Where is the Party At? –Temple! Dance Battles and More

Every year, South Island YAD organises their annual YAD party; which is a time for YAD members to have fun and to bring their friends to the Temple so that they may share the fun with them. On 10th July, the annual event was held, and over 20 YAD members, including eight new members attended the event. The festivities began at 3pm, and started off with a Karaoke competition and a session of Wii Games.

At 5.30pm, everyone assembled at the Temple for the Temple tour. YAD 2 President Danny Chen began the tour by introducing everyone to the design concepts of the building, so that the newcomers may gain a deeper understanding of their wisdom home. Following on, YAD 1 President Jason Liu introduced the Buddha Hall and its design to everyone. He also demonstrated the correct way of making a wish at the wishing bell, and explained the purpose of Dharma Instruments. The tour concluded with a tour of the Embroidery Exhibition by YAD member Hao-Wen Lin.

During the party, the YAD members also celebrated the birthdays of members whose birthdays fell during the first half of this year. As the youth got into party mode, a session of Wii games and a dance battle began. The youth expressed their own styles of dance during the battle, and in doing so, got to know each other better.

After the draining battle, the youth devoured party food prepared by the Temple. At the end of the day, everyone had a sharing session with Venerable Abbess Manshin, where Abbess bestowed valuable encouragement and blessings to the YAD members one-by-one. The YAD party concluded at 10pm, and after such a successful party, everyone expressed their wishes for the next YAD activity to be held as soon as possible, as in anticipation they will be wait.