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Home to my passions for my inter-cultural adventures, Gung Haggis Fat Choy: Robbie Burns Chinese New Year Dinner event. Save Kogawa House campaign, Gung Haggis Fat Choy Dragon Boat team, Find what you are looking for by 1) scroll the topics links, 2) use the search function ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Join the 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 Sunday 1:30 pm -3:30 pm Tuesday 6pm-7:45pm Wednesday 6pm - 7:45 pm 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 2005 Season brought us the David Lam Award for being the team that best represented the multicultural spirit of the Alcan Dragon Boat Festival, and Bronze medals at the Vancouver International Taiwanese Dragon Boat Race. In 2007, we won Gold in B Division at Vernon Races. For more information: Click on Gung Haggis Fat Choy Dragon Boat team information phone: 604-987-7124- e-mail: gunghaggis at yahoo dot ca ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2009 TICKETS Available in October 2008 WHAT: GUNG HAGGIS FAT CHOY: Toddish McWong's Robbie Burns Chinese New Year Dinner - 12th Annual Dinner, celebrating 250th Anniversary of Robert Burns' birth + Chinese New Year's Eve. WHEN: 6PM January 25 2009, SUNDAY doors open 5pm WHERE: Floata Chinese Restaurant, #400-180 Keefer St. 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! Watch for more surprises in 2008! Description of 2006 Gung Haggis Fat Choy Dinner featuring performers: Rick Scott & Harry Wong, The Shirleys, Joe McDonald & Brave Waves, Sean Gunn, author Joy Kogawa, with co-host Prem Gill . Media Inquiries Call Gung Haggis Productions 604-987-7124 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sponsors
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Wednesday, December 31
Tickets via VISA or Master Card through Firehall Arts Centre
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Todd
on Wed 31 Dec 2003 05:43 PM PST
Thursday, December 25
Happy Holidays! - Less than a month until GungHaggisFatChoy!
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Roland Tanglao
on Thu 25 Dec 2003 04:00 PM PST
Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas and Happy Year!
Less than a month to go until GungHaggisFatChoy 2004! Tickets are available now and are a great way to spend your Christmas money and ease the winter doldrums! Monday, December 22
Saturday, December 20
Some links to Gung Haggis Fat Choy 2004 TV Special related things
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Roland Tanglao
on Sat 20 Dec 2003 03:18 PM PST
Todd left out a bunch of links in his post about the upcoming Gung Haggis FatChoy TV special in January:
Friday, December 19
Thursday, December 18
Tuesday, December 16
Gung Haggis Ice Skating Party - Brittania Community Ice Rink - Sun 28 December 2003– 3:30-5:30pm
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Roland Tanglao
on Tue 16 Dec 2003 11:44 PM PST
Sunday December 28, 2003 - from 3:30-5:30pm
There will be a Gung Haggis Ice Skating Party at the Brittania Community Ice Rink at 1661 Napier St. (just off Commercial Drive). This is a social party for our cultural and dragon boat community. $8 gets you admission, skate rental, a slice of pizza and a drink. Proceeds go to Gung Haggis Dragon Boat Team and Asian Canadian Writers Workshop. Reservations can be made by e-mailing gunghaggis@yahoo.ca or phoning 604-987-7124 See you there! Monday, December 15
Gung Haggis Fat Choy Poetry Night - January 12, 2004, Monday – 7:30pm Vancouver Public Library
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Roland Tanglao
on Mon 15 Dec 2003 10:24 PM PST
There will be a free Gung Haggis Fat Choy Poetry Night on Monday January 12, 2004 at 7:30p.m. at the Vancouver Public Library (350 West Georgia St) in the Alice Mackay Room.
Todd writes: "Take a mixture of Scottish Canadian poets, Chinese Canadian poets, a Chilean poet, a bagpiper who likes Chinese food, a Vancouver Book Award nominee born in Scotland who happens to be of Chinese ancestry, – and give them a stage… sure to promote good will and inter-culturalism everywhere!" This event is organized by Asian Canadian Writers Workshop, World Poetry Reading Series, and the Vancouver Public Library. Featured poets and performers: Neil Gray: (Scotland) to recite Robbie Burns Fiona Tin Wei Lam: (Born in Scotland - raised in Canada) - Vancouver Book Award finalist for “Intimate Distances” Joe McDonald: bagpipes Norman Morrison: (Scotland) reciting Canadian poet Robert Service Louie Hummer : (Scotland) vocals Jacinda Oldale: Scottish Canadian Trev Sue-A-Quan: (Guayana) author of “Cane Reapers” Jim Wong-Chu: (Canada) author of “Chinatown Ghosts”, editor of anthologies “Swallowing Clouds,” and “Many-Mouthed Birds,” and the just released Chinese Canadian fiction anthology "Strike the Wok." Mr. Yizhong: Chinese (Mandarin) and special guest Hernan Bravo: (Chilean) Hosted by Todd Wong, Ariadne Sawyer and Alejandro Mujica-Olea. Admission is FREE and ALL are welcome! See you there! Friday, December 12
Tickets now available
by
Todd
on Fri 12 Dec 2003 12:11 PM PST
Tickets are now printed and available. They look GREAT! 2004 Advanced price is $50 - $60 if you get your tickets at the door. Reserved tables are $500. The sooner tables are reserved and paid for - the closer these tables will be to the stage. Single ticket purchases will be assigned to tables in the order they are purchased. As soon as a table is filled - it will count as a reserved table. This will allow both groups and singles to sit closer to the stage the sooner they purchase their ticket. For Information - call me at 604-987-7124 Tickets now available at Firehall Arts Centre Box Office phone 689-0926 www.firehallartscentre.ca. Service charge for Visa or Mastercharge. Wednesday, December 10
Todd's smart cross-cultural outfit - The finest in kilts and dragons
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Roland Tanglao
on Wed 10 Dec 2003 05:01 PM PST
Tuesday, December 9
Todd Wong's email review about the 2003 dinner
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Roland Tanglao
on Tue 09 Dec 2003 05:56 AM PST
Hey Suzi
The dinner got kind of scary this year... I was expecting 300 up from 200 from last year ... more » Monday, December 8
Friday, December 5
GungHaggisFatChoy 2003 Poster
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Roland Tanglao
on Fri 05 Dec 2003 10:30 PM PST
Thursday, December 4
Gung Haggis Fat Choy 2004 Pre-Announcement
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Roland Tanglao
on Thu 04 Dec 2003 10:36 PM PST
Mark January 24th and 25th, 2004 on your calendar! That's right there will be two Gung Haggis Fat Choy dinners this year. Both start at 6:00pm. Both will be different and both will be well worth going to . Here are the details so far (more to come!): WHAT: Gung Haggis Fat Choy: Toddish McWong's Robbie Burns Chinese New Year Dinner FOOD: A quirky fusion/mix/buffet of Scottish Canadian and Chinese Canadian culture 12 course Chinese banquet dinner including haggis served with plum or sweet and sour sauces. For 2004, we present the debut of Gung Haggis Wun-Tun! CULTURE: Featuring musical performers Brave Waves and Silk Road Ensemble + more! WHEN: 6:00pm January 24 & 25, 2004 WHERE: Flamingo Chinese Restaurant, 3489 Fraser St. HOW MUCH:Tix $50 each or $500 for advanced reservation for table of 10. $60 at the door if there are any tickets left. INFORMATION: 604-987-7124 or www.gunghaggisfatchoy.com TICKETS: Contact Firehall Arts Centre Box Office: 604-689-0926 or www.firehallartscentre.ca WATCH: The CBC television performance special "Gung Haggis Fat Choy" based on the dinner's concepts in late January 2004 just before the dinner.
Music and Tea from Taiwan
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Todd
on Thu 04 Dec 2003 01:50 PM PST
Check out this FREE program at North Vancouver's Centennial Theatre on Lonsdale Ave.
December 7th, Sunday, 7:30pm. Heather Pawsley (of Scottish ancestry) is singing 3 songs in Mandarin + a new song especially composed for her. Heather will be one of the performers at Gung Haggis Fat Choy on Jan 25th, 2004. more details to be posted later... Wednesday, December 3
Gung Haggis Fat Choy - a Poem by Todd Wong
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Todd
on Wed 03 Dec 2003 08:15 AM PST
Gung Haggis Fat Choy By Todd Wong What is Gung Haggis Fat Choy? It is the inter-section of Chinese and Scottish cultures. In a new land, In a new voice, In a new vision. It is Gung Hay Fat Choy; the traditional Chinese New Year greeting meaning "Longevity and Fortune." It is Robbie Burns Day; the celebration of the Scottish poet Robbie Burns, and all things Scottish… including the national dish of haggis: Oatmeal and sheep organs mixed together and cooked in the stomach of a sheep Just like some perverse mix of multi-culturalism. Re-constructed Re-constituted Re-gurgitated Gung Haggis Fat Choy! The Chinese called this land Gum San (Gold Mountain) And the Scots gave it the name of Nova Scotia Westerners became Easterners The Far East becomes the Far West Gung Haggis Fat Choy! It is the play on words. It is the play on cultures It is the play of time and place. It is simply the play of Canadians… Gung Haggis Fat Choy! Something Old Something New Something Borrowed Something B-r-e-w-e-d… Gung Haggis Fat Choy! It's quirky It's surprising It's enlightening And arising… Gung Haggis Fat Choy! It's a vision It's a belief What you see is what you get. And you don't get what you can't see. Ó 2003 Todd Wong |
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