Rock on Pok!

This week our residence hall band (a group that I've become quite involved with) performed as part of a larger University of Hong Kong rock concert...

The performance was wonderful, but not without considerable drama: Our lead singer for three of the songs (pictured here, arm outstretched) was scheduled to fly back to Hong Kong from his hometown in Sichuan on the morning of the performance. Unfortunately, his plane was seriously delayed, and he still hadn't arrived when the time came for us to perform (about 10:15PM). Two songs were unaffected, but we had to quickly reassign the singer for one song (with someone who had never sung it before), and replace the final two with songs that we hadn't practiced in months. Harrowing! Miraculously, just as we were about to start the final song, our missing member darted into the venue and up on stage. The band was shocked, but immediately energized, and they reverted back to the song we originally intended to close with.

After the performance, we feasted on a Sichuan delicacy that our wayward singer brought with him: skinned rabbit heads soaked in a very spicy oil. We didn't get a good picture of the heads, but this is me enjoying the tongue after splitting the skull open at the jawline. It was surprisingly delicious.