1月28日

今年的除夕还满有意义的，用电话给家里大大小小都拜了个年，耗时3小时才结束！（国内那边老是问我这边几点拉，我就说11点了，聊了一会，电话里另一人问，我说12点了。。。我一边的好友说，你还准点报时啊~）

哎，午夜12点眼皮都快粘在一起了，没有办法，信息太多，处理了30分钟，才终于可以休息以下。

好歹除夕也学会了打麻将，速成啊！（可惜没有我上桌的份啊，所以我就去看碟了）~

 

1月29日

今天去SNOWPLANET滑雪的，好刺激啊！真是爽快，感觉整个人都快飞起来了，尤其是从最顶上滑下来的时候！刚开始一直都在初学者的地盘里活动，还觉得有些唯唯诺诺的。要不是上坡的机器坏了，我们也不会去顶上。不试不知道，其实高度只是看上去吓人罢了。

总结：相信自己，勇于挑战！（好高调啊，呵呵）

Hi, everyone~

 

Happy new year!

Diwali, also know as Deepavali (literally a "row of lamps"), is perhaps the most important and ancient of the Indian festivals. It is celebrated throughout India as well as in Indian communities around the world. It is colloquially known as "The Festival of Lights" - the time when families light small oil lamps (known as diyas) and candles around the home and set off firecrackers and fireworks.

 

Diwali Festival of Lights

Sunday 30 October 2005
11am - 10pm
Aotea Centre, Aotea Square and Great Hall
FREE SUMMER EVENT

NZI Room

 

Time	Activity	Activity type
11am	Arahoe School	Dance performance
11.15am	Neelima's Dance Group	Dance performance
11.30am	Dr Nili's Group	Dance performance
Noon	Rachna School of Dances	Dance performance
12.20pm	United States of Celebration Haka meets Bharatanatayam	Dance performance
1pm	Official opening	Speeches
1.30pm	Rajastani Group from India	Dance performance
2pm	Bharat Sangam	Dance performance
2.25pm	NZ Kannada Koota Inc.	Dance and singing
3pm	The Academy of Bharatnatyam	Dance performance
3.35pm	Surprise performance
4pm	Abhinay Dance Group	Dance performance
4.15pm	New Zealand Tamil Society	Dance performance
4.35pm	Rajastani Group from India	Dance performance
5.00pm	The Academy of Bhartnatyam	Dance performance
5.35pm	Surprise performance
6.00pm	Bangladesh NZ Friendship Society	Dance performance
6.30pm	Anurada's School of Dance	Dance performance
7.05pm	Neelima's Dance Group	Dance performance
7.15pm	Surprise performance
7.35pm	NZ Sikh Women's Association - Giddha	Dance performance
8.00pm	Rajastani Group from India	Dance performance
8.30pm	Nachda Punjab Bhagra (SAB Sweets)	Dance performance
8.45pm	NZ Punjabi Cultural Association	Dance performance

Limelight Stage

 

Time	Activity	Activity type
11am	Hare Krishna Temple - Bhajan	Singing
11.30am	Educare Group	Play
11.55am	Bharati Mahinikar	Sanskrit dance
12.05pm	Shri Shirdi Sai Baba Sansthan of NZ	Singing
1.30pm	Rachna School of Dances	Dance performance
1.55pm	Chinmaya Mission New Zealand	Play
2.10pm	Tamil Community Ed (Poonga)	Dance performance
2.25pm	New Zealand Carnatic Music Society	Classical music
3.50pm	Satish Sharma and Group	Classical music
4.45pm	Sameer Dublay and Keshavchaitanya Kunte from India
6.30pm	Sangeetha Bharathi Music School	Classical music
7pm	Kumaran Thavarajah	Guitar
7.20pm	Sunobha and Supriya	Dance performance
7.35pm	Divi	Dance performance
7.50pm	Padma School of Dance	Dance performance
8.20pm	Vigorous Dance Troupe	Dance performance
8.35pm	Manoj Menon	Solo dance
9pm	SB Music Magic Group	Singing

Air NZ Foyer

 

Time	Activity	Activity type
1.30pm	Ek Jhalak Bridal and Fashion Show	Fashion
7pm	Uma and Friends	Fashion

Radio Tarana Stage

Time	Activity	Activity type
11am	Tarana Bollywood competition	Dance competition
5.15pm	United States of Celebration Haka meets Bharatanatayam	Dance performance
6pm	Rohit Sirigiou	Dance performance
6.15pm	Gopal's Group of "Sursangam"	Singing
7.30pm	"Dandiya Raas" in the street	Dance performance
9.30pm	NZ Punjabi Cultural Association	Dance performance

Displays

 

Goodman Fielder Room	2.45pm - 4pm Bharta Natyam Workshops - Anuarada's School of Dance
Blues Bar	Noon, 2pm, 4pm, 6pm - Rajasthani Puppets
Owen's Foyer	Craft stalls
Aotea Square	Food stalls
BNZ Foyer	Sponsor booths

 

 

 

 

There will be strolling performers, stiltwalkers and jugglers.