Tsem Tulku Rinpoche

Dinner Auction in aid of KECHARA - featuring Wannabe Girls & Swank Legs!!!

 18 July 2010

Hey everyone, watch this video of my students and friends performing for our charity dinner. The performance took weeks to practice and the audience LOVED THE SHOW.

Tsem Tulku

 

Mumu Goes Bye Bye!

My lovely Mumu excited to go for a ride! Mumu always loves going out or going bye bye. If you mention the word bye bye, he gets very excited. But I've trained him to stay still and don't jump even if he is excited. This is little Mumu controlling his excitement. Take a look at the cutie.

I love Mumu.

Tsem Tulku

 

 

Kechara Charity Dinner & Auction!

Last night July 18, 2010 was a night to remember as Kechara hosted a charity dinner and auction in aid of Kechara House and Kechara Soup Kitchen. Held at the Sunway Lagoon Hotel, the event featured a variety of performances throughout the evening, as well as the silent and open auctions to raise funds for our new gompa and the Kechara Soup Kitchen building.

It was a night of fun for everyone, thanks to all the members and friends who worked very hard to make the event a huge success. Many of my students have been working round the clock for days to prepare for last night, and I thank them for their hard work, effort and dedication.

Please see the photo-story below, giving you blow-by-blow account of the evening's events or watch the video of the spectacular night below!

click below to watch the video

 

 

The foyer area of the Sunway Hotel ballroom was set up in grand style, with large display panels promoting the theme of the evening, WORLD PEACE

Many guests arrived early to take in the various offerings from the many departments of Kechara, as well as to view the auction items which were on display

The auction items, beautifully displayed and presented

Representatives from Kechara Care were on-hand to tell the guests more about Kechara. Here's Ethan looking resplendent in an Indian outfit Ethan is such an intelligent and bright young man. It is a pleasure to have him with us.

James from Kechara Care speaks to Celebrity Liz from Astro's Jia Yu channel

 

The Kechara World Peace Centre scale model was extremely popular among the guests...

 

...who were keen to learn more about what would be available at KWPC! 

The displays from Kechara's many departments stretched the length of the foyer

 

As the main beneficiary of the event, Kechara House's booth attracted a lot of attention with guests asking questions about pujas and kids education classes

Kechara Soup Kitchen was the other beneficiary and their booth educated the public about the plight of the homeless and underpriviledged in Kuala Lumpur

Kechara Discovery wow-ed the public with stunning pendants and jewellery

In fact, their booth was so popular that it stayed open throughout the duration of the dinner, with customers dropping by non-stop to view their latest collection of pendants

Kechara Paradise's booth was also extremely busy throughout the night

   

Kechara Media & Publications displayed a wide range their products including many books of Rinpoche's teachings...

... and their most recent book - the Tsongkhapa box set!

Close by was Kechara In Motion, with Ms Han manning the booth...Ms Han is tv show producer. She is such a nice grounded lady. 

... while Chris from Kechara InMotion was filming the entire event! 

Liz from Jia Yu channel was one of the many media representatives at the charity dinner auction, interviewing Julia Tan, the vice-president of Kechara Soup Kitchen...

... and Datuk May Phng, the President of Kechara House

  

Special kiosks displaying excerpts from my blog were set up along the entire hall way...E-division crew worked super hard on this kiosk and it's designs. Fantastic!!

...and these kiosks were extremely popular with the public!

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(Click here to watch the blog video or watch below:)

Just before the dinner commenced, guests shout WORLD PEACE!

The celebrity hosts of the evening were Owen Yap and Hoong Jia Hui

 

Seated at the main table (from left to right): 

Henry Ooi - Director of Kechara Paradise

Sharon Saw of Kechara Media & Publications

Ruby Khong - President of Kechara Soup Kitchen

Datuk Dr. Victor Wee - the Patron of Kechara Soup Kitchen

Datuk May Phng - President of Kechara House

Datin Ng - Executive Committee Member for Kechara World Peace Centre

Phng Li Kim - CEO of Kechara Media & Publications

Paul Yap - Head of Kechara Discovery and Kechara Saraswati Arts

 

President of Kechara House, our esteemed Datuk May Phng gives the opening speech. Datuk is an elegant, successful, and highly intelligent lady who is very passionate to help others. She has a heart of gold in all sense of the word!! Great Speech!! I am honoured to work with such a grand lady. My prayers for you, your husband Siang, family and all your loved ones always.

 

... which was followed by a moving video about Kechara

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(click here to view the video on Youtube or watch below)

First up was a lucky draw for a 29in LCD television, with the winning ticket drawn by KMP CEO Phng Li Kim. 

And the winner is....David Lai of KMP! Yes, David won the first lucky draw!!!

 

Dinner is served - vegetarian of course! Wow!!!! Kechara does everything with style, prestige and class. Fantastic!!!!!!

 

  

Part 1 of the open auction - a South Sea pearl necklace, sponsored by Julia Tan, vice-president of Kechara Soup Kitchen

 

... and a jade and diamond necklace, also sponsored by Julia

  

The next performance was by the Kechara Talents - first was the Wannabe Girls performing to the smash hit "Nobody" by the Korean group Wondergirls... all the people who did the show are Kechara House members and students. Amazing talents within Kechara House and its 13 Departments. So much talent within our organization..I am so proud of our people. I encourage everyone to show their talents. Modern day dharma doesn't have to be stuffy or boring. Have fun on the way to Enlightenment!!!

 

The Wannabe Girls!

 

Bryan of Kechara Care! Everyone thought it was Linda Evangelista walking on stage, but it was just our good ol' hardworking Bryan!! Bryan is young, talented and hardworking.

 

Chia of Kechara Paradise! Chia finally became who he wants to be...a SUPERSTAR!!! Chia is my long time student and has gone with me thru thick/thin. He is amazingly loyal and faithful. He is my student, friend, family and confidant for more than a decade now.. I love my wonderful Chia and wish him all happiness and spiritual attainments. You did a great show!

 

Joe Ang, regular Kechara volunteer! His wife was watching in the audience..hehe..I'm sure Joe will be doing more and more dharma work and dedicate the merits to his beloved wife and daughter.

Eric Choong, celebrity fashion designer! Yes, Eric is a well known designer with a wonderful book out. Eric does what he says and keeps his promises. Very entertaining person. I enjoy Eric so much.

Peter Hoh, regular e-Division volunteer!

Strike a pose! Yes, these are my dharma students...heeheh...I love them!!

  

Kecharian talent doesn't end there - next up were the Swank Legs..and they brought the house down. They were so funny and hysterical. It was really a wonderful show. You must watch the video.

 

From left to right: Allan Lee of KMP, Nicholas Yu of Kechara Care, Albert Ratchaga of Kechara Paradise and Thierry Janssens of Kechara Education

The black swans followed the white! 

From left to right: Lim Tat Ming - KH administrator, Ngeow Voon Chin of Kechara Education, Wan Wai Meng of e-Division and Wong Kok Thai of Tsem Ladrang!

 

Allan Lee of KMP is super funny and super cute...hehehe

Albert Ratchaga of Kechara Paradise who is just a star salesperson in our outlets. He is caring, intelligent and very knowledgeable. He really takes the time to answer questions.

Thierry Janssens of Kechara Education who is such a hard worker and wonderful dharma student. I enjoy working with him.

The next auction was for an antique Green Tara thangka, which I kept for a long time

and a White Tara statue with Swarovski crystal offerings

  

Bidding was fast and furious for these two items - we had many spotters strategically stationed throught the entire ballroom. Our dinner was packed with so many special guests....

A magic show by Johnson Lau was well-received by the crowd - before the auctions resumed again

 

The 3ft Dzambala statue was extremely popular...

...as well as a Dzambala wealth vase beautifully done up in Kechara Saraswati Arts Dept.

  

Auctioneers Margaret Lee who choreoghraphed the show and Dino Goh did a fantastic job being the MC's...

 

...and the dinner guests were extremely forthcoming and generous

 
   

Salamiah Hassan entertained the guests with her rendition of Malay and English songs

 

The final lot of items for auction was a 4ft Long Life Tsongkhapa statue...

...and an exquisite gold-plated Medicine Buddha statue

Judges had to select the winners for the best-dressed guest according to the 1Malaysia theme

 

Stella Loh won the Best-Dress female award...

... and  sweet Ethan Chu took the prize for Best-Dressed male!

   

The Wannabe Girls returned on stage for a final encore. Can you imagine, these 'girls' are all my students and they rehearsed alot for this show. Congratulations to them. They are beautiful in all the ways!!

 

and the swans came along for the show. They sure know how to have fun!

  

The grand finale and encore had the guests in stitches, laughing and dancing along

 

Everyone just loves the show put on by our people. Very talented and entertaining group we have in Kechara!!!

Let's dance! Henry Ooi and his son Edward

The white swan hardworking Nicholas Yu and his supportive wife, Josephine

 

It was a night to remember for everyone involved

 

Kechara House members come from all walks of life. My students and friends are very hardworking, dedicated and also spiritual. But being spiritual DOES NOT MEAN WE CANNOT HAVE FUN. Kechara Members or Kecharians are spiritual but they can still be who they are. In my centre I make sure we practice dharma, work hard and have a great time doing it all.

This wonderful dinner was planned months ahead. And all 13 depts were involved in the success of this dinner one way or another. The Departmental liaisons/staff/student/volunteers and friends made it into such a successful evening.

The shows put on by our people made people really laugh until their mascaras were smeared. Great!

I congratulate everyone in KECHARA who worked for months to make this happen. I did not attend on purpose, because I want to show Kecharians that they can do it on their own. And they did. I humbly fold my hands to everyone for making such wonderful event come true. I am so proud of everyone and we are getting great self training to make KWPC happen.

My love, prayers, gratitude and deep appreciation to all Kecharians and our special guests that made this dinner event so spectacular!!

Tsem Tulku

 

 

  

Wanna-be Girls Rehearsal Videos & Pictures

BELOW IS FULL DRESS REHEARSAL OF THE DANCERS FOR KECHARA HOUSE & kECHARA SOUP KITCHEN'S CHARITY DINNER ON JULY 18, 2010-Sunday 5pm at Sunway Lagoon Hotel.

Kh is full of talented and very sporty people who'll dress this way, dance that way for the dharma!! Just think..it has been weeks of rehearsals for the show in one day's time. Don't miss the show. It is for a very good cause and get ready to laugh as you have never laughed before. Yes, these are my students and friends. They are unusual and will do anything to get you to participate in a good cause. See below for a preview of Tomorrow's stunning dinner show!!!

Check out videos and pictures below of the Swank Legs (White & Black swans) and Wanna-be Girls in their first ever full dress rehearsal, in preparation for the upcoming charity fundraising dinner and auction this Sunday - http://kechara.com/dinnerauction .

All proceeds go to Kechara House and Kechara Soup Kitchen. So come and watch these "girls"  LIVE !!!!

Wanna-be Girls

Swank Legs

 

There are 3 groups of girls,
1. White swans (Swank legs) - performing Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake ballet
2. Black swans (Swank legs) - performing Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake balley with a twist
3. Wanna-be Girls - performing Wonder Girls' hit "Nobody"

Check out the "BEFORE" pictures. 

4 white swans with a black swan

3 black swans 

Hardworking white swan Thierry commenting on my blog

Thierry in his natural state

Allan looks like a ready to cook swan

The newly inducted swan Nic

Wanna-be Girls in training

Here is Chiarina, one of the Wanna-be Girls

Here is Jojo(Joe Ang) in her glorious moment

I'd like to share an sms I received from the choreographer, Margaret, who has been working hard to train the 'girls' up and sending me great pictures:

Dear Rinpoche,
The 'agua' r getting themselves ready at Kechara Care lounge. They r enjoying a moment of their lives to be a real woman, a real queen. Look at all of them, they r so happy n teasing each other.

KIM is here interviewing each performer n filming the making n dressing up process.



Thank u.
Margaret (the mamasan)


Here are the "AFTER" pictures.

The 3  black swans that scared everything else on the lake away!!!

 
NO, THIS IS NOT IRENE LIM!!!

Here is our dear Lam Rim Facilitator Chin chin n his disciple Meng Meng.

A flying kiss from Mr Lam Rim himself. He has fully let go.....n ready to fly to kechara heaven.

Ngeow the flying swan! Got one problem, he never took off.......

Wai Meng is begging for some meditation to help him find himself....

 

These guys are going to dance their way to kechara paradise.

 
The Wanna-be Girls are doing the photoshoot now. Eric Choong working it!

 Strike a pose girl!



Jojo is my new name says Joe Ang.

Erica , the real thing....formerly known as Eric Choong....

 
Chia strikes an elegant and matronly pose and told everyone that 'she' looks like Lin Dai in her heyday.

Chia is begging for it...

Chia is glamming up Kechara Care lounge tonight!

 
I can't believe how pretty these Wanna-be Girls are! Kechara is incredibly talented!

 
who's this  swan? or is it a swan?

 
Monlam's dream. Monlam making a last ditch attempt to be selected to be one of the girls.

 
Wai Meng as you have never seen him. Too bad Monlam is not as GORGEOUS as Wai Meng. Wai Meng asked Beng Kooi if he can wear this to work in E-Division once a week.

 
Chia and Joe Ang...and Chia does not look like a middle aged aunty from Muar....

 
Tat Ming is coming to terms with not winning Ms Universe...Tat Ming is a good sport!! And Tat Ming is sure very happy here.

 
Allan screaming get me in costume!!!!

 
Albert FEELING EXTREMELY NATURAL.....Albert letting the other swans know, he is TOP SWAN!

 
Mr Ngeow BLOWING KISSES AT HIS LAM RIM CLASS PEOPLE....nice lips and shoes.

 
Is it Evangelista, Turlington, Cindy Crawford, Bai Ling, or Rupaul??? NO, it's  Bryan Ho WHO HAS JUST TURNED SUPERMODEL.....just fresh off the Tokyo and Milan runway!! Kechara's newest supermodel!

 
Chia, Wan and Albert...dharma friends, co-workers, 'sisters', and spiritual family. Nice photo...

 
Allan waiting for his turn confidently knowing that his tsutu is the hottest...hehehe

 
Eric Choong is just too comfortable...AND HE DOES NOT LOOK LIKE A MADAME OF A HOUSE OF PLEASURES. heheeheh

 
Albert!!!!!

 
Tat Ming is auditioning for a horror movie...he didn't get the part..he scared the producer away...but he is loved in Kechara..heheheh

 
Thierry at his 'seductive' best??

 
Come up and see me sometime???

 
Lam Rim anyone??

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the fairest of them all? What? The mirror didn't answer and cracked????

 

 
Margaret (real woman) in the centre was the one who conceptualized, came up with dances and choreographed the whole show!! Yes and Margaret is a great painter also. Here is Margaret the Mamasan with her swans...heehehe..Margaret worked very hard for weeks with the 'gals'.

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We in Kechara really have a good time and at the same time we are very spiritual. Why not have fun on the spiritual path. Nothing wrong. I feel Dharma must suit current trends, current modes but keep the essence of dharma pure.

Thanks to all the dancers, margaret and everyone involved. It looks great and it is for a great cause!!

Tsem Tulku

 

Chia on the Internet!!!!!!!

 

4:00 AM-SUNDAY JUNE 4, 2010

Chia is one of my oldest student and he is not the tech-savvy type as he says. I am very proud of him that he's taking his time to learn up on how to post comment on my blog posts....

Chia has been quite frightened of anything having to do with internet, sending emails or even reading them. But in these last few months, he really went all the way and now getting much better. He is here reading my blog articles and even leaving comments. Good for Chia!! I am happy for him to overcome a fear of something new.

There's alot of people afraid of technology. But nothing to be afraid of. Like everything in life, if you learn it up well with a good motivation, you can use it to benefit many people. BENEFIT IS THE KEY.

Tsem Tulku

P.S. Everyone must see this video of a very happy Chia swinging and singing in the car on the way to the ladrang earlier to read blogs...hehehe...Chris sent me the video...Chia is a star!!!

 

Chia swinging in the car!!!!

 

Wanna Be Girls

 

Dear Rinpoche,



Today we have a special performance here at  Kechara Care. The 'wonder girls' from Korea have arrived!They are twisting n swinging away!!

Byran, Ethan, Joe Ang, Eric choong, Peter Ho and Chia are our twisted version of 'wanna be girls'.

Thank you. Margaret

rehearal in progress for Kechara World Peace Centre special performance.....

'Nobody nobody but you.....'

 

Dear Rinpoche,
We are having our 2nd rehearsal of 'wanna be girls' at KC Gallery tonight.

We got shoes and dresses for everyone. Will make them rehearse with the shoes so they will get used to the high heels.Thank you.
Margaret

 

 

'Girls' trying their shoes.

 

Chia waving hello! Very excited with his new shoes! Yes, u got it right! Chia finally found the Imelda Marcos in himself....finally he found himself...hehehe

 

 

 

The Wonder Girls practicing with high heel now. Try to get the feel of it....it's painful! *Ouch!*

 

Kechara is well known for it's wonderful shows and productions in past years. Some of our productions have won prizes and awards in Malaysia. We are not just another dharma centre with goody-goody themes and boring people. We are daring, modern, fun, today and even racy. But we have our limits too....fun and entertainment for everyone is the name of the game!

 

Kechara World Peace Centre is having their first dinner and there is going to be a spectacular show...and these guys are going to shock us with their moves, costumes and gender-bender costumes!!

 

Be prepared for another stunning fun evening with Kechara!!! Be prepared to laugh till you drop!!!

 

Tsem Tulku

 

Kechara World Peace Centre or KWPC: http://www.kechara.com/peace-centre/

  
 
 

Little Britain - The Very Funny Dog

 

I care about my friends, students and people very much. One of the ways I try to bring them some sunshine is by humour. Everyone enjoys humour. I certainly do. I want everyone I know to be happy, growing and healthy in all ways.

 

This is very funny and I've watched it countless times and still laugh when I watch it again.. Please please please enjoy!!!

Laugh, be happy, forgive those that hurt you, stop focussing on yourself, but FOCUS OUT. Go do charity and take care of the needs of others on a consistent basis to heal please. It works!! Meanwhile enjoy this video!! And may no one ever suffer...

Tsem Tulku

 

(Parental Guidance is recommended. The language is very adult)

( No infringements intended. Everything belongs to the owner of this show. I am just sharing with friends for comic relief and not for any commercial purposes)
 

I Love Lucy!--Take three minutes out and laugh!

Take three minutes out to just laugh and take a break. Lucy is timeless!

Everyone works hard and has intense lifestyles. This should give you a great break. I want you to have very good medicine-laughter.

Enjoy!! Click below on the video  and watch!!

Tsem Tulku

 

( No infringements intended. Everything belongs to the owner of this show. I am just sharing with friends for comic relief and not for any commercial purposes)

 

Joan Rivers

It's very hard to make me laugh. Many stand up comedians are good, but it's rare they can get me to laugh very hard. Maybe giggles here and there. I don't deny they are very talented, but I am just not easy to laugh.

But I do like Lily Tomlin, Bette Midler, Divine, Joan Rivers, sometimes Steve Martin, Goldie Hawn, Rosie O'Donnell, Carol Burnett, Phyllis Diller, Ethel Merman and Woody Allen sometimes also. I found a few clips of Joan doing her thing and you have to watch and listen carefully because she is very quick and fast with her comebacks...heehhe..

Please enjoy..I thought to give you some comic relief for the day..

Tsem Tulku

 

 

The Queen of Comedy, Joan Rivers

 

Joan Rivers is Live with Regis and Kelly

A stand-up comedy montage of Joan Rivers (1983 - 84)

Hysterical Joan Rivers monologue from 1982

 

Hope you enjoyed. Let me know which one you found funny.

Ps I watched an intimate interview were Joan Rivers talked from her heart. She is a sensitive, intelligent, competitive, bright and very vulnerable person. I felt for her so much when I watched her. I understood a little more of her.