Moon Festival
First off, sorry for lack of updates. I’ll explain myself later, I promise!
Went to the Moon Festival in Chinatown today. Didn’t do a whole lot of festival specific activities. We mainly walked about and bought various Chinese candies and trinkets. And I found a VERY nice katana, wakizashi, and tanto set for only $50. Though I should question the authenticity of Japanese swords sold in Chinatown…
There was a stage set up where music was playing, but by the time things were really getting started, we had already been there for five hours. And if you know me, five hours on my feet on a weekend is a pretty good day. It was still fun, and I got to see a couple of Chinese kids practicing martial arts. I’ve seen martial arts countless times on TV, but to actually see the motions and stances in person was quite breathtaking. I probably could have stood and watched for hours.
We had a guest with us, Zai’s friend’s daughter Stephanie. She may very well be the most intelligent twelve-year-old kid I’ve ever met. On getting in the car, she asks me if I’ve played BioShock yet (sadly no, sorry Pete, I swear I’ll get it soon), which stunned me because its not the sort of game I’d expect a little girl to be into. Then she goes on to say, “When I heard it was some people from the 40’s who went under the sea in an attempt to build a Utopian society, I knew it would have to be very interesting.”
Ehwa?
On top of that, when we went for Chinese food, ate with chopsticks, tried some of my eel sushi (it was called a Yummy Yummy Roll, I kid you not), and even tried the wasabi. I asked Zai if we could keep her.
So I got home, set up my sword set (complete with stand) and began to work on her laptop because I am, after all, the friendly neighborhood IT guy. We’re about to drop the kid off and get some carne asada as a reward for taking her out for the day.
Woo!
Zel-kun out.