CNY Performance 2007 Lancaster

It was a Friday where everypone will be free after classes but for me its one thing after another. Woke up at 9am. Breakfast, lecture at 10, came back lunch, study till 4 (had a rehearsal in between as well....), exam 5-6pm, rush rehearsal for cny performance, 8pm CNY show starts, 9:30pm...its show time...

Studying during rehearsal time. I was early...actually i was on time. The others were late. I realised we malaysians arent so 'tak apa' attitude. China ppl always not on time.

Other group performances preparing their set.

This is the Backdoor Stage pass ticket. It's a sticker

Last minute briefing bout where to walk, where 2 get off etc etc

Rehearsal time! Since i couldnt take pics during the ACTUAL thing itself i better get a few pics here 1st. This is how it will look up on stage.

More briefing due to some wardrobe malfunction aka LALA!

This all happened from 1-2pm and my exam was at 5! So after settling my part i rushed to the library 300m away. Slinging my sling bag around my shoulders i hurried towards the library. I ran and ran as fast as my legs could take me. No sweat poured down as the cold and dry wind prevents this. After hurdling over bushes, zig-zagging through pillars and maneuvering through massive traffic jam of people i finally arrived at the Lancaster University library.

A workout like that is great for the growing mind and in my case....to stimulate myself for the exam later. My favourite study place in the library is at the top floor as there is this square where you can see everyone from the top as the whole thing is made of glass. Climbed the flight of stairs, Lvl 1, Lvl2, Lvl3, Lvl4....wait...max only Lvl3. So got off at Lvl3, only to be dissapointed as my favourite seat is occupied by 2 loving couples. ARGH! had to adapt to another place. Sat down to study looking back to check at MY ex-seat which i had been bonding with for the past 5months. I think if a dog sniffs that chair it'll recognise its me straight away. I farted about 5 times seating on that chair. AHA! NO just joking. I farted 10times. No! who in the world counts their farts and to be honest i dont remember the last time i last farted...do you? ANYWAY....... it looked like the couple wouldnt be leaving anytime soon as the water bottles they brought were still full and they were still at page 1 of their stapled notes....no i'm not stalking them..its just obvious.

Looking at my impressive 5page non stapled self written notes i did from summarizing all those long reading, i started to wonder off into thinking about other things. I started thinking what i should do after this, what to eat tonight, what to cook, relationships..... kciked myself out of it and started studying properly.

The time was 4:30pm. Spent approximately 2hours++ in the library already. 30min more to exam. I was still in the library. Looking back once again to check on MY seat and to my delight it was VACANT! but i didn't move....i've already bonded with my new seat or perhaps actually i was lazy. Ahaha! <<<<<( this kinda AHAHA laughters are for you guys who cant laugh...like in comedies somehow you can hear ppl laughing coming form the show itself...Example: Mr Bean...got ppl laugh as like they need to guide you to show you ur suppose to laugh at that part).

Bumped into good old buddy Stan the french fella if you still remember him and he had this bright idea of getting Red Bull to boost our minds before the exam. I couldnt study anymore gotta rest to prepare myself so followed him to get a Red Bull. Got to our local Spar and snatched 2 red bull off the shelf and paid 4 it. Its been quite sometime since i've drank drinks like this. The last time i drank was a Livita back in Malaysia i think. Anyway, opened the tab and started drinking. As i was about to take my 1st sip...Stan threw his can away. I asked him why did he do that. He said "aren't trash suppose to go into the bin?". After awhile i noticed that he had already finished his redbull. CRAP...i'm about to take my exam and my mind is freezing up now. So...drank my red bull...and it was time to go to the exam hall. 4:50pm. Reached exam hall, took all my stationaries, sat down and waited (question papers were already on desk). Just waiting for the permission to start. 4.59....5pm...START. I started writing...and after awhile the examiner asked everyone to put down their pens. It seems it was already 6pm. Time really flies these days. Looking at my 5pages stapled answer papers i was satisfied. Sweet satisfaction when you know your stuff. It seems that Redbull really does work i think. That's what they want you to think so that they can make more money. I guess they're succesful.

6pm, TIME FOR CNY PERFORMANCE!!!! show starts at 7:30pm but it REALLY starts at 8pm...hehe. Rushed back to my room to collect my clothes by taking my time walking. Rushed to the Great Hall (it really is named Great Hall) but its not that great. It was Okay. Maybe it was Great back 40yrs ago when this uni was established but now not so great anymore.

Arrived at the Great Hall. Whipped out my special backstage pass and headed toward backstage where i got changed in the male changing room. It wasnt really a changing room but it was something like the underground room to keep tables and chairs to be used during exams in the hall.

to those i havent wished.....GONG HEY FATT CHOY!

Bright yellow the imperial colour during the good old OLD days. During those times if i wore this i'll look like the King. After a few hundred years later and if i wore this outside now i'll look like those waiter's in a chinese restaurant. (I'll serve you during yamcha. Encik/Cik mao minum apa? ada teh cina saja)

My Hong Kong friend. Alan. In cantonese Ah Lon Chai. His costume looks more indian than chinese dont you think so?. They say some parts of China wear like this...probably the Indian part of China. Indian Town...like Chinatown in UK. (its actually more towards the mongolian side if you wanted to know the real facts.)

Tiger kungfu vs Snake kungfu. I wasnt ready with my tiger stance yet.

I didnt take pics with others as i didnt have the time but others have pics..i'll post it when i get them next time. While i was busy playing around with other dressed up oldies ppl. The situation outside...

The entrance. It was totally empty. Just the organisers. It was already 7:35pm.

I was surprised as there should be AT LEAST 1 person right? nobody turned up...after all the preparations...we were preparing for this???..this cannot be happening. I decided to take a look outside the not so cold as last month weather outside the building itself.

AND GUESS WHAT. SOME FREAKING JABRO LOCKED THE DOORS OUTSIDE. It was those BIG GIANT GLASS doors. THe organisers and everyone else were busy preparing things and stuff inside the hall that none of them came out to look...lol. So there was i standing in the middle facing the GIANT glass doors and outside.....FREAAKKKKING ALOT OF PPL were staring back at me. I heard them banging the door wanting to come in.. i was thinking to myself..."wah cny performance only wei...so serious for what". I unlocked the doors.

On 1st floor taking pics of the ppl down below. Surprisingly alot of kwai lo's turned up as there were gonna be a kungfu performance.

MC's for the day.






squeezed through the ppl and got back to the entrance where it was heavily guarded by officials to prevent hooligans from entering.




People just kept coming.




and coming.

NOW I SHALL TEACH YOU SOMETHING.

HOW TO EAT/USE FORTUNE COOKIES.

Got a fortune cookie..hehe. 1st...get a fortune cookie and hold it in your hand like this.

2nd: Eat half of it to reveal the paper inside

3rd: Take the paper out and read it for your fortune.

Mine says : You will have a promising future.

as if i dont know that. At least tell me what's my wife's name in the future or something like that then more helpful right. It's like telling me things like eat alot and you will be full, drink alot and you will not be thirsty, when you run you do not walk, sleep when you feel sleepy. I was hoping more of something like....words of wisdom ...."Confuscious say, You miss 100% of the shots you don't take. By failing to plan, you plan to fail. Procrastination is the thief of time"

I dont think confuscious said those but gotta make it more chinese right...ahaha.

There is a video of the fashion show i know because i saw them taping it. I'm still trying to get a copy of it. I'll post it up when i do get it. So just watch it next time. I havent even seen it myself yet. TO BE CONTINUED.