BON ODORI 2009.
=)

I finally went for Bon Odori for the first time!
It took me around 2 hours to get ready because.... wearing the Yukata was harder than it looked.
Zhi Yun, Annie and her friend Angeline came by my house around 4pm+ to get dressed. Annie's bro came too..but he was forced to stay downstairs 'cause the area upstairs were occupied by us girls. X)
All of us were kinda blur 'bout the whole Yukata-wearing thing...and it was quite hectic. haha.
As a last resort, we followed the youtube instructions and I had to ask my sisters to help me. LOL. Faiilll...
I'm telling you, it's quite difficult! Especially for newbies like ME. =(

-Emo because I couldn't master the art of wearing the Yukata. hahaha-
[JK]
Just took this picture for fun because I liked the sun on my face. It makes my face look more "radiant" with less imperfections. ROFL.

Another one of my poser pic before I move on. =)
The moment we arrived...we were kinda shocked by the amount of cars at the place [Matsushita Statdium]
It was only around 6pm+ yet all the roads were already being blocked 'cause it was too full.
Parents could only go in to drop us.

When we walked in..we felt kinda awkward 'cause it seems like almost everyone was NOT wearing a Yukata...but as we went further we noticed there were alot. So we didn't feel so lost after all. =)
While we were walking around admiring the environment, I got a call from my mom,
"Mun! they asked us to park! so we parked already and we are here now"
Met up with my parents for awhile..they passed us the "Beared Papa cream puff" and we went on exploring the FOOD section.

Oh yeah, the picture above signifies what Bon Odori's all about. It's the SYMBOL of Bon Odori every year..the square stage where performances were held in honor of their festival.
So anyway..we were getting super hungry..and we picked...OF ALL THINGS.. -> Sushi King. hahaha.
We had to stand around the conveyor belt because there were no chairs. Plus, the plates used were paper plates... -_-
The weird thing was..while we were eating people kept taking pictures of us. Like, they've never seen people eating sushi.
Kind of just ignored it because I was too hungry..

From left to right : Annie, Angelica, Me
We were standing right in the middle of the Food place..it was uber hot and it was hazy like crazy.

Walked arond the area and we spotted this exceedingly cute Japanese toddler!! *excited*
All of us wanted a picture with the baby..and the parents...obviously beemed with pride. haha.
Sister forced me to replace her face with a smiley face because she claims she doesn't look good in the picture. Such vanity. -.-

I don't know why I just love this picture.
It's like..everyone in the background is blurred but we're so clear! Bokeh effect like a DSLR but we merely used a normal digital camera.

Next, well...THIS was the highlight of the ENTIRE NIGHT.
I'm telling you, it was insane.
We spotted this *ahem* cute Japanese guy in the middle of the field and requested to take a pic with him. He happily complied. So we stood in a straight line like this (By the way, he looks better in real life than in pictures):

Annie's brother helped us with the photography throughout the entire night..
and the funny thing which happened while we were taking this picture was this:
SUDDENLY there were loads of strangers who came and took our picture too. We had to stay in this position for such a long time my mouth was getting tired of smiling. But it was all worth it because I was standing next to him the entire time *loves*. hahahaha. I feel as though I'm this high school kid with an infatuation.

All through the night I think I was just taking pictures with alot of random strangers.
Here's one of the pic which I LOVE...
because..
Well, you guessed it...His hand was on my shoulder. HAHAHAHHAHA

And also the dude in front with the bandana on his head..
He's handsome too. =)
[Heavenly pic. And I mean only those 2 dudes + my sisters. I can't see the rest who's in the pic]

Last picture of myself before this post is done!

*HUGS!*

Time to focus on my PR presentation slides + assignments + preperation for exams.