A Big Day Out at the Shows

On the 14th of November, 7 members of Buddha’s Light International Association South Island Young Adult Division 2 had a fun day at the 2008 Royal New Zealand Show, which was held at Canterbury Agricultural Park. This once a year event is organized by Christchurch City Council.

Under the guidance of YAD 2 president Danny Chen and YAD 2 vice-president Hao-Tin Lin, everyone paced around the park with excitement and happiness as they visited the various vibrant and interesting stalls.

The shows and stalls showcased at the Show included wood cutting competitions and animal watching, where the visitors could mingle with and look at the sheep, cattle, chickens, alpacas and many more animals up close. There were also some animals which allowed visitors to touch and hold them.

Other events at the show included carnival rides such as the ferris wheel, go karts, round up, kamikaze, merry go round, and side shows such as darts and clown games. There were also many stalls which sold food and a variety of objects, such as toys and horse saddles.

The YAD members walked around the park several times to try out and see all the different sorts of activities and shows at the park. They also had the chance to hold a wide variety of animals, such as alpacas, little chicks, young cattle and goats. They also went on many of the rides and tried all sorts of the food which were sold at the show.

On the day, there were also several contests for the animals, such as the best looking animal and the largest cattle, from which the youths witnessed a 1286 kg cow. At the end of the show, all the members waited in anticipation to see England’s Princess Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise give out the prizes. Recipients of prizes included a person who bought a house in contribution to the Cure Kids fund.

Account by Fan-Ping Chiang and Sheng-Han Lim