Date:	Mon, 22 Aug 1994 23:39:12 -1000
From:	rolf@login.dknet.dk (Rolf V. Oestergaard)
Message-Id: <0FSMkCRQ09K2068yn@login.dknet.dk>
Organization: DKnet / EUnet Denmark - Login Tjenesten
Subject: Top events in the Far-East

Having read in DraMa about the kite festival in Bangkok, Thailand and
heard a bit about a kite festival in Kuantan, Malaysia (I think a
picture from this was on the busses in Copenhagen for 14 days,
advertising Malaysia trips) - I wonder what the top events in the
Far-East are? (I am going to plan a trip, and think it would be a
shame to miss a nice kite festival out there).

If any of You have some information/experience on the issue, please
post or e-mail. Thanks in advance,

Rolf V. Oestergaard, Copenhagen, Denmark               --------------
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Date:	Wed, 24 Aug 1994 23:23:19 -1000
From:	rolf@login.dknet.dk (Rolf V. Oestergaard)
Message-Id: <7C6NkCRQ0rp0068yn@login.dknet.dk>
Organization: DKnet / EUnet Denmark - Login Tjenesten
Subject: Re: Top events in the Far-East

>Having read in DraMa about the kite festival in Bangkok, Thailand and
>heard a bit about a kite festival in Kuantan, Malaysia (I think a
>picture from this was on the busses in Copenhagen for 14 days,
>advertising Malaysia trips) - I wonder what the top events in the
>Far-East are? (I am going to plan a trip, and think it would be a
>shame to miss a nice kite festival out there).
>
>If any of You have some information/experience on the issue, please
>post or e-mail. Thanks in advance,

Come on, some of You must know something. At least a reference for
getting more informations....

Rolf V. Oestergaard, Copenhagen, Denmark               --------------
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Date:	Wed, 24 Aug 1994 23:35:30 -1000
From:	crowell@teleport.com (Carl Crowell)
Message-Id: <crowell.38.000997C8@teleport.com>
Organization: Kites By Carl Crowell
Subject: Re: Top events in the Far-East

>From: rolf@login.dknet.dk (Rolf V. Oestergaard)

>>Having read in DraMa about the kite festival in Bangkok, Thailand and


Any news on when we will see the first issue of DraMa English?

I am waiting......


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Date:	Tue, 30 Aug 1994 14:36:52 -1000
From:	allanc@syacus.acus.oz.au (Allan Charlton)
Message-Id: <CvDJ1G.EK2@syacus.acus.oz.au>
Organization: Australian Centre for Unisys Software, ACUS
Subject: RE: Top events in the Far-East

>heard a bit about a kite festival in Kuantan, Malaysia

>If any of you have some information/experience on the issue, please
>post or e-mail. Thanks in advance,

Yep, some of us do know something.

1. On 21 June I went to Indonesia for a tour of four festivals:
   Pangandaran, Jakarta, Yogyakarta, and Bali.  I returned to Sydney
   on Friday 15 July.

   When I returned, I spent the next month washing and repairing kites,
   and making some new stuff, ready for Kuantan.

2. On 19 August I went to Kuantan, and returned last Saturday.

Indonesia was wonderful, and gave me the opportunity to meet lots of
new kite flyers from all over.  Jan and Wilma Fischer are among the new
friends I met at Pangandaran; I also met people from 11 other nations, 
including Mei (Zubaida) Shaarani from Malaysia.  Mei
virtally ran the Malaysian festival; certainly it would have been much
less successful without her, and we all owe her our thanks.  She is
wonderful.

George Peters turned up at Jakarta and stayed with us for the rest of the
tour, as did a Frenchman called Gilbert who had a simply fantastic train 
of owls.  The Koreans also had some amazing trains.  Jakarta was special 
for me because I had my birthday party there.  What a guest list  :-)

At Yogyakarta we were hosted by a Prince (whose name I can't recall, to 
my shame) and we flew with him on a beach that has been nominated as a
kite flying area.  That's a switch that other Governments could follow;
instead of prohibiting kites, these people encourage them.  

The Bali kite festival is fantastic.  It's only held every two years, 
so you have plenty of time to get ready for the next one.  It is a 
combination of the festivals we are used to with local competitions.
Some of those kites are so big they bring the whole village to carry
and fly them.  I'm sure main-day crowds exceeded 150,000.

Malaysia was split - an unfortunate and unintended arrangement.
I spent my time at the beach, where I ran a couple of workshops for
children, and flew single-line and stunt kites.

Stunt competitions were held in the grounds of a school, so I missed them.
Rodger Duffett (rodger@ray.uct.ac.za) competed, though, so he should be 
able to report on the competitions. Rodger was the first r.k'er I'd
met at a festival, and I enjoyed the experience, although we didn't
spend much time together.

The Malaysians attracted about 50 internationals from 15 countries.
I have a list, but not with me.  George Peters, the incredible Japanese
-I must get that list and post it!

I'm tired, and I'm facing a badly-cluttered desk, and I have a lot
more kite-cleaning-and-repairing to do.  I also have a wife who is sick 
of her own company.  Anybody who wants specific details is welcome to
post or mail me and will get a quick reply.

I apologise for not having the names with me, and I don't propose to
try to remember them all because there will be too many misses.
One name I do remember well is Tomoshi Takahara, of Kyoto, who said
"We kite flyers, we live in one house."  He's right.

I fell in love with Asia, and I had some wonderful experiences, and
I will go back.

Allan
allanc@syacus.acus.oz.au




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