Yesterday, 19th of July 2008, Penang celebrated O-Bon (Japanese Buddhist tradition to honor the departed soul of one's ancestor) in Esplanade. Bon Odori (Bon dance) festival, the brain child of the Japanese Expatriate & Immigrant's Society in Malaysia is a yearly event held in both Esplanade, Penang and Matsushita Corp Stadium, Selangor in conjunction with O-Bon.

Bon Odori Fest takes you on a ride of Japanese arts & dance with the plus bonus of yummo Japanese food and drinks (tako yaki being my personal favorite :D *drools*). People were swarming each and every stall (especially tako yaki stall!) heightening the risk of getting separated from M@rs and Yuki at the pizza stall your friends. Aside from buying, eating, and watching performances, youngs and olds are encouraged to join in the Bon Dance. Having the tummy filled and "saturday night fever" "Bon dance fever" quenched, everyone winds down to watch the spectacular fireworks display that marks the end of the Bon Odori Fest.

Here are some less spectacular pictures I took during the festival (starring MC, Yuki, Zeemi, M@rs and last but not least ME! only half my face is in the picture *sob*) :






This might be my last time enjoying the Bon Odori Festival in Malaysia...I wonder if they have it in Seattle...hmmm...