...and now for the MAIN EVENT

A tang ki, or spirit medium, cleanses a pair of swords with water from his mouth before cutting himself with it:



Last night was the birthday of Kuan Yin, the Chinese goddess of mercy, and the night before that was the birthday of another Chinese deity, the uncle of the Jade Emperor. These are enough reasons for the Taoist gods to come down to earth (or come up from you-know-where) to hang with us mortals. When this happens, it is the body of tang ki that they possess. This dude you see here was in a trance. Check out his head - it's bleeding. And he is standing on a bridge made of sword blades. Cool eh?

Yup, this happened right outside my window, just a few meters from a live POP CONCERT. I kid you not!