hail to the golden lion galore

yes! yes! yes! i have done it! well we have done it really. ah yin and i as one of the golden lions. but then we were just one of 4 golden lions. and then there was all the wu shu performers, and the tai chi groups and even the chinese dancers. and the people from other countries... all in all a huge affair... the singapore chin woo 85th anniversary celebrations. the event, as casual as it might sound, was actually a huge affair. for 6 months we have been practicing and rehearsing. i learned to dance the arse end of the golden lion, and practiced two wu shu forms, that none but my mother and norbert ever got to see, as they were finally taken off the itinerary... a logical decision if you ask me, as i am by no means good or consistent as a wu shu performer, i only wished they had told me earlier, not 3 weeks before the event, which had me 5 months worrying about making a fool of myself in front of everybody ;) ah well, but the lion went well, really well, and the entire show was quite stunning, with performers from hong kong, malaysia, china, the usa and switzerland. we had various tai chi and wu shu performances, single, in pairs, and groups, and with and without weapons. we had chinese drummers in cool costumes, flagdance, southern lion and northern lion performance - actually, see that cute little girly looking golden (nothern) lion with the pale green robbons in the hair? well i am its arse end ;) - and even the final battle of darth vader and luke skywalker alla chin woo... now what more could you ask for? well frankly only one thing, a good feed, and that we did. on the following day we held a feast, and as if this wasn't good enough we got awarded, well i did - for doing the 85th anniversary t-shirt design - which was awfully nice of them. i am chuffed... truly...