Bon Odori 2012 at Taman Desa Tebrau, Johor Bahru

As usual, the yearly Bon Odori 2012 event had just over and this year the event was held at Taman Desa Tebrau (which is behind Aeon Jusco Shopping Complex Tebrau City). (Total of 39 photos...be patient on the loading...)

Before the event start, a extremely heavy rain pour down...and I thought...Oh! No....it might going to spoil the mood of everyone who planned to have fun in Bon Odori. But fortunately, I was Wrong! The rain stop around 6.30pm and I see the peoples visited to the event in gourp by group non-stop! Great!

Bon Odori 2012 at Johor Bahru

The Bon Odori Dance had started when we were there...

Bon Odori Dance

The cute little girls had attracted many peoples to took photos of them...:)

The mother and her cute little girl...

This year, the dance was different where peoples dance on the stage and also circle the stage on ground level! Good response!

The stage of Bon Odori 2012, Johor Bahru.

Before we started to walk around the area and the activities, we decided to fill up our stomach first....variety of foods in that evening, even some are non Japanese food...

Japanese Oden. One Cup - RM6...anyone?

Very popular Rice-cake stall (above) where you can hear some kind of slogan : "Hei-sho! Hei-sho!" all the time...

They will bring the bunch of flour for the women to finish packing for customer...I didn't try it because of the Long Queue! This Japanese Rie-cake should be Delicious...!

The women packed it (top), and the customers queuing for it (bottom).

I like the BBQ Chicken very much! Nice!

If I'm not mistaken, this is the Japanese restaurant (above) at Crystal Crown Hotel, JB (correct me if I'm wrong).
Every year, the Kinsahi's stall will be Pack with peoples and it was no different this year too!

Kinsahi booth was Full of peoples!

Pan fried dumplings...

BBQ Sweet corns, anyone?

We settled our dinner in this booth and I had a onion fried rice from other booth, Nice! During the dinner time, the stage had the 1 Malaysia dance that I miss the chance to take photos...luckily manage to took some on the last Culture dance...

The photograhers started their busy moment...

Follow by the game activities....you can look for these games (below) at the Honda booth...

The Game session...

Met a group of pretty ladies on the Bon Odori that evening...

Before the Japanese Drum Performance start, I took a chance to walked to their preparation booth to snap some photos...

The two pretty drummers from 鬼太鼓

The leader had some short briefing and encouragement for the Japanese Drummers

Huge crowd of audience had positioned in front of the stage before the Drum Performance start, one of my favorite performance on every year Bon Odori!

The stage and the audience...

The Drums set up was done fast and perferct before 8.15pm!

The preparation of the Japanese Drum Performance

And the show started...

The Japanese Drum Performance was performed by the teams from Penang, Kuala Lumpur and Johor Bahru.

I enjoyed the show VERY MUCH!!

The last performance on that evening was the 2nd Bon Odori Dance...tremendous response from the public! Everyone (included children) was happy to dance together and the moment was Great!

The Bon Odori Dance

The 4 cute little girls

I like the dancing style of this senior...

Some pretties spotted...

Everyone was circle the stage and the Bon Odori Dancers were having fun on the stage too! Beside that, the senior drummer performed again in the middle of them...

Bon Odori dance on the stage

The senior drummer...

The Bon Odori encore once...requested by the public...Yeah!

Sometimes I just felt the time passed so fast...after the dance, it came to the end of the event and we have to wait for another year again! We had another unforgettable evening at the Bon Odori 2012!

For those who miss this event, don't miss it next year! It can be a joyful evening for you and your family!
See you next year!

Related post :-
*  Bon Odori JB 2011

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The BIG FLIGHT Bloggers Contest by Malaysia Airlines

I was fortunate enough being selected for The BIG FLIGHT Bloggers Contest by Malaysia Airlines. The condition is I have to provide a short video clip of myself with my hidden talent or some unique skill! Oh Man! This is a BIG problem for me...!

After some encouragements from friends, I decided to participate the contest and just give a try!
My video as below...

Friends and readers, if you like to support me by leave a comment or two, please click here : http://bit.ly/MYA380Jason. It will direct you the main page of Youtube/Malaysia Airlines. Thanks alot in advance!

Do you know you can fly on the Malaysia Airlines A380?
The contest is open for all Malaysian too, do upload your video about yourself (max. 2 mins) to Youtube and you might win a ticket for the new A380 by Malaysia Airlines! Please do it before 22nd April 2012, and if you are selected, you'll be on the BIG Plane on 27th June 2012.
To find out more about “The Big Flight” contest, please visit www.YouTube.com/MalaysiaAirlines.

I would like to say thanks to my friend - Kenny Koh who help me to shoot the video from his phone and Andrew Lee who pass me the cigarettes. Thanks guys!

I wish I can have the chance to fly on the BIG FLIGHT A380 by Malaysia Airlines (MAS)!

Johor Bahru Chingay Parade 2012

"Every year in the first lunar month of 20-23rd , the Annual Chinngay event is organizes by the Chinese Commence Chamber Of Johor Bahru and its known as the Parade of Deities of Johor Old Temple. (Chinese: 古廟游神).
The Chingay parade lasts for four days. The climax of the parade is on the night of the 3rd day when the Deities parade around the Johor Bahru Town Centre or in Chinese known as 圣駕巡游.
The annual Chingay has attracted more than 300,000 people to march around the major roads of Johor Bahru together with the 5 Deities being worshiped in the Old Temple." Source from Wiki.

This year is considered I attended the JB Chingay Parade for the First time! Because I watched the whole stretch of parade from start till end...
The Parade started from Jalan Yahya Awal (N1.47913 E103.74769), passed through Jalan Ibrahim in front of the JB Post Office and go into the Jalan Wong Ah Fook...follow by Jalan Tun Abdul Razak and back to Jalan Yahya Awal with the total of 7.5km. All the effected road were closed during the parade session.

Partially of the crowd that evening...

We were standing at the junction between Inner Ring road and Jalan Yahya Awal. During that time (1745hrs), the area was packed with peoples!

Let me share some photos of the Chingay Parade of Johor Bahru to you...I was walking opposite direction against the Parade...(total of 59 photos, please be patient for the loading...)

Senior devotee...

Trams from Danga Bay Johor Bahru (above & below)

The God Of Fortune and the bunch of clowns...

Group from one of the Deity...

One of the Deity

The Red Drummers

The Red Drummers

Wondering why her face looks one kind...?

Decorated truck...

Follow by another Deity of the night...

Another Deity of the night...

Everyone pray for wealth and prosperity! Huat ah!

Dragon dance...

Traditional dance performing by a group of women...

Dragons on the truck...

Everyone like to touch the Dragon, they believe it will bring luck and prosperity!

Dragon dance...

I like this Lanterns very much!

Here come the Bubbles factory! :)

Once this truck pass-by, the sky was Full of bubbles!

One of the Dragon on the evening...

The Bicycle Dragon! One of the Special Dragon of the night!

Everyone was happy to ride on the dragon...

The Dragon from SP Setia group...

Dragon in motion! I like the slow shuttle effect!

There were many peoples giving sweets, biscuits and tissue pack...some even given U mobile Prepaid Card Free!

One of the Decoration truck...

Big head dolls...(direct translate)

Many dragons on the truck waiting to perform...

Another senior women performance...

The Drummer...

Another Deity of the night...

SMART for 2 also participated...

The young drummers...

Dancing Phoenix...

Here come the Diabolo team. Their performance was Great!

Diabolo performance...

Diabolo performance...

The Sky was Full of Diabolo! (above & below)

The Dragon truck...

The Balloon Dragon! As I saw the longest dragon of the night!

Take a break!

Yeee-Haaa!!

Decorated truck...

Another Deity and also the last of the evening...

Big group of devotees follow at the end of the Parade...

I heard the devotees shouted : "Huat ah!" along the whole stretch of the Parade! That means Prosperity! There were more than 100 dragons that night and I couldn't snap all! I might join the Parade again next year if time allow....:)