Shu told me about it and we went to check it out yesterday.Saw one of his junior classmates performing on an Indian musical instrument called a Tabla.The dude played alongside a solo keyboard.It was awesome.
I tried playing a Gamelan instrument called a Gambang.One guy taught us how to read the notes which were basically numbers.The trick was to use both hands and making sure that both hands hit the right note.Not as easy as it sounds.
We stopped by at a booth covered with prints in brown.The booth was all about the Fiji Islands.The guy at the booth told us about the weapons which were mostly clubs.We learned how to fully utilize the club coz each side of the club serves a different function.Usually,the head of the victim goes to the chief of the tribe (to be eaten of course) while the rest of the body goes to the tribe.Then,we looked at a whole bunch of necklaces.Some were made of boar tusks.Some were made of sea shells.The coolest thing I learned from the guy at the booth was about the tribal art and how they were made and who makes them and where they come from.The guy also explained how the inks made from mangrove trees produces different shades of brown depending on the duration of time you leave it to boil.One long sheet of clothe made from a tree bark was taken out and wrapped around Shu.The guy said that the color of the sheet indicates that the person wearing it is of royal blood and the shade of the color indicates where he comes from.How cool is that?!
Next,Shu and I stopped by at the Saudi Arabian booth.Shu picked up a sword just to see how heavy it was.We were given dates and some Arabian Coffee which we burnt both our tongues.The coffee was nice though.Very mild.Like tea.
The people at the Yemen booth were quite happy to see us.They even let us try out their costumes and had our pictures taken.Their daggers are awesome and very handy.
