Bon Odori....

Wahahahha...it is one of the most anticipated evenings i hav every year cause this is one of those cultural events which are not boring and vey very enjoyable....being part of the huge crowd n immersing myself in the atmosphere really lifted my spirit....1 thing I like about the crowd is tht they're not just made up of families n La La teenagers onli...but also the Japanese people who are dressed in their yukatas n they are the ones who really made the event more lively and colourful!

a lot of people leh...

N ofcos...speaking of the crowd...this year...there are some new "additions" to the variety...Me n my frens kinda stunned seeing a group of girls dressed in Pyjamas and holding soft toys around...1st impression was "Ok..."..but if observed closely...
we realised tht we shudn't judge things by the cover....In the group...there are some very pretty girls there too!!..so my 2nd impression was "Wow..."...HAHAHAHA!!...the irony...

Another thing i like bout Bon Odori is....u dunno who's Jap n who's not until they start speaking....but rest assured tht nearly 90% of those dressed in yukatas are Japs...(Lol...i mistaken my fren's sisters n her frens for Japanese...hahahaha)..n btw...even tho this year the lenglui rate has fallen by a measly percentage compared to previous year...but things were still looking good and i kinda regret i din get a proper "cun" camera to take pics..sob...

sori for the blurry pics...hate the lights..

this pic...i oso no comment

hahaha...met up with sze may n chern horng.....actually i met up with raymond in the evening 1st...but I wandered off "sight seeing"....hahaha..group pics!

Actually besides all these..another main attraction of this event is the Cultural Dance (4 songs in 1 part....there r 3 parts in total for the evening..)whereby everybody gathers around the center stage n form circles....on the stage ofcos there will the guys with the drums n oso people who demonstrates the dance for the crowd to follow...But ofcos...for me, the dance is like the back of my hands n i have no prob following the rhythm of the songs!..wahahhaha..damn proud...laughing at those clubber-looking tennagers who somehow can't follow the rhythm...n no grace at all...LOL...evil huh...got a girl in yukata was somehow amazed i could do all 4 dances.."U've been here?.."lol...my fav was the 3rd 1 cos tht's the 1 tht most people tak faham...more movements compared to the other dances...bwahahahhaa...just follow the beat la...lol...

hahaha....i alwiz hear my fren say they don feel like goin cos its far n the activities are routinized..but the moment they join the cultural dance...they alwiz go for the 2nd part n 3rd part...hahaha...i din get to take pics of the dance....cos i was busy dancing too....LOL...

tht's all la!!..really looking forward to next year's Bon Odori....