lion dance
we got a memo yesterday saying that we shouldnt be alarmed when we start hearing loud drums and cymbals.. coz at 1130am there'll be a lion dance in the office to spread luck to all..tick tock tick tock.. it's almost lunch time but the lion dance performers are still not here.. =( i was pretty excited and curious about this tradition.. to see it up close and all.. *sigh* still no lion.. *sigh*
like a kid with a sad heart, i joined our friends for lunch at waraku, a japanese restaurant..
since there were 9 of us, we had an exclusive room to our group alone.. with this nice long table and japanese seats (is that how you call them? basta yung walang paa na seats pero may sandalan and cushion).. kewl! i get to eat for the first time in this way.. =D but when we sat, we noticed that there was a space right under the table that is big enough to stretch our legs.. pretty much like sitting in the normal way.. hehe.. daya! but it's ok coz you wouldnt have to worry about getting cramps.. =p
on our way back to the office, we passed by the mall (because that's the fastest way back).. and guess what i heard? =D heehee.. i tried to contain my excitement by walking with the group but my pangga could tell that i was really eager to get to where the sound is coming from because i was walking fast.. *lol*
and there it was! the lion dance.. not one, not two, but four lions.. i made a conscious effort not to look at the people (coz you can easily see them) under the lion and just imagine them in real full mascot costumes (like garfield and odie!).. they were sooo cute.. with the butt wiggling and blinking eyes.. the way they move reminds me not of a lion but of a dog.. hehehe..
i even had my pangga take a picture of me.. =D ill post it when i get it from our friend's camera..
there was this one picture where i was running away from the lion as it was biting my hair and chasing me.. hahaha!
here's a bit of history.. they say the lions play an important role in chinese mythology and that they represent joy and hapiness.. lion dances are performed to bring luck! (one of officemates told me to buy a lotto ticket as i received lots of luck from the lion in the mall.. she said 'luck would be biting you'.. =p)
since i got so much luck (daw.. hehe..) im sharing it to you guys! *showers luck luck luck luck luck luck luck luck* =D
posted by jane @ 2/03/2006 02:13:00 PM
1 Comments:
pictures ... where are the pictures of the dancing lions?
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