Chingay 2005
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So what do you guys and gals think of the chingay this year? To be honest, I am rather disappointed by the floats. Although it is the largest number of floats ever showcased, some of the floats are hideous "floating" objects adorned with BIG sponsor logos. No theme...just a rojak of motifs with light-boxes splashed with logos. Worse still, some have badly-dressed "models" who just stand on the floats like robots that wave their mechanical arms.
Soooooo commercialised, and a BIG "rojak".
However, I must say the costumes for some segments are quite nice, but the ugly floats often spoils the whole performing contingent. No westerners came to perform this year as well...I think the organisers are making it into an Asian affair.
An "Asian" affair that has samba dancers, turkey belly dancers, and Venice-inspired masks. I think the organisers are confused. To get the biggest number of floats ever, and to make it a "grand" affair, they probably just ask..."Any company that can fork out XX,XXX dollars can have a float of their own...complete with cardboard Fann Wong, Zoe Tay and Kym Ng."
Wahaha!
I pity the cleaners that need to clean up the massive mess after the parade. They might as well have the road cleaners and vehicles form the last contingent of Chingay.
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OK la...I think tis yr chingay was qyuite ok...but really got a lot of floats(me like to call dem cars wif a lots of lights aka hua che) Think got ard 30 of dem...
Me n my gal was sitting on e slope grass patch oppsite Hotel Meridien...can catch quite a gd view....sitting down there relax while watchin hua che goes by us....
But those ppl wif costume make a detour b4 hotel meridien...so did'nt manage to catch dem.....Whaa...got a lot of pretty nice hua che althoug sum CMI like Newmoon ablone one, etc...
Den we walk towards cinelesiure, saw Wu long...(i think abt 2-3story high, still can @@ a bit of yan hua!!
Overall, experience...quite nice, but jus duuno e timetable sheet, dunno who performance wad?....
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Whats the purpose of organising chingay? Really lame n stupid.
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it is a move to try to attract more tourist to SingaporeOriginally posted by Ogbunwezeh:Whats the purpose of organising chingay? Really lame n stupid. -
yeah.. i agreed with you too.. i told my bf chingays is jus after he went back, so too bad we cant go and he reply me..i dont wan to go too.. izzit that for gay onlyOriginally posted by stupidissmart:just a silly silly dumb comment..
should we change the name of the chingay parade ? I know... some westerner rudely call chinese "chinks" and "gay" just mean homosexual. SO the combine name of chingays sound like chinese gay or something... Oh well... -
After all chingay still not happening enuf compare to the rio de janeiro sambal festival Brazil