Vietnam International bonsai show

Hi IBC!

Just got back home from 1 week bonsai trip to Vietnam. Good country, good bonsai and warm people!
Here are the photo reports.

The venue, with the 3 masters and the (mister) me .  










more ( I mean a lot more) pictures later.

regards,
jun:)

Good to know you are home Jun, I am just home as well. Are you still sober after the parties..? 

It was a great time with those great people, and specifically our demo collaboration.
I didn't take many photos of the bonsai in display, so maybe you can post them to share...

Thanks Robert.

Yes, home already and sober now. I got so drunk in the last night. Very warm people in Vietnam.

I'll post the pictures of the event and trees. and I also enjoy the demo work with you,,, It's like Like Batman and Robin hehehe!



Robert- "Robin, What the heck! this is not a pine tree, let's hack it down"


Jun- "Holly Molly Batman, you're right! Let's get it on!(few minutes later)...Now it's more like tropical tree, and I can see thru the open branches"



Looking down for more "Ryuga gadgets" the dynamic duo continue to battle with the fearsome tree... 





Before...
The owner, we asked him to sign a waiver...hehehe.





After......now where is that owner, we can't find him anymore....hehehe!!!


regards,
jun

Some photos and trees....

oops!


one of the display areas, medium sizes and small are here,,,

Wow, these trees on the steps are beasts!

Looking forward to (way) more pics!

This is the close up angle...



...and this is our vision...



The owner was brave enough to let us do it... 

When we said any material can be turned into nice bonsai, the organizer challenged us with this...

I will not allow myself to suffer from style/beauty envy.
I will not allow myself to suffer from style/beauty envy.
I will not allow myself to suffer from style/beauty envy.
I will not allow myself to suffer from style/beauty envy.
I will not allow myself to suffer from style/beauty envy.
I will not allow myself to suffer from style/beauty envy.
I will not allow myself to suffer from style/beauty envy.
I will not allow myself to suffer from style/beauty envy.
I will not allow myself to suffer from style/beauty envy.
      

     
you know who [ too ashamed to put my name.]

I can't believe the size of the trees on the steps to the entrance...

Robert Steven wrote:When we said any material can be turned into nice bonsai, the organizer challenged us with this...

What happened then? 

Then this...



















regards,
jun  

Wow!

We could only do the global composition, still long way to go to obtain the details. However, if the owner can continue to work on ideal ramification structure, this will be a nice rafting style.

Marco Giai-Coletti wrote:I can't believe the size of the trees on the steps to the entrance...

My thoughts exactly...holy cow!
Also, the batman/robin thing was very entertaining.

Desmodium, Small.


Desmodium on the left, forgot the one on the right



Wrigthia on the left, don't know the other one on the right


Wrigthia left, ixora right

Wrightias

desmodium mini







Wrigthia

The judges, we are not fighting just happily deliberating    .:  2 Japanese- Mr Tanaka-san and Mr. Kenji-san, 2 Indonesian- Robert Steven and Lukman Hakim, 1 Taiwanese (forgot how to spell the name), 1 Malaysian- Yong Yap Chong, 1 Filipino- Jun Llaga........and that's the security guy in the background...

Hi Jun and Robert
Glad to know you were home safety.
Thanks again for your enthusiasms
Hopefully to see you in Indonesia next year.
Brgds/Qui

Hi Qui,

Thank you for your warm hospitality and all the efford...everything were just perfect !
Hope to meet you again in November in Dong Nai.

Jun, his name is Yen Zi-Jing.

Will you post the winners? 
Those huge trees in the front of the venue are amazing. Are they part of a national collection?

Robert Steven wrote:Hi Qui,

Thank you for your warm hospitality and all the efford...everything were just perfect !
Hope to meet you again in November in Dong Nai.

Jun, his name is Yen Zi-Jing.

thanks Robert. I know how to say his name but if I spell it, it's not even near.. 

Qui,
thanks my friend. and thanks for the ride to the airport. I hope to see you soon.

regards to our brothers there,
jun  

Todd Ellis wrote:Will you post the winners? 
Those huge trees in the front of the venue are amazing. Are they part of a national collection?

have patience my friend, we'll get there. hehe.

but, I realized when I was in the plane back home,,,i forgot to take photos of the individual trees outside. but maybe Qui or Robert have some individual pictures.

they are part of the competing trees in the large category. and owned by private people.

regards,
jun:) 

Thanks Jun