A Fia-Fia Fun Night

Tonight was the Fia Fia Night at St Dominic's College. Grace was in her school's Korean group, so a few of us decided to go watch her performance. 

Because I finished work at 5.30 and Aonghas finished class half an hour later, we'd have to rush back to Henderson to make it in time for the 7pm start. What happened next was a complete coincidence though! After Aonghas told me he had brought the car into the city and so I could go home with him if I waited, I came across Jenny sitting on a couch waiting for some friends. I sat with her for a while, and then Stephanie came along! She was waiting to go to her badminton club session. Next, Andrew came along, and then Cleo came along! Finally Aonghas came! It was like a mini-Oddfellows gathering!

Andrew and Cleo got a ride home with us, but we got stuck in traffic! After dropping them off, we went home to pick Hamish up and then went off to St Dominic's College. 

The Fia Fia Night was being held in their gym, and when we got there it had already started with all the seats taken and people standing by the door. We managed to creep in and stand around by the sides of the stand. We didn't have such a great view though!

We got to watch the school's Japanese dance group perform. The Korean group was finally about to perform, but they had some unexpected technical difficulties. I think it had something to do with the music. An announcement was made

'Grace, we need you'

After a while, the Samoan group ended up performing before the Korean group. Everyone was getting up and putting money in the performers' dresses! I bet some of them got rich after that performance!

 

Finally it was time for the Korean group to perform! There were shouts of 

"Shot Grace!"

I bet she became famous after that night!

Their performance was pretty cool and they looked good in their costumes. Someone called out mid-performance

"Worth the wait Korea, worth the wait!"

in reference to the technical difficulties causing the delays in their performance.

They were last to perform, so after their performance we met up with Tim, Gabrielle and Karvin, our youth group leaders, to say 'hi' and congratulate Grace on a great performance. 

Before heading home, us Anderson brothers couldn't resist having a little late night feed! 

What Should I Sacrifice?

Yesterday I went to this Auckland Cultural Festival at Potters Park in Mt Eden. There were heaps of ethnicities represented, predominantly from Africa, South-east Asia and South America. 

The performances were interesting, including this Japanese guy whose Australian visa expired and so he came over to New Zealand. He tried busking down Queen St but was told that it was against the law to use an amplifier on the side of the road. So instead, he decided to busk at this festival! I have to admit he was pretty good. The small little Indian musical instrument he was playing made these BOOINNGGYY BOOOIINGGGY sounds which sounded really good when dance/techo music was played in the background. This other really cool performance was this Bolivian guy who played the panpipes and guitar all at the same time. The only downside was the weather. Even though we usually complain about too much rain, yesterday was pretty much TOO MUCH SUN! It was so hot, and when most of the stalls are selling hot food, it ain’t that great.

Today wasn’t so bad. I realised I did my Physics experiment write-up completely wrong. Apart from that though, the cello/string ensemble teacher was in a good mood, and I signed up for the 40 Hour Famine. I still haven’t decided what I’ll sacrifice for 40 hours though. So far some ideas and suggestions from others have been:

• Sleeping in a cardboard box for two nights
• Asking girls out for 40 hours (not so sure about this one, I might run out of girls to ask and my safety wouldn’t be guaranteed if I turned to the streets)
• Forgoing technology for 40 hours (did this one last year)
• Not eating for 40 hours
• Not studying for 40 hours

Anyway I’ll try think of some more and decide before the time comes.

I’m hoping things are getting better between Zippo and me. She has thought of me as weird and disturbing (for some reason…must be something I said), so I’m really trying hard to get back in her good books. I decided to part with my $5 and fulfil the bet I made with her (actually it’s money from Young Enterprise but don’t tell the twins! I’ll pay the business back when I find enough loose change around the house). I like to think of it as compensation for whatever psychological damage I’ve caused her. I’ve talked to her on the phone a few times in the past week which is hopefully a good sign, and let’s hope things get better.

I’ve realised how important friends are recently, and so I’m determined to keep the friends I’ve got so far, and hopefully in thirty decades’ time, I’ll still be close friends with them.