Showing posts with label Chingay Parade. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chingay Parade. Show all posts

Joining MDIS At Chingay 2018

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Hi Huneybees,


We caught Chingay 2018 live during the Lunar New Year period and it was very memorable, because not only did I catch the performance, I even got the chance to go "backstage" to speak with the (Management Development Management Development Institute of Singapore) MDIS performing team!


I'd like to share a little teaser of what MDIS had performed at the parade before you are able to catch the delayed telecast tonight (4 March 2018) on Channel 8 from 7pm to 9pm.



In the spirit of Chingay, MDIS ensembled over 60 international students from across 10 countries, bringing people of different age, different race and cultures together to celebrate with the nation. Dressed in sporty holographic costumes with red and white as MDIS 's branding colour, the current students, alumni, and staff of MDIS; did a hip-hop inspired dance performance to the beat of Gloria Estefan’s hit single, Congo. The audience in their party mood also danced along to the beat with the clappers received at the event. 


Being the 4th year of participation for MDIS and with the theme “Future of Education” in mind, they came up with a special highlight for their contingent's performance this year.  Conceptualised, designed, and fabricated entirely in-house using new industry-standard 3D printers at the MDIS School of Engineering, measuring 3m in width and length, and 1.7m in height; comes a life-sized ‘flying car’!

Equipped with rotating propellers along its ‘wings’ reflects the students’ vision on the future of mobility. This project took over 100 man-hours to conceptualize and fabricate, by a team of nine students from the MDIS School of Engineering and seven MDIS staff members. 


“The MDIS contingent of international and local students is always excited to initiate, prepare for, and introduce new elements to the Chingay parade. Such events allow our students to shine; to truly show their talent and creativity, from leading the conceptualisation of the ‘flying car’ to choreographing and teaching the contingent to dance. We are certainly proud of how they develop through their course of study at MDIS and of all their achievements." --- Ms Jesline Wong, Senior Director of Communications of MDIS


As like every year, other than the MDIS contingent, there are also much more performers from Singapore sectors as well as friends from other countries like Indonesia, South Korea, Japan, etc.




Look out for the vibrant floats, dancing dragons, lions and parading performers as they come together for this largest street performance and float parade in Asia! The night ended with a spectacular showcase of fireworks, be sure to tune in to Chingay 2018 tonight!


Dab ~ Got caught dancing along...

For more information on Chingasy 2018, go to https://www.chingay.org.sg/ and more on MDIS and the courses they offer, please visit www.mdis.edu.sg.





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A January Sneak Peek Of Chingay Parade 2016 At The Pedestrian Night On Orchard Road

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Hi Huneybees,


This is my first blog post of 2016 and I really hope that all my Huneybees have had a great start to the new year as much as I did!

Kicking start to 2016, as the first major event on the new calendar year, was the return of the Orchard Road Pedestrian Night on 2nd January 2016.
 

The spill over effect of the last long weekend of 2015 coupled with Chinese Lunar New Year of Monkey,  which was just slightly more than a month away, created an ideal catalyst to turn on many families' BBB (Buy-Buy-Buy) mode.



To capitalize on this double festive mood of Post-Christmas and Pre-CNY (Chinese New Year), Orchard Road Business Association (ORBA) tailored this January's theme around the major National festival with a local flavor by introducing Chingay 2016 Meet-and-Greet.


This was certainly a great opportunity for the public to have a first glimpse of this year Chingay Parade, which was themed "Lights of Legacy, Brighter Singapore" 《智慧灯海,璀璨新加坡》 to mark the first years of Singapore's next 50.




Obviously this also presented a golden opportunity for the public to have pictures taken with the performers who were beautifully dressed as per the actual parade happening on 19th & 20th February.


Other activities happened at the Pedestrian Night on the famous shopping belt of Singapore, which was closed partially off vehicular traffic between 6pm and 11pm that evening, included:

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• Stage performances presented by HAG featuring local drummer Brandon Khoo, acapella group MICapella, winners of the 16th Asia Pacific Dance Competition, Max and Chloe of Skin and Bones and the popular speed-painter Vilas Naik from India.

Energetic performance by local drummer Brandon Khoo really got the crowd warmed up for the evening

Despite the great festive atmosphere, I did have the strange feeling walking down Orchard Road underneath the Christmas Street Lighting with most, if not all, facade of Shopping Malls already transformed and decorated in stunning red and gold CNY theme. Guess this was an fine example of how super efficient Singapore really is in terms of getting things done!


Have a GREAT 2016!



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Chingay 2012

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Hi Huneybees,


Have you guys got the Chingay 2012 on TV last week? I got the honours of watching it live! In fact, I used to watch it live when the Chingay used to be on the streets of Orchard Road. I remember my parents would make us have dinner super early and we would drive down to Orchard Road and find a lamp post that has the best view for us to gather around and watch the Parade.

Daddy would always be the best, letting me sit on his shoulders so that I could get a better view of the parading floats that would 'drive' down Orchard Road. Those were the days ~ 

But in the recent years, Chingay has changed locations and this year, the organizers have created a 360 metrs waterway for the performers to walk in.


Chingay 2012 is centered on the theme of "Love, Care and Kindness Everywhere", on a colourful celebration of love in all its guises, flowing with passion, romance, harmony and community spirit as they marked their 40th year anniversary.

A dazzling extravaganza of colours and cultural diversity, Chingay Parade Singapore is known for its resplendent floats and multi-cultural local and international performances that are an insight to our festive traditions and delight the hearts of many Singaporeans and tourists.
The word Chingay is from the Hokkien dialect, of which the Mandarin equivalent is Zhuang Yi (??), meaning "the art of masquerade". The festival began as a neighbourhood parade with only Chinese elements in 1973. Today, the Chingay Parade has evolved to be the grandest street and floats parade in Asia, showcasing the rich, vibrant multi-culturalism of Singapore and exciting cultures all over the world. To all Singaporeans, the next Chingay Parade is a parade of our people, our dreams and our pride!  

This year is the Dragon Year and they have brought back the Singapore's first pair of 88 metre long dragons-in-the-sky (飞龙在天) and it was amazing to see the strong men pulling the dragons from below against the strong wind. Amazing and spectacular piece of performance!




Performers made a splashing and spectacular stunts and exhilarating acts with water. Below are some of the photos I have taken on that day. I still have more photos to come, but camera's with hubby (on his overseas trip), I will definitely post more when he comes back. :)


Hosts: Jamine Lai, Gurmit Singh, Michelle Chong.

























The Straw Dragon.
That had incense sticks all over the body.
















A special thanks to Nuffnang and Deal.com.sg for the ticket to Chingay 2012!


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