Our Chingay presentation slides :D

Qianhui's chingay reflection

A few weeks ago, me and my batch mates went for chingay 2014. Before going for the chingay, me and my friends were a bit reluctant as we thought it was just "wasting" one day of our weekend. However we were pleasantly shocked when we went there and realised how enthusiastic everyone were. We were seated quickly and I was happy that our seats were at the middle. I rummaged through the provided goodie bags and really liked the different things in it, for example a scarf, Pom Pom and many other interesting stuff. With that, the chingay started. There were so many people performing that I was thinking if how long did the preparations take. I am very very touched at their undying passion and hardwork. But I was more surprised when there were different races dancing to one of a particular race. For example Indians, Malays and Caucasians dancing to Chinese dance and vice versa. There were also some elderly people dancing to trendy music! This told me how united we all are, regardless or race, age or religion. I am very thankful for the chance to go to this event and I would surely want to go if there was such a chance like this again in the future.

Jingyan's Chingay reflection

When our teacher announced the chingay trip, i thought that it would be really boring and going there would be wasting my time. However, after going there, i realised i was wrong

When we reached there, we were told to seat down at a height, which means that the view was good. On the seat there was goodie bags, inside it there was a lot of stuff, including a scarf which said "one people" and a pom pom. As the performance started, diffrent people of different races were doing different dances. I was really amazed at their synergy. It showed that people of different races could work together perfectly and you do not have to be a Chinese to do Chinese dance, which showed that all races are free and have no restriction, after seeing Indians and Malays doing Chinese dance. After that, lots of big floats passed by and there was a lot of performers, doing different stuff, there are even firecrackers! It was my first time hearing it. Everything was so exciting, i cheered on and on. There was even amazing fireworks.

In conclusion, even though it was a tiring trip, i learnt a lot and the fun was well worth.

Amelia's Chingay Reflection

Last month, we attended the Chingay Rehearsal Parade, also known as 妆艺大游行 in Chinese. This is my first time going and I was really impressed. We had to assemble in school at around 4.30pm and had early dinner at school. Then we took a bus to our destination. I had a lot of fun and felt that it was very interesting. The  parade was filled with colors, music and fun. It was something that I have not experienced before. This Parade also showed the different ciltures and showed that Singapore is a very multi-racial country. People of different races were performing for one dance, one performance. It also showed that Singaporean are very untied and work as one. I also cheered a lot during the performances. I was glad that I went for this Parade. It is really interesting and I hope that we would be able to go again next year. 

Xuan Ying's Chingay reflection

Last month, the whole year 2 cohort went to watch the Chingay rehearsal parade. I initially thought that the Chingay parade was just us standing on the streets and floats decorated beautifully would drive past us. However, I was wrong. 

It was my first time going to a Chingay parade and I enjoyed myself thoroughly. From taking pictures to cheering, I had a lot of fun. I liked the performances and I saw that when the performers were performing, they had bright smiles on their faces and I felt that they really enjoyed what they were doing. Also, I spotted some people of other races performing for a performance about a specific race. It reminded me that Singapore is a multiracial society and I am glad that all the races work together as one. What left me the deepest impression was that I saw so many performers performing together for Chingay because it shows us that they are all united as one. The floats were also beautifully decorated and I felt grateful for the hardwork that people put in to build the floats. During the parade, we also cheered very loudly. We were shaking our pompoms and shouting at the top of our lungs. I felt very proud. The Chingay parade was truly an eye-opener, a very meaningful and fulfilling event and I am glad that we had this chance to go. 

An Qi's Chingay reflection

Last month, we went for a Chingay rehearsal parade. We came to school to have an early dinner before setting off for our destination. On the bus, I thought that Chingay would be a very boring parade where we just sit there and look at people with different costume dancing or walking pass us. I even thought that I was there just to complete this project. However, when we reached, I realised I was terribly wrong. My friends around me was actually enjoying the atmosphere and they were taking the pom-poms and shaking them around. Upon seeing that, I slowly understand that we were here not to finish this project but to be proud that we are there, and being part of the parade and all the Singaporeans with different background come together to enjoy this parade. I also had friends performing and I was so excited to see them there and I was so proud to be their friend. During the whole time, although I wasn't crazily shaking the pom-poms, I feel like we should really slow down what we are doing and start looking at things around us and be sensitive with our friends or the environment around us. Going to this excursion trip really make me think about a lot of things and I am really happy to be able to attend the parade and be part of it. On the way back to school, I was really tired but I enjoyed this fruitful day and I think all of the tiredness was worth it.

YiKi's Chingay reflection :)

On 25 January, we went on a trip to watch the Chingay celebrations. Chingay is an annual street parade held in Singapore as part of the lunar New Year celebrations. The term "Chingay" is derived from the Chinese term 妆艺(zhuangyi), meaning the "the art of masquerading".

This year's Chinagay theme is: "Colours of Fabric, One People, 布海同心." We observed people carrying poles attached to fabrics, waving in the wind and fascinating  floats like the floats of the different religions, clubs and community. This trip was most memorable for its celebrative atmosphere when it reached its climax.The crowd were cheering at the top of their lungs, taking infinite photos while the performers were trying their best to perfect their performance. The performances like lion dance and ballet awed the audience. There were many performers, ranging from young children to the elderlies who were present. Just imagine over hundreds of ballet dancers performing in front of you! The feeling was indescribable. With cheering and singing, the parade ended with the knitted flags hanging in the air and confetti flying all over the place. One of the flags was knitted by our school's students! I am glad that I went to this trip and I enjoyed it very much.

Jing Yan's colour,symbol,image for Chinese New Year

Colour : Red
Red stands for properity, wealth and luck. Many of the chinese new year decorations are all red, because they want us to suceed in life.

Symbol : 2 oranges
Traditionally, every year we exchange 2 oranges with our elders for ang paos. The oranges probably mean good luck for them too.

Image : 鱼生
在新年除夕的团圆饭我们通常捞鱼生。鱼生有不同的菜， 比如鱼代表年年有余，发菜代表我们要发财。所以捞鱼生对我们有很大的意义。
During the eve of chinese new year, we normally eat yusheng. Inside yusheng there are many ingredients with diffrent meaning, like fish stands for 年年有余(a chinese idiom which means to have good luck every year), 发菜（a kind of vegetable) stands for prosperity. Thats why eating yusheng is important for us.

JingYan's reflection

Over the past 3 CID lesson, I learnt a lot of new things. Firstly, never judge a book by its cover. In other countries, there might be pitiful people but the truth is that they might be manipulated by other profit organisations. Secondly, we need to work as a team. When we work as a team, we can get things done faster as we have more brains to think and work. If not, we will lose out as we are slow. Thirdly, I also leanrt that we need to take good pictures for better meaning. A picture speaks a thousand words