Premiere Weekend

Rehearsals everyday for the past week + 4 Flaming Phoenix Acrobat Shows over the premiere weekend = DONE!

From now on we will officially be performing 2 shows daily during Weekends & School Holidays at 12:30pm & 2:15pm at Rainbows End Theme Park Centre Stage in Manukau. In the first show Lisa & I will be performing our Duo Juggling act, In the second show I will be doing my solo Tempo Juggling act.

If you're ever at Rainbows End, Make sure to check out our shows! Or if you're really keen to see some awesome Chinese Acrobatics then you can also just purchase a spectator pass just to come and see the show. (It'll still be worth the money)

And for those who are planning on visiting in the near future, Here are some preview pics!









More to come soon... Maybe even a video!

Contact Juggler on Queen St

Have you heard about the Contact Juggler who's been performing on Queen St lately? People describe him as 'The Japanese guy with the crystal ball on queen st' Maybe you have seen him performing on Vulcan Lane or Queen Elizabeth Square...

Well if not, Then Meet my friend Tomomi Hiramoto!



He recently moved to Auckland from Christchurch after the devastating quake and is now becoming quite famous among people in Auckland and even on Youtube!

Here's a collection of videos I found:














If you see him on the streets, Make sure you check it out and give him a massive tip because he's amazing at what he does!

Flaming Phoenix Entertainment

As you all may have seen my recent status update on Facebook, Everything has finally been revealed!





That's right, Me and my sister Lisa are the newest members of Flaming Phoenix Entertainment!





Flaming Phoenix Entertainment Ltd is the International Marketing operation for the Hebei Acrobatic Troupe and Magic Group (HATMG)

The Hebei Acrobatic Troupe and Magic Group was established in 1970 by Jiquan Hou and is based in Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China. It is sanctioned as the official Acrobatic and Magic Troupe of Hebei province and is one of the largest Acrobatic Troupes in China.

The New Zealand side of the troupe is based in Auckland and specializes in professional circus entertainment for Circuses, Stage Shows, Corporate Events, Schools and Festivals. They are also resident performers at Rainbows End Theme Park performing 2 live shows daily during the Weekends & School Holidays. There is also another troupe currently on tour with Zirka Circus which is operated by Flaming Phoenix Entertainment.

It was about a month ago I received a call from my good friend Jeni Hou, Who is the director of the company that asked me If I was interested in joining the Auckland based troupe. I was really surprised and was not expecting it at all when I received the offer. But I was really honoured that she wanted me to be part of the team.

She wanted to help me out so that I could become more of a professional performer and performing and training regularly with the troupe will improve my skills as a entertainer. One other reason was that she needed somebody to manage the Auckland based troupe as she is on tour and busy managing her touring circus 'Zirka Circus'.

She knows my self promotion and marketing skills very well as I have helped create the Zirka Circus & Flaming Phoenix Facebook pages and have helped promote the circus. So she wants me to be in charge of promotions & bookings aswell.

I've been a fan of their work for a number of years now and have seen alot of their performances and was always inspired by the Chinese Acrobats being able to smoothly execute difficult tricks with amazing choreography. They inspire me.


So 2 weeks ago we headed to Rotorua where the circus was showing and caught up with everyone and the new troupe that are here for the new tour that has just recently started touring. It also gave us the chance to check out the new show.




Me showing everyone my solo Tempo Juggling routine.


They were happy with our acts but needed to be choreographed and polished up. They also wanted Lisa to be part of the team so we will be working on a Duo Juggling Act from now on.


Last weekend we headed to Taupo where the circus was situated and got our acts choreographed and polished up.

It was a 2 and a half hour process of Showing, Thinking, Discussing and Posing. Our friend Jake who is the Bounce Juggler and Globe of Death rider at the circus helped us choreograph our acts along with Dafei who is one of the coaches.




Me, Jake, and Lisa.




Choreographing my Tempo Juggling act.


The act itself hasn't changed much (If you exclude the poses) and still has the same pumping techno music! (YUS!)




Choreographing our Duo Juggling act.


We've also picked up our Duo Juggling act costumes and We're now working on coming up with some make up designs. Will upload pics soon!

We only have about 2 weeks to memorize and perfect our acts and 1 month till we start performing at Rainbows End. Currently there is a troupe performing there, But their contract finishes soon and will be heading back to China and will be replaced by us and a new troupe who will be arriving soon. (I hope you all can come see us perform there!)

As October approaches I will be super busy with alot of gigs including Street Shows for the Rugby World Cup, Auckland International Carnival and a few Corporate events thrown in.

I'm starting to feel like a proper full time performer now!


Anyways, I'm very excited about being a Flaming Phoenix and looking forward to our debut performance in Late October.


I'm finally running away to join the Circus! (Not a touring one, But still a Circus!)


My dreams are slowly coming true...

What's going on!?

So you might have all been wondering what is up with all the status updates of me going on about a secret of somesort?

Here's some hints I've been giving out:



First of all I'd like to let you all know that I have been asked to Audition for a show, Now I can't tell you what show just yet but I'm sure you can take a guess and see if you're right or not when it's all revealed. But this is a big opportunity for me to get out there to show people my act and work on other things that I've never had the chance to, The environment will be great to work on new characters (Something that I've been wanting to do for awhile) and acts.

So over the weekend I went to audition for it and show the producers my act. I was for once actually nervous and worried that they wouldn't like my act... Surprisingly they did. But they said it'll need some polishing up especially on choreography and presentation will need to be changed.

Well, that's all I can say for now, But I am very excited and will be giving out more hints and maybe even reveal it within the next few weeks! (I just love to keep my friends and fans on the edge of their seats!)

Stay tuned...

Ramen Takara

Ramen Takara is one of my favourite places to eat out in Auckland, Not only they have the best Ramen (In my opinion) but they also have a wide range of 'Izakaya' style meals & snacks that you can enjoy while having a drink.

The staff are nice & friendly and it's a great place for food & drinks with family and friends!



The new Bar Counter



Japanese Sake - Hakushika



Beef Tataki



Japanese Style Meatballs



Yaki Onigiri (Grilled Rice Ball)



Chikuzen Ni



Jah Jah Men (Slightly Spicy Meat Sauce on Noodles)



Miso Ramen



Spicy Wonton Ramen



Shouyu Ramen with Corn


Ramen Takara is located at: 4 Anzac Road, Browns Bay, New Zealand.

Website: www.ramentakara.co.nz
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/RamenTakara?sk=wall

The Magic of the Number 1

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This year I have woken up at 11:11am 4 times now, and every time I do I end up having a great day.

The recurrence of the triple numbers is known as a subtle and constant reminder that something magical something Divine is happening.

Whenever you see the sequence 111 or 1111 show up, it's a great sign of a golden opportunity. Both sequences mean that a 'Doorway' has opened up in which your intentions and goals will manifest extremely quickly.


Did you know this year (2011) is the year full of 1's?

1/1/11, 1/11/11, 11/1/11, and 11/11/11.


NOW figure this, The last 2 digits the year you were born + the age you will be this year will equal 111!

Update

I haven't posted anything in awhile so I thought I'd update you all on what I've been upto lately in the form of bullet points!


- Went down to Christchurch to catch up with the Circus Aotearoa Crew in late May.

- Went to see 'The Legendary Nation' acrobat show by the Hebei Acrobatic Troupe from China.

- Been catching up with my friends at Zirka Circus since last week.

- Still thinking of some costume designs.

- Working on 'Vegas Style' Rola Bola.

- Working on a new act for upcoming shows (Involves food & a Tennis Racquet)

- Getting ready for upcoming shows, on the Shore.

- Went to see Circus Quirkus last week and met the Producer.

- June is a quiet month, Still no work coming in.

- Need more shows.




"Blue Sky, Green Grass, Beautiful Bigtop"