First up, Chingay

As promised on my other blog, this holds priority. The two days are as follows.

19.2.2010 - 1st day for Chingay parade
2.30pm got lions heads from D&T room. Got up bs and left for Chingay. Jared, Sec 1, part A, NCC cadet was my tail. During rehearsals, he complained back pain and had to switch for head. I became tail. However, it was agreed that he would be my tail for 20.2.2010. After 3 rehearsals, dinner was served in styrofoam boxes. Rice, scrambled eggs w/ sth in it, and chicken. Drank a botlle of water and was rather filled up.

PM Lee came at 'bout 8pm to give opening speech for Chingay Parade. Lions followed behind the floats followed by dragon dance troupe. Went out and did the perfromance. Back ached but managed to recover after a while. Believe me, the back really aches from bending in the 3 rehearsals and the real thing. Guess you just got to get seasoned and used to it.

Went back to school at 'bout 10pm. School gate was left open on teacher-in-charge's request. Got our school bags and were released. Please not 19.2.2010 is a Friday, hence a school day. Obviously, we had to place our bags somewhere. As I left my cellphone in my bag, I had to wait for approx. 20 mins for parents to fetch me. Went to McDonalds with my friends (NCC too. But all previously same sec 2 class w/ a sec 2 female classmate , excpet for me. Quite left out) Ate a Mcflurry. Parents came and fetched me home.


20.2.2010 - 2nd day of Chingay parade
4pm report to school. My partner, Jared wussed out. Didn't keep his part of his promise. Got E.Q. Lim as my tail. At least we were friends (and that I know I can trust him. Last year, I was the only one who trusted him during his pass down of CCA info. In the end, only he and I turned up). Got the lions heads and ate lunch cum early dinner served in the same kind of styrofoam box. Fried rice, scrambled egg and tomato fish. Yum! Drank a bottle of water and felt pretty filled up.

Only positioning for lions was done. Pretty much break till 8pm after that. Played "throw the rocks into a bucket of water". You know how some adults can be. Just because they think they're older, they think they're better. Purposely invade into our rock throwing area. Stangers somemore! Start shouting at us! Curse that group. Pointed the finger and continued to playing throw the bottle of water. Not one touched them and they started shouting again. Hope they die painfully. If you're one of those in the group, reflect on yourselves.

Anyway, 'bout 8pm, a group of (middle-age) ladies asked me how many lions there were. I told them 50. Actually, later I found out while in the head that there was 100 in total, 50 from each school (JSS and BBSS). Still feel a little guilty.... Anyway, president came this time to give the speech. Wished us well. One more thing, right after opening speech on both days, firecracks were lit up. Really loud. On this 2nd day, I had to cover myself with the head. E.Q. squeezed in too. Had to shout in the head although we're so close just to get the message through to each other. Through the performance, I encouraged him (unlike j). When it was done, he recovered way faster than me and continued to flirting with girls (strangers who happen to be there to control human traffic. At least most were pretty decent looking :P Don't get me wrong, I'm not some old geezer).

This time, I brought my cell. Called parents and went home. Passed by McDonalds drive through to get sth to fill my stomach. Bought a McChicken meal. My parents and sister went to eat Japanese food for dinner. And I missed out :(

Just to keep it short, although it's already pretty lenghty, I won't go into specific details like names of people I know who were there, facts of Chingay parade like lenght etc.

In summary, I had a pretty good time there. Good experience it was indeed.

One more thing, Jared still had the face to ask my how Chingay parade went without him on Saturday. Like he's some VIP or what! (Filled with criticism etc.) Thick skin bastard. Wanted to whack him up. In the end, I just pushed him aside and ignored him. Rather not waste energy if he's that thick skin.