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success and he was asked to give another presentation the following day followed by a critique of the stone display the next day.
A new talent contest was also held on the rst day with participants working on sandpaper gs.
In the evening we attended the welcome dinner and were treated to entertainment including dancing by the Mumbai bonsai ladies who were great, some fabulous music and a very talented solo dancer. Many awards were presented by Jiro Fukuda, WBFF Chairman, assisted by myself.
Day Two:
We saw demonstrations by Nguyen Thanh Tam from Vietnam, who created created a rock arrangement incorporating Streblus asper. Tony Bebb from Australia worked on a large Ficus jacquinifolia. Walter Liew worked on a Podocarpus microphylla he had brought with him from Hawaii, creating a very sinuous collapsible trunk. Naemi Iwasaki Vice President of WBFF, from Japan, made several Kusamono arrangements using local plant material
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