Friday, June 29, 2007

Bon Odori



Rasa mcm xsabar nak tunggu 2nd week of July. Sbb every year, saturday 2nd week tu ada Bon Odori Festival. Mayb ada korang2 yg suka gak pegi festival kebudayaan Japan nih. Kita mmg suka sgt. So far, tetiap tahun kita sure nak pegi. Culture dorang nih mmg unik. Kita mmg suka Japan sgt2 pun. Maksud kita, kagum ngan culture dorang yang unik tu la.

Festival ni kakak kita yang introduce kat kita. Dulu, kakak kita ngan kawan2 dia mesti ajak kita pegi bon odori. Dorang collect kipas bon odori. So, kita pun ikut la. First2 kita xbrapa nak faham napa dorang suka gi festival tu. Lama2 baru kita faham. Mmg rasa best la bila kita dapat tgk n rasa sendiri culture dorang kan. Kipas dorang pun cute2.


Tapi, kalau kita lambat dtg, mayb kita xdpt kipas la. Sbb kan, ramai yg dtg tau. Pernah kitorang cilok kipas org lain. Heh. Sapa suruh dorang letak kipas tu kat belt belakang kimono dorang kan? Kitorang yg mmg giler collect kipas nih mmg sedaya upaya lah cilok mana2 kipas yg possible dicilok. Limited edition ok. Xde jual kat memana eh. Jahat kitorang kan. Heh.


Motif festival tu actually is about celebration lah. Mcm kat sini kita celebrate hari raya kan. So, festival ni mcm salah satu hari raya dorang lah. Pesta nih lebih kpd festival tarian kebudayaan dorang. On that day, dorang will gather n dance together in traditional way lah. Every daerah kat Japan ada tarian dorang yg berbeza. So, masa malam tu kita akan menari ramai2 kat tgh2 padang mengelilingi satu stage khas. Tapi bukan dance mcm kat club k. Very the xsesuwai. Heh. Kita menari lain2 tarian ikut daerah dorang lah sampai abis festival tu. Tapi if xnak menari pun bleh gak. Bukan wajib ok.


Paling kita suka bila tgk dorang dtg pakai kimono yg cun2. Teringin gak nak simpan kimono. Tapi xmampu lah. Kimono ori tersgt lah mahal k. Budak2 kecik yg pakai kimono cute2 jer. Geram. Hehe. Rasa mcm ada kat Japan lak. Xdpt gi Japan, kat sini pun ok gak kan. At least experience the 'feel' mcm kat sana. Besides, ada byk Japan foods yg dorang jual so that kita bleh try n get to know their unique cuisines.

Tapi tu sume dulu masa kakak kita still study kat UM. Sekarang nih kalau pegi pun, xpegi ngan kakak kita dah. Pegi sendiri2 jer. Kakak kita kat JB. Festival nih biasanya buat kat Shah Alam. Lately nih kakak kita ckp kat JB pun dorang dah buat mini bon odori. Tapi xtau lah sbb xpernah pegi yg kat JB. This year, insyaALLAH nak pegi. If not mistaken, July 14th kot. Beshnya. Well, saje share ngan korang experience kita ni. It is much better if korang pegi experience sendiri, baru dpt 'feel'. Especially u guys yg suka culture n stay nearby Shah Alam. As for me, I love to learn different kind of culture. And Japan is the most!

*pics was taken during last year bon odori fest!

Monday, June 18, 2007

Agnes @ Finale Gangstarz..


Semalam pegi tgk finale Gangstarz. It was fun. Performance dorang mmg meletup. Best. Agnes was great, too! Yup, CUTE n GREAT!

A-ce for Agnes!