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Spectator Girls (Day 36)

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that were video recording the lion dance at one of the stores at Waikiki Beach Walk.

It was another day of Chinese New Year festivities...first at Ala Moana Center with several lion dance troupes performing at centerstage and later in the day, ventured into Waikiki for another round of traditional lion dance by Lung Kong Physical Culture Club at Waikiki Beach Walk.

I think I might be all "lion-danced" out! I've seen/heard enough to last until next CNY! LOL...

Ring of Fire (Day 35)

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The Punahou Carnival is back!

Punahou Carnival brings you ono food, great rides and games for all ages, art, music, goodies and of course, HOT malasadas. This year's theme is "The Carnival Before Time: A Prehistoric Paradise" and is sponsored by the Punahou School junior class, with proceeds benefiting the institution's financial-aid program and student activities.

Acrobatic Lion Dance (Day 34)

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Lion dance poles performance by Wah Ngai Lion Dance Association at Ala Moana centerstage.

Finally it's Day 1 of the Lunar New Year in Honolulu. Today, I wore a red top, I ate longevity noodles for lunch and to end the workday, I watched these guys do their thing! It was very impressive and I never get tired of seeing how these lion dancers manipulate the head and tail of a Chinese dancing lion while jumping from pole to pole! I am also sure these lion dance performers practice for hours and hours in order to understand and master these performances.

Gung Hay Fat Choy! Sun Nien Fai Lok! Wishing you the five-fold happiness’s of luck, prosperity, longevity, health, and wealth for this Year of the Rabbit!  You don’t have to be Chinese to celebrate Chinese New Year. Chinese New Year is a time of renewal, reflection, and optimism. It’s a celebration to clear away the old and welcome the new. By looking forward with optimism, generosity, and laughter we invite good luck. And, who doesn’t need a dose of that these days?

Fortune and Good Luck (Day 33)

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Lucky character on Hello Kitty is "FOOK", or fortune and tangerines are symbolic of good luck!

Family, friends and relatives are celebrating the first day of the Chinese New Year today since it is already February 3rd in Malaysia. I have to wait one more day to officially celebrate it together with the Hubster.

恭喜发财

Lumpia (Day 31)

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It's Day 31. The end of January. One month of photos so far...

Additionally, I was able to meet the lumpia deadline since January was "unofficially" nicknamed lumpia month by the supercool Plurk crew! It almost didn't happen because I must be shopping in all the wrong stores and couldn't find these delicious treats.

FYI: Lumpia is the Filipino version of the spring/egg roll which can be served as a side dish or an appetizer.

Night in Chinatown Parade (Day 29)

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Spent all day today in Chinatown again for the Lunar New Year. It was a perfect day to be outdoors and ran into a few friendly twitter and non-twitter friends!

After being in the sun for most of the day, I found a somewhat pefect spot in a nice shady area for the parade that is before my bu.t.t decided to fall asleep. So I followed the last few parade participants and that's how I ended up with today's daily photo.

P.S: IMO, I felt this year's festivities wasn't as grand as last year...but I'm hoping next year will be BIGGER since it's MY year! ^__^

Choy Cheng (Day 28)

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as seen tonight at Chinatown, Honolulu.

A traditional Chinese lion dance blessing -- Choy Cheng is a term often heard during Chinese New Year and it actually applies to anytime the lion sees a red envelope tied to some fresh green vegetables. They are fed to the lion as an offering with the greens being eaten then expelled by the lion (except for the Hong Bao) as a form of blessing.

Posterous theme by Cory Watilo