The Lamma Ladies - as many have guessed - are very shy. We don't like to boast, or announce our winnings, or engage in any unladylike behaviour of that nature.
Which is why we would like to say "THANK YOU" to Top Deck at the Jumbo for announcing our GOLD MEDALS and FIRST-PLACE CUP that we won at the International Races in Boracay over the May 12-14 weekend!
YES, THAT IS THE WRONG COLOUR! Put down the knife Finn, she's one of ours!
Happy Birthday dear KIM! Happy Boracay-Birthday to you!
As you can see, we were definitely challenged by the gorgeous locals. In fact, we huddled in a tent to save ourselves from comparison. Okay, we didn't - but shit they are amazing.
Wait, wait - we cannot take anymore. You guys are too hot. Come to Hong Kong! COME TO HONG KONG!
Yes, they are all wearing gold medals (that would be the WINNER'S medals to the layman).
Yes, they OUT-PINKED, OUT-PADDLED and are about to OUT-PARTY the ass out of this island.
Yes, this dress is a man-made fabric.
On the cat to Boracay. No, not a kitty-cat. Don't be daft.
Behind that sweet exterior beats the heart of a paddler-killer. Watch your ass.
She's Finnish. Ask Orville. 
Body condoms, brought to you by our weekend typhoon. One of these people isn't sober.
Vat? Zees eez not Brazil! Sheet! Now I have to teach zees pinkies how to party!
Yes. We are famous. What do you see? PINK (on the right. Duh). What did we do all weekend? Out-Pinked, Out-PADDLED and Out-Partied (well, the SeaGods beat us on partying one night...)
Isn't she lovely? And a kick-ass paddler, swimmer, runner....
All subject to the regulated colour-scheme. Manila approved.
Ralph Lauren-approved matching wardrobes. No - really - they are lovely. So co-ordinated! So Pink!
That isn't the Playboy mansion! Ha! You got me!
And when I am crowned queen, the language of Brazil will be Pinklish.
It seemed like a good idea at the time. Can we go home now? Where is that dance party?
I am just getting warmed up. In two hours, my eye-lashes will be even longer.
5 years of secretarial school and all i got was the leading role in that S&M movie about... a secretary. Love the hair.
You only think your boobs are bigger than mine. Look. LOOK!!!
It doesn't get any better than this. LAMMA IN BORACAY 2006.
Still working on making this work!
http://www.fithk.com/client/May72006DeepWaterBayFinal.wmv
Thanks to Lisa's good-man Greg for taking it!
There is far too much to say about the Deepwater Bay races on May 7.
There is far too much left to do.
There is no such thing as too much pink.
Lamma Ladies: Power, Precision & Passion for
Out Pinking, Out Paddling & Out Partying!
Because the Lamma Ladies have far more significant things to do with our time than worry about finances (such as training, out-pinking, and drinking white-wine sodas), our sponsorship arrangements were slow in being realized this year.
No More: The Lamma Ladies are thrilled to announce that our 2006 sponsor is Top Deck at the Jumbo, which is part of the Cafe Deco Group.
Check out their website. It has pretty pictures.
Not only is the food and drink at the Top Deck amazing (Sunday Brunch is not to be missed!), but you get to sit smack-dab in the centre of the Aberdeen Marina; gazing idly at the ice-cream dream vessels of the local 'yachties' and generally feeling more and more spoiled and indolent as you quaff champagne in the sunshine.
Oh it's a tough life, but somebody has to live it.
In truth, the only reason we are telling the general public in this forum is because that is what good teams do for their sponsors. (That and win races, but that remains our goal of the near future!).
Otherwise, we wouldn't tell anyone anything, for fear the place is booked when we want to go.
So visit the Top Deck here:
Top Deck at the Jumbo
Jumbo Kingdom
Shum Wan Pier Drive
Wong Chuk Hang
Aberdeen
HONG KONG
T: +852 2552 3331
Sometimes, on very special festival days, the Lamma Ladies deign to play with the boys; if only to appease the goddess Tin Hau. 
Mind - playing nice with the Lamma men can cause symptons such as nausea, vomiting, face-pulling and the occassional temper tantrum.
Fortunately, the men can often amuse themselves. Note the homoerotic ear nibbling above.
Nathan: "Oh, I got your ear! Mmmmm! Tasty little delicate, scrumptious ear!"
Ellis: "Tee hee!"
Katie, Gina and Arja prepare themselves for the Cover Girl Face of Youth and Beauty competition. Since Katie and Gina didn't get anywhere with the Amazing-Race-Run-by-Morons, we figure that next contract is all sewn up!
They are discussing cold fusion. And relativity. Like: "if my mother and father were related before they got married, am I related to myself?"
Premis A: Splashing indicates good fortune and joy. The wetter you get, the more fortune will smile upon you.
Premis B: Everyone here smells bad and is blaming it on each other.
Premis A: Ooooohhhhh, good fortune!
Premis B: Arrrrgh, next time use soap!
Onwards! Cool alcoholic beverages await! And Steamed Prawns! And a Roast Pig!
What an awesome day on Lamma. Tin Hau be blessed!
Yes, yes: you've heard it here first. Former-captain Katie (wooh wooh!) and her shorter, darker (evil dark!) replacement Captain Gina are entering the Amazing Race Asia! At least, they are sending in their application for the Amazing Race Asia.
Not satisfied with Pinking, Paddling and Partying in Hong Kong and Boracay (though we love to do so), they are trying to take their show on the road, bringing fame, fun and fashion conciousness to Paddlers and Couch-Potatoes everywhere.
For a preview of their video application, click here: You Bitches!
Not only does this fine film represent Katie and Gina at their supernatural best, but it also features a glimpse of the LOVLIEST LAMMA LADIES as they support their captains (new and not-new), through their great team spirit and - ahem - amusing sense of humour.
Left: Blond bombshell Katie. Right: Dark, sneaky Gina.
Gina and Katie for the Amazing Race Asia 2006!
Sunday, March 12 - Lamma Ladies hit Shatin for our first race of the season. Some of us felt that it went well.
Practicing on the river: breathing through your nose is advisable, but commonly forgotten in the heat of the race. This year, nobody spotted any floating dead things. There were a couple of moody looking paddlers on the water though... but not in pink!
There is something that we like very much about this photo. But then, we don't really believe in omens; we believe in self-fulfilling prophesies.
Men in pink are hot. really. we are not lying. even the Scottish ones! (love ya Frazer!).
All of this and medals and trophies too. And what lovely faces! Not a maniac in the crowd. Behold the secret weapon: children with high expectations of their mother! A more potent force in the universe has yet to be discovered.
Well, tofu farts are rather potent, but we try not to think about those.
Lamma Bar Queen (and Dragon) Sharon and the ipod winner "D Barlow"
Yes, Dan Barlow was located as the winner of the Bollywood Bling ipod, and I can honestly say that a few tears were shed by some of the Lamma Ladies who were obviously pining for the new gadget.
The ticket was sold by Ellie - which just goes to show that we are not nearly as corrupt as we would like to be.
Our first race is looming on March 12, and we expect to have our banana-beast boat up and running by the coming weekend.No exceptions girls: everyone in the boats this weekend! We'll be formulating our race crew ideas and in dragon boating, absence (alas) won't make heart grow fonder, stronger, or make your reach longer.
Sun, crystal water and the most pinktastic hosts ever! The Lamma Ladies are headed back to Boracay and already the girls are jumping up and down with excitement.
Invitations were posted today, and we are delighted at the kind shout out from the organizers to the Lamma's finest ambassadors (need we say Hong Kong's Finest? I don't think we do!).
From the Organization Queen Abby:
Ola and greetings from the white sands of boracay!
Dear Friends,
1st of all i would like to thank you for coming to last year's dragon run hosted in Boracay Island. Being it our 1st international competition your participation was more than welcome. your support no doubt was critical to its success :) thank you!
The race has also been a learning experience for us organizers here in the philippines and hope this year we can better the experience :)
We hope you will again honor us with your company this may 11-13 2006. attached is an ivitation to this years race and travel details.
The beach is calling and we would love it if you can join us! We've got more teams on board! New boats all 8 of them! and even crazier parties in store for you!
pls feel free to contact me if you have any questions. see you at the beach!
happy paddling!
PS: special mention to the LAMMA LADIES who have made the event an even more colorful experience for us all :) cheers to the pretty ladies in pink! and hope to see all of you at the beach!
Pinks prepare to party. Only one sun chaise was killed in preparation for this closing-night party
Yes - they are ALL gorgeous; Yes - we loved them
Opening night ceremony
They didn't need any help, but we like to think we influenced the colour scheme a little
Who's that in the lead?!
Lamma's international women of mystery were all out in Bollywood Bling finest on Saturday night for their fundraiser for the so-PINK, so-POWERFUL and so-Pickled ladies dragon boat team.
Party photos courtesy of the woman we think is Karen, on the left. Arja, last seen collapsed on the tender hills of Lamma (here) has reappeared as Finland's finest export - and yes, we count the vodka too.
Dragonettes: Anna, Li, Karen and Michelle 
Selling Deli-Lamma samosa goodness was not enough for the bolly-dancing twin-set. Jo-Jo Dancer and Tina (R&B) jingled through the streets of Yung Shue Wan and somehow those coins around their hips magically multiplied: to the tune of $1,000 worth of jingling. And who said belly dancing wasn't a worthy pursuit?
Yes she squints in photos. No, she's not Shannon Doherty's evil twin. Yes that is a reference to the original cast of 90210. No, I am not apologizing.
There was no answer as to why the chromosone-challenged MCs asked only the BLOND paddlers to enter the kinder-egg contest. We do know Claudia should have mashed kinder-egg goop up their noses though.
She looks so friendly. Who would guess she's the evil queen of the beasts? Have you ever been thumped with a dragon boat drum stick? Don't mess around. Really - this is your first and last warning. Note the appropriate use of the colour chart.
He's no lamma lady. Great Bindi-action however.
For those foolish or directionally-confused enough to miss the great Bollywood Bling Party, well let us just say: you missed some wicked-good prizes.
The official first prize, the Ipod Nano, was sold by MAZZO.
Mazzo, please identify yourself at the information counter: we don't know who you sold the ticket to, and that Ipod Nano is looking might-ee fine to some less scrupulous dragonettes today!
Well, the official first prize, as we said will presumably be a hit whenever we locate the winner.
Trumping that particular bit of machinery, however, was a rather special device designed, patent-owned and operated by one of Lamma's imported sons. Jon Buford very kindly offered to donate one of the first of his Happy Kitty vibrators to the our Bollywood Bling fund raiser. (Do not read the link while at the office. I repeat: Do not read the link at the office.)
What you see here, is a photo of the recipient Ms SP (who shall remain unnamed in the event family members look her up online and discover this to be the lead reference to Ms. SP, thereby disinheriting her from her rightfully-owed 10,000 acres.) cheerfully accepting her prize the day after the Bollywood Bash.
Here is Ms SP's good friend, rather surprised by the directions on the back of the specially-designed certificate that promises full delivery of the Happy Kitty, as well as a 10-year warranty and a package of cleaning wipes.
Some of the previous sentence is not made up.
So with all this Bollywood goodness - is it any surprise that the Lamma Ladies made approximately $10,000 at their fund raiser. And with creative minds like Jon Buford, our incessant references to bosoms and paddles, is it any wonder we're developing a complex about our sexuality?
Out Pink, Out Paddle, Out Party.
Everyday.
