ReCap: Bon Odori 2009

Currently listening to “Gattai Nante Kuso Kurae” from “Gurren Lagann Best Sound”
Currently hungry

Not Foreigner

Bon Odori 2009 : The mid-year Japanese festival @ Panasonic Sports Centre, 18 July 2009. This would be my 7th visit to the Bon Odori, and it’s pretty much the same and no one is expecting it to be different because it’s.. GOOD. As usual, I joined the EMiNA Melaka’s trip.

DELICIOUS JAILBAITS!

Nothing new, it’s the same old Bon Odori. I attended this festival every year without fail mainly because of the cultural dance. Also, the food and meeting up a lot of friends from KL.

But too bad this year I didn’t participate in any of the dances because of the “air quality”. Weirdly, this year’s Bon Odori is quite “dusty”. You can see clouds of dust in the air like a sandstorm is raiding the party. It was quite scary.

Real Taiko Drumming, sans-Saitama 2000

look at the "haze"

This year I didn’t plan on wearing yukata because I already did for the previous year ( plan to wear it once 2 years ). But, I did force someone else to wear. Heh heh heh.

Ashley and Usagi

Usagi and Me

I didn’t eat much that day because the EMiNA Melaka gang raided Subway for sandwiches at Berjaya Times Square before we leave to the stadium, and I was still kinda full. I drink a lot though. Cheap LIVITA FTW.

What’s unique about this year’s Bon Odori is member’s addiction to the Japanese Sake, and a lot of people were drunk in the bus. People were so HIGH in the bus, they talk non-stop until they lost their voices. I too lost my voice, naturally… and I didn’t drink. I think Navin consumed 7 cups of sake. I’m pretty sure “sake” is the new motivation to go to Bon Odori now. Heh.

Of course, others were near dead due to the cheap LIVITA burned their energies.

EMiNA Melaka and Cyber Family Group Photo

PS: I should really try to go to Penang’s Bon Odori one day.