Happy Chinese New Year everyone! I spent the whole day at the second biggest Buddhist Temple in the Southern Hemisphere yesterday. Can you believe that this temple is built right here in Bronkhurstspruit, South Africa?? Who knew there were so many asians over here. I seriously don't know where they all came from. I would see maybe one or two in a day at the most, but yesterday there were swarms of them! I felt like I was back in Vancouver, walking the night market in Richmond or something. The asian girls look exactly the same as in Vancouver/Hongkong. None of them have big asses as you would assume, living in big ass country South Africa.
We watched the dragon and lion dance then walked around the place for some good ol' chinese cookin'. I missed home so much because there was chinese food everywhere!!! It was also the firs time I saw recycling bins!! I was so happy i took a picture of them. People here don't recycle. They just throw away they're shit on the grass and burn it. Thank goodness for asians for thinking recycling =)
Then there was some kungfu fighting dances (tingtingting ting ting ting ting ting "kungfu fighting melody") and some gumboot dancing. The gumboot dancers were so cute. They were little african boys with big man's gumboots and doing the stomp basically.
I saw a cute asian girl and she totally looked like veronica and so not part of this world. I'm sure she was from somewhere in North America with her stylish looks.
On saturday, I abused the driver of the care centre that i work at and got him to drop me off in town to do some window shopping and pick me up a few hours later =). I don't know why I didn't take advantage of him earlier!
Anyways, I can't wait until Agnes and I meet up and head down to Cape Town. I want to either do the highest bungee jump in the world, or cage dive with great white sharks! Tell me what you guys think I should do.
Bye for now!
PS- thanks to those who have been leaving comments on my blog! Namely, eugene, aj, diana, julia and agnes. AHEM..... I DON'T SEE ANYONE ELSE LEAVING COMMENTS AND I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE GMAIL ACCOUNTS!
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Who would have thought there were so many asian people in South Africa!! Glad you felt like you were at home for a day!!
Picking between bungee jumping and cage diving with great white sharks is a tough call. Personally I wouldn't do either, not adventurous enough, haha...but for you, I think you should do BOTH!! You'll never have an opportunity like that again! So GO FOR IT!!
AJ
Hey Rani,
I just read all of your posts. It sounds like you're having a great time. That's awesome that you get to go to Capetown. It's beautiful there. You should do the abseiling down Table Mountain. I wanted to do it but it was too windy when I was there. Have fun!
Kelly
awwwww you got to experience chinese new year.
i had to buy underwear that day at the markets...and i saw no asians! :(
eug
You ate Pumba's friend. haha. did you feel at home with all the asian people celebrating Chinese new year??? did it feel like a little piece of home??
The dance troupe cannot wait for you to come home and complete us again!!! Deb got engaged just to inform you, because no one else seems to be writing on your blog either. Um, both pregnancies are going just fine, got a couple gigs lined up for the summer for the smaller group of us. Your girls are doing fine, they're working hard and doing the implument and ote'a with us which is a very big improvement. Hope you're having a blast, and i'll try to post more often.
Jenny B
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