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An impressive number of people got up to do morning exercises with Grandma Judy Ng, who taught us real authentic Tai Chi. It was a beautiful morning sunrise over the water.
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Master Chris Mah gave a class on a special form of martial arts, Wing Tsun. He is shown here pummeling golf master Dave Wang in a demonstration of what not to do when you are in a tough biker bar. |
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The Heritage Program had a visit from the only female Emperor in the history of China who gave a graphic description of the uses of power in the Tang Dynasty. Insprired by the hair fashions of that period, there was a Tang Dynasty Hair Fashion Parade before the evening's program.
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The first evening's program was the successor to Stumper 2000, called Rapid Fire. It was an intense fast-paced game designed to get all Campers to get to know each other. Using a series of trivia questions, gang interviews, and family facts, game show host Lawrence Wong led the entire gonging gang.
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The week's first official sports competition was a massive game of kickball, with the world's longest outfield.
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Arts and crafts this year included experiencing the 3-color pottery technique developed in the Tang dynasty. After painting glaze on their horses, the pieces were taken to Donald Trump to be fired.
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The Heritage program continued by constructing guard uniforms used in the time of Emperor Qin. Since Qin was a very unpleasant and paranoid emperor, he constantly surrounded himself with guards who were only 3 feet tall wearing grocery bags.
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The guards proceeded to set up a flag communication system to protect the Emperor from invading barbarians. Despite the guards' vigilance, some barbarians were able to infiltrate and capture Qin, who unfortunately quickly lost his heavenly mandate.
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Giant bowling party! Sarah beat her Dad 146 to 126. OK, the bumpers might have helped, but still...
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The day concluded with a participatory Wizard of Oz screening. Audience members dressed as characters and sang all the songs. A great time was had by all.
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