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i just got back from Pontianak with my aunt's family for the "Cap Go Meh" celebration.
the flight to Pontianak was horrible.
the take off was awful.
there were lots of awful turbulance, i thought we were goin to crash down.
the landing was awful.
blah.
aside from the horrible flight.
the weekend at Pontianak was alright.
we watched the Dragon Attraction in front of the hotel on Saturday.
it was a new, exciting experience for me.
a lot of people were giving hong pao (money in a red envelope) to the dragon and as a return they'd be given the red strings (which is a symbol of the dragon's beard) for luck :D
and i, my friends, only got 2 red strings.
hehehehe...
i read in the local newspaper, there were 6 dragons went on parade around the Pontianak city..
and on Sunday evening, the dragons would be burned.
I asked my aunt why they need to burn the dragons and my aunt said that if they didnt burn the dragons then the city would be in danger.
Sunday was the time for the tatung parade.
we ran into some of them on our way to the airport.
they look scary :[
the fish:
the dragons :
^ dragon parade
Dragon Attraction in front of the hotel :
The Tatung :
ps : the flight home was super fine :D