urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:m00nie m00nie m00nie 2038-01-19T03:14:07Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:m00nie:24424 2038-01-19T03:14:07Z 2038-01-19T03:14:07Z A bunch of us went to the performance last night at 8PM.<br /><br />I got an email from the sponsoring group saying that I won a pair of free tickets. I printed out the email, just in case. Well, what do you know, it came in handy! They did not have anything for me. I showed the email and they printed out two tickets for me. We got the orchestra seats- meaning among the most expensive seatings! There are three different prices for the seatings depending on their location relative to the stage. So yeah, that print-out of the email on a scratch paper worthed that much. The regular price was $42 per ticket, Cal students would get 50% off, which would be $21, and for this time, get a ticket free when they buy one. Really good deal. I got the BEST deal though. :-D <br /><br />After picking up the tickets at 7PM, Jason and I took a little walk on campus. It was nice as I took him to this route that I discovered behind the Faculty Club on Thursday night. We walked back to the auditorium and saw Charlie. Eventually Sophia, Diana, Catherine, Charlie's roommate, and Thomas came. I did not see TACL people nor Yeh. I wondered where they were. <br /><br />The performance was AWESOME! If you ever get a chance, GO SEE IT! Oh my, they had 6 pieces last night. Each one was awesome! There were the sounds of human voices, different drums, this Chinese string thing, and metal bowls. The performers also danced as they played the drums. Each male performer was very muscular and seemed to be strong. The speed of their body movement and hand playing on the drum movement were absolutely amazing. I was so impressed that afterward I spent $30 on buying their T-shirts for Jason and I. Yup, the cheap me actually spent money on that. Jason bought the $10 nicely put-together program for me. That was REALLY nice. <br /><br />We went back for the question and interview. They told us their training, etc. Of course, there was a Chinese guy who tried to ensure that Japanese Taiko originated from China. The Taiwanese performers did not know the answer to that question, but the guy insisted on the question for a bit. Dude, why can't they just stop trying to claim that "EVERYTHING" in Asian cultures is "ORIGINALLY Chinese"? There is truth to many things, especially when we talk about Chinese influences in Far Eastern cultures. But what is the point of asking that question? Claiming Chinese superiority?