I’ve watched mask changing performance by this artist only once previously, perhaps about two years ago and since that time, which I failed to capture on video because I didn’t take it along, I didn’t have the opportunity anymore. This Chinese New Year, Kinta City invited him again and from the programme schedule, he was supposed to perform three times. The first time, he did not turn up, the second time, I had to work, this evening, was his third time, and also his final appearance here in conjunction with Chinese New Year. I was pretty apprehensive that I wouldn’t be able to make it again, or perhaps he would not turn up again, but luckily he did.

Funnily, there was something wrong with my camera and when I powered it on, I was shown an error message and I had the option to either shut it off or to format the memory card. I shut it off hoping that it would be all right when I powered it on again but I was shown the same error message! So this time, I chose to format the card, but it says that the card could not be recognized. I was like, “Oh shit, why am I so jinxed? This is the last show already and I couldn’t get it on video again?”

Somehow, when I turned it on again, it worked! As you can see, I got the better half of the mask changing performance on video. It’s not the best video in the world because the guy had his back against the camera most of the time but what the heck, better than no video at all, right?

So, enjoy the video!

I went to Kinta City last evening to catch the CNY Acrobatic Performance at 8pm even though I thought that it would be the same ol’ performances by the same acrobatic troupe from China. I have watched them a couple of times already but I didn’t have a choice since as far as I know, Ipoh Parade does not have any shows lined up yet until 31st January, 2009.

I went and am glad that I did. Here is a video of a very beautiful Chinese lady contortionist who looks like TVB actress, Gigi Lai (Gem of Life).

Her performance was flawlessly awesome. God only knows how much pain she went through when she was a kid training to be a contortionist. How the heck she does it, only contortionists will know. She looks like she is totally boneless, like a snake.

I know that many of us have watched something similar on TV already, especially on Chinese cultural programmes that are always shown on China’s CCTV on Astro. Still, watching it live is another experience altogether.