Hooray.Haappy New Year.It is a Public holiday today on Sunday 1 January, 2012 here at Penang, Malaysia and it will be replaced on Monday 2 January, 2012.. New Year 2012 is a buy time for shopping for many at Sunway Carnival Shopping Mall at Seberang Jaya, Penang. Enter the Dragon. No..no... not that the Bruce Lee Kung-Fu movie. It was a national Malaysian Dragon Dance competition held at the lobby of the shopping mall. There were other competitions including little children and adults in Chinese traditional costumes and dances. Enter the Dragon Year on 23 January, 2012 according to the Chinese Lunar Calendar.
Enjoy watching the dances which I managed to record it. The team from Muar, Johor, Malaysia emerged Champion while the team from Sungai Petani, Kedah, Malaysia was the first runner up while a second team from Muar, Johor was second runner-up.
See you at Sunway Carnival again soon for the Chinese New Year program which has been lined up to liven up the shopping atmosphere to usher in the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Dragon.
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Sunday, January 1, 2012
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Chinese Traditional Lion Dance Championship Malaysia
Here are some Chinese Traditional Lion Dance performed by five finalist teams at the championship held on Sunday January 9, 2011 at Sunway Carnival, Penang, Malaysia. Bigfoothill was proud to be there as there were two teams from Bukit Mertajam that were finalists among the five teams chosen from twenty-two teams from all over Malaysia.
The championship was won by the young team from state of Kedah which performed the Lion Dance in the movements of a Drunken Lion. Congratulations to all the teams participating in the championship.
The Lion is actually a Chinese folklore creature which was associated with the Chinese Lunar New Year celebration where the creature used to harm the peasants annually and the peasants will chase away the creature by making loud noises like beating the drum or letting off the fire-cracker. I belief there are better explanations and information on the origin of the Lion Dance by the experts on Chinese Mythology and Culture.
By the way, this Chinese Traditional Lion dance are a common features at official functions such as the grand opening of Chinese businesses and during the Chinese New Year. It is recognized as an art and heritage of Malaysia. The competitive lion dance performances are slightly different from the usual street performance as there are many obstacles or variation on the steps and movements to tell the story of the lion eating the green or delivering a message while the normal street performance is accompanied by a giant with a big head (a mask) walking ahead of the lion. He usually held a fan in his hands and wave it to attract the attention of the lion and move according to the rhythm of the drums and cymbals beats. The lion dance troupe are then offered Chinese gift red packet containing money as part of appreciation for the dance to ward of evil forces and bring blessings.
Enjoy your lion dance here.
The championship was won by the young team from state of Kedah which performed the Lion Dance in the movements of a Drunken Lion. Congratulations to all the teams participating in the championship.
The Lion is actually a Chinese folklore creature which was associated with the Chinese Lunar New Year celebration where the creature used to harm the peasants annually and the peasants will chase away the creature by making loud noises like beating the drum or letting off the fire-cracker. I belief there are better explanations and information on the origin of the Lion Dance by the experts on Chinese Mythology and Culture.
By the way, this Chinese Traditional Lion dance are a common features at official functions such as the grand opening of Chinese businesses and during the Chinese New Year. It is recognized as an art and heritage of Malaysia. The competitive lion dance performances are slightly different from the usual street performance as there are many obstacles or variation on the steps and movements to tell the story of the lion eating the green or delivering a message while the normal street performance is accompanied by a giant with a big head (a mask) walking ahead of the lion. He usually held a fan in his hands and wave it to attract the attention of the lion and move according to the rhythm of the drums and cymbals beats. The lion dance troupe are then offered Chinese gift red packet containing money as part of appreciation for the dance to ward of evil forces and bring blessings.
Enjoy your lion dance here.
Sunday, January 2, 2011
New Year 2011 Countdown Fireworks at Sunway Carnival, Penang
Finally, I got this clip uploaded for you to watch it here or at You Tube. As a little child, my daddy and mommy and elder sisters used to tell me to go and watch the fireworks and would bring me there whenever there were fireworks to be let off at night especially during the special occasions in the small Royal Town of Arau, Perlis such as when His Royal Highness (HRH) the Late King or "Raja" Tuanku Syed Putra Ibni Jamalulail was celebrating his birthdays or the special celebration like his installation as the Third King of Malaysia. My late daddy whom I called Pa and my mommy used to get invitations for the Royal Banquets at the Royal Palace in Arau, Perlis near the Arau Railway station and opposite the Police Station. Now this little royal village boy has moved to Big Foot Hill or Bukit Mertajam in Seberang Perai or Province Wellesley on the mainland side of Penang State.
Those days, little children used to light their own fireworks or fire crackers during festivals like Muslim celebrates Eid-ul-Fitr the end of Ramadan and Eid al-Adha celebrations start after the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia by Muslims worldwide or Chinese Lunar New Year or Hindu's Deepavali or Christmas and New Year. Now fire cracker is banned in Malaysia and Singapore. Pity my nieces and nephews here and there and our present day kids as they cannot play with fire crackers as we did in the good old days.
Now that there is no royalty or royal palace at Bigfoothill or Bukit Mertajam or Penang State as we only have the Governor in state of Pulau Pinang, Bigfoothill took every opportunity to rekindle the sweet memories of the excitements that I enjoyed watching fireworks being let off at every celebrations held around here in Bukit Mertajam and nearby areas. One thing for sure as the bible tell us so, Jesus is King of Kings and Lord of Lords. So the fireworks were set-off at Auto City Juru during recent Christmas Eve Countdown to celebrate the arrival of Christmas or the birth of the Royal Baby born in the manger, Jesus. Now it is time again to rejoice in the King of Kings during this New Year 2011 for me and family.
As for you and others, you have many other reasons to celebrate the New Year 2011 as you could be promoted on your career or you boss is giving you a raise or giving you a fat bonus recently or a fat red packet in the coming Chinese Lunar Year of the Rabbit. Bye bye Tiger..soon. maybe, some of you are proposing to your girlfriend and planned to get married in 2011. Do invite me to your wedding reception or dinner. I could then capture your precious moments in life live on my Sony Handy cam DCR-SR47 model. Whatever cause you are celebrating, I wish you all the best wishes and may you find 2011 a blessed year and God with Us, Immanuel (Isaiah 7:14 NIV). You can refer bible verses through this link here to BibleGateway.com http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah%207:14&version=NIV1984.
Immanuel is spell as Emmanuel especially in Espanol, French or other languages.
Here is an interesting sermon on Isiah 7:14 from Rev. Adrian Dieleman form the Trinity United Reformed Church, Visalia, California , USA preached on December 25, 2001 which you can click on this link http://www.trinitycrc.org/sermons/is07v14.html
Credit goes to BibleGateway.com for their bible references and resources.
Credit goes the Pastor and Trinity United Reformed Church for the resources on Emmanuel, God with us.
Hope you enjoy the fireworks here for those who did not catch it earlier at the Countdown to New Year 2011.
Those days, little children used to light their own fireworks or fire crackers during festivals like Muslim celebrates Eid-ul-Fitr the end of Ramadan and Eid al-Adha celebrations start after the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia by Muslims worldwide or Chinese Lunar New Year or Hindu's Deepavali or Christmas and New Year. Now fire cracker is banned in Malaysia and Singapore. Pity my nieces and nephews here and there and our present day kids as they cannot play with fire crackers as we did in the good old days.
Now that there is no royalty or royal palace at Bigfoothill or Bukit Mertajam or Penang State as we only have the Governor in state of Pulau Pinang, Bigfoothill took every opportunity to rekindle the sweet memories of the excitements that I enjoyed watching fireworks being let off at every celebrations held around here in Bukit Mertajam and nearby areas. One thing for sure as the bible tell us so, Jesus is King of Kings and Lord of Lords. So the fireworks were set-off at Auto City Juru during recent Christmas Eve Countdown to celebrate the arrival of Christmas or the birth of the Royal Baby born in the manger, Jesus. Now it is time again to rejoice in the King of Kings during this New Year 2011 for me and family.
As for you and others, you have many other reasons to celebrate the New Year 2011 as you could be promoted on your career or you boss is giving you a raise or giving you a fat bonus recently or a fat red packet in the coming Chinese Lunar Year of the Rabbit. Bye bye Tiger..soon. maybe, some of you are proposing to your girlfriend and planned to get married in 2011. Do invite me to your wedding reception or dinner. I could then capture your precious moments in life live on my Sony Handy cam DCR-SR47 model. Whatever cause you are celebrating, I wish you all the best wishes and may you find 2011 a blessed year and God with Us, Immanuel (Isaiah 7:14 NIV). You can refer bible verses through this link here to BibleGateway.com http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah%207:14&version=NIV1984.
Immanuel is spell as Emmanuel especially in Espanol, French or other languages.
Here is an interesting sermon on Isiah 7:14 from Rev. Adrian Dieleman form the Trinity United Reformed Church, Visalia, California , USA preached on December 25, 2001 which you can click on this link http://www.trinitycrc.org/sermons/is07v14.html
Credit goes to BibleGateway.com for their bible references and resources.
Credit goes the Pastor and Trinity United Reformed Church for the resources on Emmanuel, God with us.
Hope you enjoy the fireworks here for those who did not catch it earlier at the Countdown to New Year 2011.
New Year 2011 Countdown with Singer Wana singing Mercy at Sunway Carnival, Penang
Ho Ho Ho..here comes Singer Wana to town to celebrate the New Year 2011 Countdown with shoppers and revelers at Sunway Carnival, Penang. Singer Wana was so sporting and friendly with the crowds especially the brother with the hairs standing up..ha..ha..ha..it is me. Those brothers really have to thank their lucky stars as she invited them to do Traditional Malay Folk dance a little like the Latin dance Cha Cha with her but that brother wanted to do another dance.
Here watch and enjoy the video recorded live.
Here watch and enjoy the video recorded live.
Teen Idol Singing Competition at Sunway Carnival, Penang
Since Friday December 31, 2010 is a public holiday because Malaysia football team has won the Asean Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup for the first time. Thanks to the Malaysia football team and Prime Minister. I took this opportunity to rest and reflect on year 2010 and looking forward to the countdown for New Year 2011 in Penang Island. As the traffic was heavy almost everywhere in Penang, Bigfoothill decided to head for dinner and then proceeded to Sunway Carnival on the mainland to shop for the new dairy for New Year 2011 at the Popular Bookstore.
There was a slight drizzle and by the time I went into the Sunway Carnival Shopping mall, the main lobby was full of people and shoppers. There was a Teen Idol Singing Competition held at the stage specially decorated for the Christmas and New Year Celebrations.
The teenage contestants came from all over Peninsular Malaysia for the competitions dressed in the glittering dresses and suites. Here are some of the songs and videos captured by Bigfoothill which I would like to share with you. I salute the competitors for their talents and participation in the contest and for allowing me to capture live recording of their show and sharing it worldwide with you. So here is a little sweet memorable moments in the final hours of year 2010 for us to reflect back and to countdown to New Year 2011. Here are my favorites teen idol finalists.
There was a slight drizzle and by the time I went into the Sunway Carnival Shopping mall, the main lobby was full of people and shoppers. There was a Teen Idol Singing Competition held at the stage specially decorated for the Christmas and New Year Celebrations.
The teenage contestants came from all over Peninsular Malaysia for the competitions dressed in the glittering dresses and suites. Here are some of the songs and videos captured by Bigfoothill which I would like to share with you. I salute the competitors for their talents and participation in the contest and for allowing me to capture live recording of their show and sharing it worldwide with you. So here is a little sweet memorable moments in the final hours of year 2010 for us to reflect back and to countdown to New Year 2011. Here are my favorites teen idol finalists.
Saturday, January 1, 2011
New Year 2011 Countdown Teen Idol Singing Contest at Sunway Carnival, Penang
Hello friends, I am still in the festive mood and celebrating the New Year 2011. Hear and watch some of the local Teen Idols singing their heart out at the contest held at Sunway Carnival.
The other great artistes performing that on New Year Eve were Thomas, Ahli Fiqir and Wana during the intervals and some dances. You will get to meet "Little Michael Jackson" wannabe here too. Coming up soon..so stay with me.
The other great artistes performing that on New Year Eve were Thomas, Ahli Fiqir and Wana during the intervals and some dances. You will get to meet "Little Michael Jackson" wannabe here too. Coming up soon..so stay with me.
Friday, December 31, 2010
New Year 2011 Countdown at Sunway Carnival, Seberang Jaya, Seberang Perai, Penang with Wana, Ahli Fiqir and Thomas
Wishing you a Happy New Year 2011. Bigfoothill and family went to Sunway Carnival Shopping mall for window shopping and to usher in the New Year instead of original plan to go to the Penang Island for the New Year Countdown as the traffic was heavy and building up when we proceeded from Bukit Mertajam towards the Penang Bridge. Teen Idol Singing Competition was held at Sunway Carnival Shopping Main Lobby where the Christmas and New Year programs are being staged there with some artificial snows pouring out from the higher levels of the shopping mall to usher in the New Year 2011.
International Superstars ans singing sensations such as Thomas Shi Wen Yew, Wana Mystarz LG and Daly Ahli Fiqir also graced the occasion. Thomas sang a brand new song from his new Single album for 2011.
The rap and hip-hop group, Ahli Fiqir, sang an unreleased new rap song to wow the crowd.
The lovely female artiste, Miss Wana, came on as the final artiste to grace the New Year 2011 Countdown at Sunway Carnival shopping mall. She greeted Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to the audience and shoppers and Happy Holiday. Thanks to the Malaysian Football team for winning the AFF Suzuki Cup for the fist time in years. She was very friendly and talked to the audience and even came down the stage to be close with the crowd and asked the audience to sing along with her. She specially dedicated this song to the guy with the hair standing. Who else? She sang a very lovely reggae song titled Ordinary People. I thought she was talking to the guy behind me but there was no other guy with standing straight hair. She then said it is me,Bigfoothill!
International Superstars ans singing sensations such as Thomas Shi Wen Yew, Wana Mystarz LG and Daly Ahli Fiqir also graced the occasion. Thomas sang a brand new song from his new Single album for 2011.
The rap and hip-hop group, Ahli Fiqir, sang an unreleased new rap song to wow the crowd.
The lovely female artiste, Miss Wana, came on as the final artiste to grace the New Year 2011 Countdown at Sunway Carnival shopping mall. She greeted Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to the audience and shoppers and Happy Holiday. Thanks to the Malaysian Football team for winning the AFF Suzuki Cup for the fist time in years. She was very friendly and talked to the audience and even came down the stage to be close with the crowd and asked the audience to sing along with her. She specially dedicated this song to the guy with the hair standing. Who else? She sang a very lovely reggae song titled Ordinary People. I thought she was talking to the guy behind me but there was no other guy with standing straight hair. She then said it is me,Bigfoothill!
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