Haggis Fat Choi

[Toddish McWong]

Actually, Todd picked up the kilt tonight and rushed off to do this segment. He did film something else with the CBC last week, too.
There was a pretty good shot of the kilt and my new sporran with pockets that I lent to Todd. It was just a two minute segment but he did manage to get in a, "It was made by my good friend Bear at Bear Kilts."
That played across Canada!

Yes, my good friend Bear, of whom I have only met in person for a few months, but I have known his partner for years upon years.

Thank you Bear for putting the final rush job on the kilt. We almost had Bear featured on the taped segment for The National that was filmed the week before. At the restaurant while wearing the Lion Head mask, I was wearing a Fraser of Lovat tartan from Simon Fraser University.

I was really tempted to show Peter Mansbridge how the velcro worked on the kilt. Too bad the picture of me taken with Peter Mansbridge only shows the waistband of Bear's Maple Leaf tartan

[bubba]

Todd, I saw the short piece you did on CBC on The National. It was pretty good. The kilt looks sharp

[Raphael]

Todd, I am really looking forward to the Burns/Chinese New Year Dinner. SO I guess we will be eating Haggis and passing out Lucky Money at the same night?

[Toddish McWong]

Bubba: Thanks for posting the string - We got 17 hits on www.gunghaggisfatchoy.com the next day directly from XMarksthescot.com because of it.

Raphael: Technically for a Chinese New Year - the Elders pass out lucky money for the kids. But I am thinking of creating prosperity for everybody by passing out some red envelopes for each of the guests - because many non-chinese have never before recieved a lucky money red envelope - They get very excited. Maybe I will enlist the Bear Kilts army as volunteers to help pass out the envelops. Kilts passing out Chinese lucky money envelops - This is good for the cameras.

Gung Haggis Fat Choy is also the name of the dragon boat team I organize, so I am hoping some of you guys in the Vancouver area, can join the team so we can wear our bearkilts while we paddle. This will be good for more photo opportunities. There have been steersmen wearing kilts before - but never a team of paddlers.

ps - how does one post an avatar I've been having problems[img][/img]

[Raphael]

Maybe I will enlist the Bear Kilts army as volunteers to help pass out the envelops. Kilts passing out Chinese lucky money envelops - This is good for the cameras.

I am game.

[Andrew]

Hey ya Todd, Andrew here, you might remember me as the big lad with the Kilt on. Glad to have you here on Xmarks, a very nice forum with all sorts of backgrounds.
I did see your bit on CBC, well done! Good plug for Bear as well. Not many get to Plug on CBC.
As for the avatar you should be able to get it up and running in your personnal profile, I think it is at the very bottom of the list. Make sure you shrink it all down to the right size and it should all work out.
Again it's great to have you here!
Cheers!

[macwilkin]

Raphael and Todd:

Could either of you provide a web site that explains the customs and traditions of Chinese New Year? I am sorry to say that I am not familiar with the details of this holiday, and I would like to learn more -- I would really love to come to the dinner, but I'm afraid a trip to B.C. is out of the question at the moment! :mrgreen:

Todd -- great name, btw! :mrgreen:

Cheers,

Todd

[Toddish McWong]

Hey! I got my avatar working! C-o-o-l

Andrew: Of course I remember you. 1st time we met - Joe McDonald was playing bagpipes.

CajunScots: Great to meet another Todd - a name supposedly Old English for "Fox" - just as well that the first tartan I ever wore was the Fraser of Lovat - after the "Old Fox"... and the only claymore that my hands have ever touched, was the one donated by Lord Lovat in 1967 to Simon Fraser University.

It was a Robbie Burns Day celebration in 1993, for which they had trouble finding people to wear the kilt, and carry the haggis. I gave in, gave it some thought - then created the name "Toddish McWong" and the greeting of "Gung Haggis Fat Choy." Which has now spun off 8 annual banquets, a CBC tv special, a poetry night, and soon to be a children's book.

Oh, and for January 28 - expect the inaugural Gung Haggis Fat Choy Highland Games at Simon Fraser University... Just try to imagine what we are going to concoct as a blend of cultures...

CajunScots: Invite some friends over to your house, order in some Chinese food, read your Burns Poems, sing a version of "When Asian Eyes are Smiling" and "My Chow Mein Lies Over the Ocean" - then raise a dram of scotch and shout out "Gung Haggis Fat Choy!"

then just maybe... I will send you a tape of the CBC tv special that features local bands "The Paper Boys", "Silk Road Music", "George Sampanopoudis with Vancouver Dance Academy", and "Brave Waves" with dancers from "Tartan Pride".

[macwilkin]

Todd:

In a book I have around here somewhere, it has the Gaelic word for "Fox", which is Sionn (pronounced "Shoon") -- so there you go, Todd in the Gaelic! :mrgreen:

Cheers,

T.

[Raphael]

mmmm. I guess I will have do some research on the web for the information you are seeking. I learn most of the traditions by watching my parents and relatives. Most of the information are passed down verbally. Although my mom makes sure that I pass on the tradition to my son every year.