Chingay parade 2007

Yesterday I went to Orchard road for watching Chingay parade. The parade is held every year to celebrate Chinese New Year. I arrived at the location around 6 pm. It was starting to be crowded at there. All of the officers correlated to that event were busy for the preparation. Every spot was looked colorful with chingay accessories. I walked along the way to find a place which wasn’t so crowded, so I could watch the parade comfortably. Actually there were 3 kinds of place where we can watch it : stage (the best view, need to pay S$45), half lane (sit on road border, free but need to register first) and outside the road. Because I didn’t want to pay and haven’t registered, no choice I was only able to watch it outside the road. I watched nearby second stage in front of The Heeren. The reason I chose it because the Chingay participant will perform in front of the stage.

After waiting almost 1 hour, the parade was started. In the stage nearby my location it was opened by hip hop dance and followed by belly dance. And then after 2 – 3 participants, President Nathan, the most important person on that event passed the stage. In the same vehicle with President Nathan there was Gurmit Singh (Phua Chu Kang actor). They got many applauses from the audiences. Globally all of the participants are attractive, like women in ball (still wonder how they can breath inside the ball), fake thailand elephant, dragon dance and of course there are many gorgeous girls in the parade. I took some of participant photos and you can see in here Chingay Photos. If you have friend or parent who is visiting Singapore for vacation at that time, I think paying S$45 is worth it for the stage. Remember no one can steal your experience