Chingay 2007
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dinoe chingay got sell tix de leh?
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ha nor. i thought they only give the tix to tourist and the locals must squat at roadside to watch.Originally posted by browniebaobao:dinoe chingay got sell tix de leh?
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HOW MUCH IS A TICKET?
Tickets are $45 each for gallery seat.
DO I GET ANY DISCOUNTS?
10% discount for early bookings by 31 January 2007.
PAssion Card members enjoy additional 20% discount on tickets (max 8 tickets) throughout the booking season.
HOW DO I BOOK MY TICKETS?
Buy your tickets now through SISTIC Website - click here to book online, SISTIC Hotline: (65) 6348 5555 and SISTIC Authorised Agents islandwide.
WHAT ELSE SHOULD I KNOW?
Please be seated by 7.00pm for Parade 1 (23 February 2007) and 7.30pm for Parade 2 (24 February 2007).
wah.............$45.................not cheap sia................... -
watch from tv better.. later heavy rain..
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Ahhh,
Dun bother.
See the wayang MPs do hip-hop har? -
no.. see your prime minister dancing in banana costume..Originally posted by Hogzilla:Ahhh,
Dun bother.
See the wayang MPs do hip-hop har? -
my school got participate in the chingay
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go early and find place to mount camera.
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zzzz sian leh.... every year same one....
Only got one year long ago left me more impression only...
when they call the cheerleaders come and lift their legs high high.... then can see everything...
thats the only thing i remembered from chingay, other than the stupid money wasting cars... -
i rather watch raiun's concertOriginally posted by FireIce:HOW MUCH IS A TICKET?
Tickets are $45 each for gallery seat.
DO I GET ANY DISCOUNTS?
10% discount for early bookings by 31 January 2007.
PAssion Card members enjoy additional 20% discount on tickets (max 8 tickets) throughout the booking season.
HOW DO I BOOK MY TICKETS?
Buy your tickets now through SISTIC Website - click here to book online, SISTIC Hotline: (65) 6348 5555 and SISTIC Authorised Agents islandwide.
WHAT ELSE SHOULD I KNOW?
Please be seated by 7.00pm for Parade 1 (23 February 2007) and 7.30pm for Parade 2 (24 February 2007).
wah.............$45.................not cheap sia................... -
now i know wat egg wanna takeOriginally posted by ^tamago^:go early and find place to mount camera. 
Originally posted by metalizechicken:when they call the cheerleaders come and lift their legs high high.... then can see everything... -
SIao. me not going. I shall just watch TV and drink at home. *surely rain de*Originally posted by FireIce:HOW MUCH IS A TICKET?
Tickets are $45 each for gallery seat.
DO I GET ANY DISCOUNTS?
10% discount for early bookings by 31 January 2007.
PAssion Card members enjoy additional 20% discount on tickets (max 8 tickets) throughout the booking season.
HOW DO I BOOK MY TICKETS?
Buy your tickets now through SISTIC Website - click here to book online, SISTIC Hotline: (65) 6348 5555 and SISTIC Authorised Agents islandwide.
WHAT ELSE SHOULD I KNOW?
Please be seated by 7.00pm for Parade 1 (23 February 2007) and 7.30pm for Parade 2 (24 February 2007).
wah.............$45.................not cheap sia................... -
wat the.....Originally posted by FireIce:now i know wat egg wanna take -
so ex...rather watch movies with the $...
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hehehe.. I've always felt "Chingay" is a very misleading name (maybe on purpose..?).. just ask anyone from a strong foreign queer community
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i feel that....chingay is no longer as good as it used to be....
thats just how i feel 
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taken from wiki........
The Chingay Parade is an annual street parade held in Singapore as part of Chinese New Year festivities. The term Chingay itself originated in Southeast Asia, particularly in Penang, Malaysia, which is a phonetic equivalent of the Chinese words "zhuang yi", which means "a decorated miniature stage" or float. Today, the parade has evolved into a massive multi-cultural and international event telecast live on television every year.
History
The Chingay Parade traces its origins to a float decorating competition held in Penang in 1905. This practice of float decoration spread to the rest of Malaya by the 1960s, and eventually became associated with the Chinese New Year.
On 4 February 1973, the first Chingay parade was held in Singapore, partly as a result of the ban on firecrackers a year earlier in 1972 as a result of fire hazards. This ban was viewed unfavourably despite the safety issues involved. Some people felt that the ban would result in a much dampened festival mood for the Chinese New Year period. To address this issue, the People's Association and the Singapore National Pugilistic Association jointly organised a street parade from Jalan Besar to Outram Park featuring the signature floats, acrobatic acts, lion and dragon dances, stilt walkers, and the like, to bring back some cheer to the general public.
The largely Chinese parade became a multi-cultural one from 1977 when Malay and Indian groups started joining in the performances, which was to mark a major precedent in the overall flavour of the parade into one which has become largely multi-cultural in character, despite the continued presence of traditional Chinese acts such as lion dances and stilt walkers till this day.
In 1985, the parade marched down Orchard Road for the first time, a move which was to prevail for much of the parade's subsequent history. Although the change could be attributed to the desire of organisers in bringing it closer to tourists along the major tourist belt and for ease of organisation on a relatively long and straight stretch of road, it also further signified the increasingly desinicized character of the parade. This is further evidenced when in 1987, an international flavour was added to the parade when a group from Japan participated for the first time with their float sponsored by The Straits Times.
The Chingay Parade became an evening-to-night parade in 1990, changing the overall feel of the parade towards one in which lights and pyrotechnics dominate. In 2000, the parade was shifted out of Orchard Road to the Civic District centering at City Hall, an area steep in Singaporean history and culture. Construction works at the City Hall area resulted in the parade marching through the streets of the Chinatown district for the first time. Faced with limited space for spectator stands and a much more complicated and winding route in these locations, however, the parade moved back to Orchard Road in 2004 along with an effort to introduce audience participation and involvement in the traditionally passive parade. Post-parade street parties, for example, have been held for the 2004, 2005 and 2006 editions of the parade. -
crowd control duty.
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Performed in Chingay last year.. hahah, the dragon dance de
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oh..thats what it meant horOriginally posted by FireIce:taken from wiki........
The Chingay Parade is an annual street parade held in Singapore as part of Chinese New Year festivities. The term Chingay itself originated in Southeast Asia, particularly in Penang, Malaysia, which is a phonetic equivalent of the Chinese words "zhuang yi", which means "a decorated miniature stage" or float. Today, the parade has evolved into a massive multi-cultural and international event telecast live on television every year.
i tot its chin-gay or china gay -
eh, no pay $$ can go see?
my fren dancing. big bucks for just standing on float ok. -
wow so expensive.. can "tok" tourists but not us Singaporeans..
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cheerleaders from where ar?
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i tink some of the hip hop dances are from my school