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Wednesday, January 27
Google News Alert for "Gung Haggis Fat Choy"
by
Todd
on Wed 27 Jan 2010 12:44 PM PST
Every year I do media interviews. On Robbie Burns Day, I was woken up at 7am by a request from BBC Radio Scotland. Yesterday, I did an interview for French CBC television. Monday was Epoch Times. Last week the Georgia Straight did a food feature article. Somewhere in Scotland there is an interview in the Sunday Post. Even SFU, Seattle and North Shore News have stories about Gung Haggis Fat Choy Robbie Burns Chinese New Year Dinner this year. Check out the links: more »
Friday, January 26
SFU Gung Haggis Fat Choy Festival - Dragon Cart Races + Human Curling
by
Todd
on Fri 26 Jan 2007 11:36 AM PST
Human curling made it's world debut as the first event of the SFU Gung Haggis Fat Choy Festival. Car tires were fitted onto a wooden platform with roller wheels, and floated easily across the SFU Convecation Mall towards a target with points. Human contestants sat upon each "rock" as their team mates gave a good push to launch them towards the target.
It was all part of the 2nd annual SFU Gung Haggis Fat Choy Festival, which aims to bring the growing Asian student population together with Simon Fraser University's Scottish traditions. Rather than create a traditional "Highland Games" the SFU Recreation department approached SFU alumni Todd Wong, to help them create a culturally inclusive and interactive new approach. more »
Monday, January 22
SFU Gung Haggis Fat Choy Festival - Dragon Cart Races + Human Curling
by
Todd
on Mon 22 Jan 2007 11:40 PM PST
I was approached by the SFU Recreation Department way back in Fall 2004, to help them create an event that would bring the large Asian student population together with the university's Scottish traditions. Voila - SFU Gung Haggis Fat Choy "Canadian Games" was created! And Dragon Cart racing was born! ~~~~~ 2 years later... Dragon Cart racing returns to Convecation Mall at SFU's Burnaby Mountain Campus, and it is joined by "Human Curling" and an attempt to set a record for the largest number of people eating haggis at one time. I will be MC for the ceremonies, and the play by play announcer for the Dragon Cart races. more »
Saturday, June 18
Saturday, January 29
Vancouver Sun prints picture of SFU's Gung Haggis Fat Choy™ Dragoncart racing
by
Todd
on Sat 29 Jan 2005 09:40 AM PST
Dragoncart racing made it's debut
at the SFU Gung Haggis Fat Choy™ "Canadian Games" on Friday January 28th. The Vancouver Sun captured the "Gung Haggis FAS Choy" team in action on page B1 on today's (Jan 29) Vancouver Sun. The caption reads: "It's Gung Haggis Fat Choy (that's what they call it) on Friday at Simon Fraser University, when Scottish Robbie Burns Day traditions mix with Chinese New Year rituals. To mark the occasion this team from the faculty of applied science propels its dragoncart with crutches and much enthusiasm in a race down Convocation Mall. They finished second." CITY TV and Channel M also shot camera footage - I missed it on last night's news - did anybody see it? please comment! Wednesday, January 26
Dragonboat Go-Carts arrive at SFU for intramural "Canadian Games"
by
Todd
on Wed 26 Jan 2005 11:54 PM PST
The first ever Dragon-carts or dragon boat go-carts, arrived at Simon
Fraser University today. These are proto-types created by Bob
Brinson, a coach with the Gung Haggis Fat Choy dragon boat team, and a
former carpenter with CBC TV. Bob also recently re-finished the
original teak dragon boats donated to Vancouver during Expo 86.
The Dragon-carts sit on 3 wheels and are built on top of a 4'x8' plywood base, 3/4 inch thick. The sides are slightly curved like a boats hull. They will seat 6 paddlers + steersperson. Presently they look like a wooden bathtub - but once we paint them and build heads and tails - they will be beautiful! Our first experience "paddling" them was lots of fun. Bob and I used aluminum crutches as "paddles" and got some good speed in the warehouse. Up at SFU with 5 or 7 people the go-cart was much slower as all the weight puts much more pressure on the rubber inflated tires. This will not be an easy push in the park for the neophyte racers, as it took a lot of effort to move the 1200 pounds of people we were carrying. SFU intramural hopes that the Dragon-Cart races will become a unique marquee event for the SFU Gung Haggis Fat Choy "Canadian Games." Each year we can add another "sporting event" and build up the games as a multicultural event, while encouraging students and faculty to participate in both fun and physical exercise oriented activities. photos to follow soon...
Win tickets for Gung Haggis Fat Choy, by naming the dragonboat go-cart for SFU's Gung Haggis Fat Choy "Canadian Games"
by
Todd
on Wed 26 Jan 2005 01:45 AM PST
Win Tickets to
attend Gung Haggis Fat Choy: Toddish McWong's Robbie Burns Dinner -
January 30th, 2005, at Floata Restaurant in Vancouver's Chinatown.
We need help naming our Dragoncarts for the First Annual Gung Haggis Fat Choy Canadian Games. Read more to find out details on this exciting contest or check out the whole event. Gung Haggis Fat Choy
Canadian Games NOON Convocation Mall
EXCITING "Name the Dragoncarts" CONTEST
An additional perk to being participants in the First Annual Gung Haggis Fat Choy Canadian Games is the chance to name the Dragoncarts. SFU
Recreation has had two Dragoncarts built for the inaugural Gung Haggis
Fat Choy Canadian Games. These two dragon carts will be used for years
to come as part of the annual Gung Haggis festivities here at SFU.
Possible suggestions: Sunday, January 23
Burnaby News Leader story: Gung Haggis Fat Choy combines two cultures
by
Todd
on Sun 23 Jan 2005 05:30 PM PST
Check out this front page lead story..... "Todd Wong - often dubbed Toddish McWong - never thought in a million years he, a fifth-generation, Chinese-Canadian, would ever be wearing a Scottish kilt. But then life threw him a curveball, resulting in Gung Haggis Fat Choy. d story in Sunday's Burnaby News Leader" more »
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2010 GUNG HAGGIS FAT CHOY Dinner
January 31, 2010 Contact Firehall Arts Centre: phone 604.689.0926 2010 prices SINGLE TICKET $60 + $5 service charge = $65 Student price is $50 + $4.50 = $54.50 (must show student high school or university ID) Children's price is $40 + $4.00 = $44 (ages 13 and under). Reservations for tables of 10 $600 + lower service charge WHAT: GUNG HAGGIS FAT CHOY: Toddish McWong's Robbie Burns Chinese New Year Dinner - 12th Annversary Dinner, celebrating 251st Anniversary of Robert Burns' birth + incoming Chinese New Year of the Tiger. WHEN: 6PM January 31 2010, SUNDAY doors open 5pm, Dinner 6pm WHERE: Floata Chinese Restaurant, #400-180 Keefer St. Media Inquiries Call Gung Haggis Productions / Todd Wong direct: 778-846-7090 email: gunghaggis at yahoo dot ca CULTURE: Our Performers create something special for us every year with traditional and contemporary performances featuring everything in-between and beyond! FOOD: A quirky fusion/mix/buffet of Scottish Canadian and Chinese Canadian culture 10 course Chinese banguet dinner 2004 - The debut of Gung Haggis Won-Ton 2005 - Haggis lettuce wrap! 2007 - Haggis dim sum appetizer buffet 2008 - Scotch tastings! + debut of Gung Haggis parade dragon! 2009 - debut of Gung Haggis Fat Choy Pipes & Drums band + auction of 37 year old special edition Famous Grouse whisky + scotch tastings of Famous Grouse, The Macallan and Highland Park. Watch for more surprises in 2010! Description of 2009 Gung Haggis Fat Choy Dinner co-hosted with CBC News anchor Gloria Macarenko and Media colunist Catherine Barr featuring performers: bagpiper Joe McDonald and Mad Celts, Silk Road Music's Qiu Xia He and Andre Thibault, Opera Soprano Heather Pawsey and DJ Timothy Wisdom, BC Book Prize winner Vancouver poet Rita Wong + poet traslator Tommy Tao, Playwright Adrienne Wong and a scene from "Mixie and The Half-Breeds" Description of 2008 Gung Haggis Fat Choy Dinner co-hosted with Media colunist Catherine Barr featuring performers: , celtic band Blackthorn, bagpiper Joe McDonald and Brave Waves, Ji-Rong Huang on erhu, Film maker Ann-Marie Fleming, Vancouver poet laureate George McWhirter, Playwright Grace Chin and a scene from "The Quickie" Description of 2007 Gung Haggis Fat Choy Dinner co-hosted with CBC Radio's Priya Ramu, featuring performers: Silk Road Music, Heather Pawsey, Brave Waves, Leora Cashe, No Luck Club, Dr. Ian Mason (Burns Club of Vancouver) Lensey Namioka - Author "Half and Half" Margaret Gallagher, "Twisting Fortunes" (sneak preview of play) Description of 2006 Gung Haggis Fat Choy Dinner with co-host with CityTV's Prem Gill featuring performers: Rick Scott & Harry Wong, The Shirleys, Joe McDonald & Brave Waves, Sean Gunn, author Joy Kogawa, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Gung Haggis Fat Choy Dragon Boat team for lots of summer fun, fitness and friendship. We are a social team full of cultural vigor, that likes to eat. We have been featured on television, local, national and international. We have a unique and internationally famous fundraiser dinner event. We practice starting March Sunday 1:30 pm -3:30 pm Tuesday 6pm-7:45pm We meet at Dragon Zone clubhouse - just south of Science World in Creekside Park above the Aquabus and dragon boat docks. Our coach Todd Wong has 15+ years of experience including novice, recreational and competitive levels, and both community and corporate teams. Our 2008 season took us to races in Burnaby, Vancouver, Vernon, Vancouver Taiwanese race, UBC, Ft. Langley. It was our strongest team ever and we are proud of our race performances. For more information: Click on Gung Haggis Fat Choy Dragon Boat team information phone: 778-846-7090 e-mail: gunghaggis at yahoo dot ca ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sponsors
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