how are you guys doing? sorry for this late post ☹
however, have you all seen this year's chingay? it was awesome!!!!!!
our school brought our whole entire level to the parade!!!!! ((the rehearsal, that is))
but still, you know, the Chingay is something that is unique to us singaporeans. Through every chingay parade, different people are brought together, bonds were formed, although they might not have known each other before hand. It’s where we celebrate the new year through beautiful floats and wonderful dance performances, the confetti thrown at the very last of the performance, the fireworks, the LED lights, capturing our hearts and minds.
and definitely a lot of hardwork and effort has been put in for the success of the Chingay, for example, there were thousands of people participating in the Chingay, with a few hundreds of them doing the same moves for each item. It must have been a tough job, teaching everyone the same dance moves, and ensuring that the least amount of mistakes were made during the parade. It must have also been tedious, taking care of their transport, rest area, dinner etc. Also, there were many different items, one after another, with every item detailed, and close to perfection. It made us admire the tenacity and perseverance of the organiser.
the last performance had left the deepest impression on us as it reflected the theme of the Chingay, Colours of Fabric, One People. There were many colourful cloths hung on cranes with beautiful designs and architecture sewn on them. Furthermore, it was special to River Valley, as one of the cloths were sewn by us. we am thankful to the performers who had put in their time and hard work during the holidays to bring out their best for the celebration. we feel that every individual makes a difference and the chingay can only be a success by uniting and working together. It shows team spirit and every performer would have build friendships over the holidays as they work hard to rehearse for the performance.
there is also another person that's forgotten, and we would like to also give credit to him, who made this concert a success, the emcee. He is responsible for introducing the segments of the parade and has to talk throughout, raising his voice due to the noise from the crowd, which is tough work as the parade lasted for around 2 hours, yet not everyone remembers him as we are too engrossed in the performances and floats. He keeps the atmosphere in the air with his intonation in his speech, his loud voice reverberates around the parade square, allowing us to be informed of what will be coming next. As the parade square is divided into different segments, he has to repeat his speech for the next three or four times as the performers and floats move from one segment to another. He gives his undivided attention to allow the success of this performance, without him, the parade will lack the cherry, bubbly voice that brings the performances to the audience, and that hyped up atmosphere and encouragement that is brought from the audience to the performers.
this chingay experience has given us memories never to be forgotten. The school spirit shown through the cheering of our fellow batchmates and the vigorous shaking of the pompoms brought the audiences together, as we cheered along, giving support to the performers. All in all, we feel that the parade was fantastic and would like to thank the school for giving us the opportunity to have fun and learn to be full of spirit just like all the performers. we are greatly inspired and would like to go again if given a chance.
don't you think it was amazing!!!!!
well, thats all for today, see you soon!
xoxo ♡
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