My Aussie Day Weekend

The Australia day weekend was just great as it helped me regenerate from all exhausting work. With all the activities being organized at the Waterfront, I should say, I enjoyed them all.

The African band, Soukous Ba Conga, was great. King Bell of Soukous Ba Conga was so kind to accommodate me in signing my copy of their CD. He even gave me his number, just in case I might want to catch them in Melbourne. His band was just as great as the CD as everybody just went dancing to their tunes. I’m really amazed with their music and their performance as they really rocked the house down.

I also had a chance to do sailing around the bay. It was organized by the yacht club near the bay and they were also kind to answer my queries regarding sailing. I hope I could get more of it soon as they were like looking for more members.

The camel ride was also fun as I also fed them through my mouth. Yes! It was the only way as the owner told me it would snip my fingers if I’ll do it with my hands.

It was also a bonus to see Po at the beach. As usual, it was the smiling Po but the weather was so hot that I couldn’t imagine how the person underneath the costume could survive the heat. He or she could be drenching with so much sweat.

And lastly, I was lucky to have a chance to celebrate Chinese New Year with my Tao friends. We did some farewell ceremonies at 9 PM last night as we said our goodbyes of the expiring year. We then did some cleaning at the altar, the furniture and practically the whole Tao center. I should say, we did a good job as we welcomed the New Year with another ceremony.

We were done at about 1:30 AM and I was grateful to receive my Ang Pao, just in time for the New Year for good luck.

Kung Hei Fat Choy!!!