The place where Broadway and musicals are located.
The place where I will begin the next chapter of my nomadic life.
The place where I turn into an eccentric academic out of sync with normality.
NEW YORK.
Welcome.
The place where Broadway and musicals are located.
The place where I will begin the next chapter of my nomadic life.
The place where I turn into an eccentric academic out of sync with normality.
New York.
An aspiring hikikomori/ gomiyashiki owner who will get 3 dogs, 1 cat and a herb
garden when she is in her 40s.
Currently a second year Phd student in East Asian Studies, NYU; a self-proclaimed OTAKU; a
clumsy but avid snowboarder; and absent oneechama of Variel.
8 Sept 2010: West Side Story, WICKED
19 Sept 2010: Chicago
8 Oct 2010: Promises Promises
29 Oct 2010: Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake
14 Nov 2010: American Idiot
18 Jan 2011: Billy Elliot
8 Feb 2011: La Cage Aux Folles
6 Mar 2011: Paul Taylor Dance Group
5 Apr 2011: Catch Me If You Can (Broadway preview)
2 Dec 2011: La Boheme
9 Jan 2012: Rent
22 Mar 2012: Phantom of the Opera
23 May 2012: Avenue Q
26 Sep 2012: Newsies
2 Oct 2012: Turandot
4 Oct 2012: Once
15 Oct 2012: Sleep No More
28 Nov 2012: Lion King
7 Feb 2013: Book of Mormons
14 Mar 2013: Jersey Boys
25 Mar 2013: Sleep No More
21 May 2013: Kinky Boots
26 Sep 2013: Big Fish
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
3:23 PM
Chinese New Year eve- Sporean girl's foray into Cina Ciina land
It's always very sad to spend CNY abroad, especially in Japan where the people forgot about the source of their water (ying shui si yuan)- pardon my hanyu pinyin. ^_^ I mean, even her neighbour Korea celebrates the Lunar new year! It's such a pity. They actually celebrated it in the past and now, it's called 旧正月. They don't know when it is but when you say Kyushougatsu to them, they do understand what it is.
As to what I did in New Year eve, in a desperate attempt to immerse myself in the chun jie spirit, I got myself invited to a party at the China Embassy in Sapporo. All I can say was that it was a totally eye-opening experience. I arrived at 6pm and endured 2 hours of mostly lackluster performance with bad sound system and unappreciative, unattentive audience. There was one Japanese teacher who sang O sole Mio. It was one of the best performance that night cos he did not use the sound system. Even so, the audience remains unmoved and were immersed in their own world. Their voices almost drowned out that poor guy.
Then, finally the highlight of the day- FOOD! However, the fare was just so so. Even with the so so fare, the Cina ppl charged up the buffet table, grabbed the bowls and chopsticks and actually CHOPPED a place next to the table! My poor classmate who invited me, Li An, just stood in one corner and gave up. But not me! I paid 500 yen for this grub! So with my thick face, I slid and slithered throught the mass of Cina humans and found bowls and chopsticks at a remote table. Made my way back to her and passed her the utensils. But the buffet table was surrounded by Cina People and there was no way they are moving from their coveted spot. So brave me took a deep breath, charged ahead into the fray again, grabbed enough for two with my trusty chopstick, and emerged unscathed! Li An said, 'You are incredible' Aha ha!
So here goes my uneventful New Year eve. Spent total of 1400 yen for travel n entrance fees and a cultural experience that lives just up to my expectation.
take a look at the video of the Tibetian dance I took in the Embassy.
