Grand Opening

April 26, 2003

Preparation

Earth Box from shrine Shrine with Offerings Shrine with Offerings Watch Grand Opening on TV in Second Room Drum and Golden Lion Setting up drinks Checking Schedule Last Minute Talk Call From Master Lu Stephanie prepares Stephanie prepares more Mehran concentrating Mehran preparing Ben focusing Visitors start arriving Sifu Lee greeting visitors Front Room filling up Greeting Chief of Police Backroom filling up Visitors talk Children and adults waiting Children playing Baby shows who is the boss Students together Waiting to start
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Watch Grand Opening on TV in Second Room

Ceremony

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Getting lucky paper/money to burn

Dedication

dotting_eyes lion_ribbons OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA lion_awakes lion_bowing lettuce OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA 2_lion_twist OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA lion_leaving
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Lion bowing after awakening

Demonstrations

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Sifu Norman Chin, Southern Mantis 18-Point Form, Kwong Sai Jook Lum Gee Long Pai

Dinner

reza_speaking hon_speaking2 present_letter teachers_listening crowd_listening students_bunchedup happy_crowd hoylee_family all_teachers
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Recognition letter from the Chief of Police