Aug 13 2007
Pearl City Hongwanji bon dance vlog
It was my first time to the Pearl City Hongwanji and will certainly not be my last. The food selection was quite good and the abundance of yummy baked goods made this a choice bon dance for any gourmand hungry for some local-style home cooking.
As a hard-core Uchinanchu, I’m always in search of bon dances that offer Okinawan dancing. The Pearl City Hongwanji featured the Young Okinawans of Hawaii (YOH), bringing with them a few new songs to add to their repertoire. There was a rendition of “Dancin’ in the Moonlight” (click to hear the song) and a song that sounded strangely like the limbo song, complete with swinging hips and a spirited “woooooooooo!” Being the purist that I am, these modern, very un-Okinawan tunes will take some time to get accustomed to.
You never know who you’re going to run into at the bon dances. On Saturday, we had a serendipitous reunion of sorts — running into a few BBS friends from nearly a decade ago! We’re talking about the days of 2400 baud modems (14.4 if you were blazing!) and text-only multi-player online games. To add to the hilarity, when I spotted them, the first names that popped in my head were not their real names, but their online handles. It took me more than a moment to recall their IRL names! I’m sure their first thought was “Tanuki,” too — and not “Donna.”
Ahh, another great evening of bon dancing. The end of the bon dance season is quickly approaching and it makes me realize that the summer is so fleeting…
A 30-something Christian girl, blissfully wedded to her perfect match (the yang to her yin) of 14 years. Living life in Hawaii, less than 5 miles from her hometown, a slave to her mortgage payment, but seeking balance in her pursuit of family, faith, recreation, and rest.
Hehehe. The old days. I miss you guys. Not so much the modem noises, but the simplier days. Looked like fun.
loved loved loved the vblog!
so much fun!! and i’m hungry now. =D
BBS days! Ah, the memories! And that’s Diane! She’s in Honolulu? Someone I liked and knew well, and I didn’t learn until years later that she also knows Mitchell! Small world, small world.