Fijian Dance
26 November 2002 | ||
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| It was getting late so Jocy and Tony who I met at the Tavuni Hill Fort and myself just headed to the main restaurant where the meal was actually traditional Fijian. Lots of cooked roots, tasting potato-like and fish-stew. Quite nice actually. Then there was a dance and song presentation. It was actually really great. Wonderful harmonies. Really reminded me of the famous song in 'The Thin Red Line', one of my favourite films.... | ||
Late Night Drinks
26 November 2002 | ||
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| Anthony and Jocy from Melbourne after the Fijian Culture music presentation. Was a great evening. Until then I had concluded that Fijian culture was belligerent and violent, that instead of the flowers that people wore in their heads which they must have copied off Hawaii, they should wear Bones. But I turned out to be wrong. Those songs had completely changed my mind and made me a bit embarassed about my quick assumptions. | ||
The more beer, the better the music gets....
5 October 2003 | ||
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| And the Stimmung gets better and better.... | ||
Gruess Gott, Herr Ruhland
7 October 2003 | ||
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| So we were on the plane to our diving holiday in Egypt... A 25 person school orchestra was lifting celloes, harps and what not on the plane... I see a grey-haired guy in front of me and say out loud 'Oh, it's Herr Ruhland', a kid in front of me turns round and asks 'yes, do you know him'? It was our music teacher from 20 years ago! He still remembered us after a bit of warming up and gave his regards to my brother... I told him that the only equivalent coincidence was meeting my English teacher Herr Leistl at a gas station in Dover... He replied 'Und daa hat er moi net graucht, da Herr Leistl'.... | ||
Wawanco
1 May 2006 | ||
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| Completing the deja vu of music teachers (including Herr Ruhland on the way to Egypt), here is Herr Hartmann in the middle... | ||
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