly-bought J-style clothes! Did you know that Bon Odori is similar to "Cheng Beng", as the festival is meant to honour the dead??? Oh nevermind...Ichigo was probably on a lead...he is a shinigami, no?
Anyway, it was my first time attending Bon Odori, and i'm glad i did! I missed last year's one, so I contemplated on forcing myself to attend, by hook or by crook. Although I don't have a yukata to sport, but it was worthwhile attending! It's great when you have good friends to hang out with during the event. Great times are meant to be shared!!! ^w^
For those who don't know what Bon Odori (Urabonne for short) is, it's a Japanese Buddhist cultural festival that honours the departed/anscestors, something similar to the Chinese festival "Cheng Beng", that trip we all make once a year back to our hometown to pray to our anscestors.
(Betcha didn't know that, did 'cha? If you did, here's a cookie! *tosses chocolate chip cookie*)
And here's more to the story of how the dance in Bon Odori came about :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Odori
I greatly indulged in yakisoba, while craftfully pinching some other food from my friends. Haha! (Thank you guys, i love you so much!)
Now, as to lining up for some kakigori(shaved ice with syrup topping) proved to be futile. After kai, sharrine and I spent 1 1/2 hours lining up with almost no air left to breathe while skipping a little bit of the 3rd dance, we only got milk+ice. The ran out of flavouring and we were 5 people away! Gaah!!! *screams in distressed* And they still charged RM4! Anyhow, we still took it as our thirst was unbearable.
After the dance, our dear zhenpin told us that he spotted new batches of people with milk+ice+flavoured toppings. The unfairness of it all!!!
Ah well, all in all it was an event worthwhile attending! I will definitely attend the next Bon Odori, this time armed with my own water bottle and a camera! I leave you with a picture of me and kai(on the right with the camera in the "ah loong kor"/chinese mafia-styled yukata), taken by my friend adam. Thanks, Adam!
(photo belongs to adam, colour enhanced by yours truly ^_^)
WARNING : RANTINGS AHEAD
(proceed to next paragraph if you rather not hear me rant! ^_^)
I must say that what I expected of this festival...was what I expected indeed! The big crowd, the not-so-surprising EGLs, Bleach cosplayer/s (I saw Ichigo-san posing with lil' kiddies! LOL!!!), J-street fashionistas and of course, the lovely food! I don't mean to demean them (c'mon, you're talking about me here! I'm just as enthusiastic as these people!!!) but to wear them to such a cultural festival??? Bon Odori isn't an event where you go and cosplay your favourite character or show off your newly-bought J-style clothes! Did you know that Bon Odori is similar to "Cheng Beng", as the festival is meant to honour the dead??? Oh nevermind...Ichigo was probably on a lead...he is a shinigami, no?
Anyway, it was my first time attending Bon Odori, and i'm glad i did! I missed last year's one, so I contemplated on forcing myself to attend, by hook or by crook. Although I don't have a yukata to sport, but it was worthwhile attending! It's great when you have good friends to hang out with during the event. Great times are meant to be shared!!! ^w^
For those who don't know what Bon Odori (Urabonne for short) is, it's a Japanese Buddhist cultural festival that honours the departed/anscestors, something similar to the Chinese festival "Cheng Beng", that trip we all make once a year back to our hometown to pray to our anscestors.
(Betcha didn't know that, did 'cha? If you did, here's a cookie! *tosses chocolate chip cookie*)
And here's more to the story of how the dance in Bon Odori came about :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Odori
I greatly indulged in yakisoba, while craftfully pinching some other food from my friends. Haha! (Thank you guys, i love you so much!)
Now, as to lining up for some kakigori(shaved ice with syrup topping) proved to be futile. After kai, sharrine and I spent 1 1/2 hours lining up with almost no air left to breathe while skipping a little bit of the 3rd dance, we only got milk+ice. The ran out of flavouring and we were 5 people away! Gaah!!! *screams in distressed* And they still charged RM4! Anyhow, we still took it as our thirst was unbearable.
After the dance, our dear zhenpin told us that he spotted new batches of people with milk+ice+flavoured toppings. The unfairness of it all!!!
Ah well, all in all it was an event worthwhile attending! I will definitely attend the next Bon Odori, this time armed with my own water bottle and a camera! I leave you with a picture of me and kai(on the right with the camera in the "ah loong kor"/chinese mafia-styled yukata), taken by my friend adam. Thanks, Adam!
(photo belongs to adam, colour enhanced by yours truly ^_^)
posted by mintos at 3:03:00 AM
3 Comments:
wasai.. the onli reason y i din go tis year it's bcuz no one was goin.. go nvr tell.. ish.. funny how it's ur 1st time goin there n it's my 1st time missin the event after 15years.. lol..
I didnt go... *cries* My must my mom drag me to a boutique on d day??
Bah, remember to invite me next time! ;_;
iching : i didn't know you were not going at all...sorry! ^_^
reiki : aww, there's next year! make sure you're free by then la~
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