8th Thailand Cat Show
Bangkok…. here I come!! This was my next destination 1 week after the Singapore show. I was really excited since I had never been to Bangkok and spending 3D2N (although not long), I had spent the time there to the fullest. Nice food (especially the porks!!) and inexpensive beer (mind you since it costs 2-3 times more in Malaysia).
Anyway, CFCT short for Cat Fanciers Club of Thailand had hold a 4-ring All Breed CFA show at Bangkapi in the heart of Bangkok. The judges were Mr. Darrell Newkirk, Mr. Robert Zenda, Ms. Carla Bizzell and Ms. Wakako Nagayama and yes, I clerk in this show as well.
Special thanks to Mr. Surat to give me the oppurtunity to clerk in this show and I was under Ms. Wakako Nagayama guidance. Many had said that clerking under Waka-san is challenging and I admitted that at first but the secret of being a ring clerk is that you are suppose to work according to the judge’s needs and rhythm and not the other way around. I was there, as a ring clerk is not for the purpose of marking the flats / ribbons awarded by the judge and signing off the judges’ sheet but to make sure everything revolves in the judging ring is in order and everything went smoothly.
I certainly learned a lot when I clerk for Waka-san and she had never refuse to answer any of my queries and also gave her opinions on how to be an effective ring clerk. I asked her whether she would be interested to come back again to Malaysia to judge and she gave me a grin. Knowing the fact that Waka-san was ‘ditched’ after her judging contract was ‘conveniently’ voided by a club, I assured her that I am speaking to her on a personal level basis and not representing any clubs and she replied she will think about it. (Arigato gozaimasu, Waka-san!!)
Above: Benching area
Above: The crowd taking picture of a young Maine Coon
Above: The Thailand Prime Minister officiating the show
In the end, I had finally finished all of my clerking assignments as required by CFA and hopefully I will be a certified license CFA Ring Clerk soon. Hooray……
