I remember saying I miss Chingay when it ended last year and how time flies! It’s full-dress rehearsal again! But that also means Chingay is coming to an end again! D:
I felt that this year’s Chingay journey is pretty short though; we only had 3-4 practices and it’s already the full-dress rehearsal! I had not even gotten the steps right!!! So I decided to practise at 1am plus the previous night along with the video!
It wasn’t a waste of effort burning the midnight oil because I am much much more familiarised with the steps now! So much that I couldn’t stop dancing along when the other groups are practising! Hahaha!
Collected our shoes first because this year we gonna dance in the water!!! Excited but the shoes look kinda ugly; reminds me of Crocs, which I hate =/
Practised for quite a few rounds and during one which I started coughing halfway and just couldn’t stop! I did not wanna walk out of the group all of a sudden either, so I continued dancing while coughing non-stop and having everyone stare at my teary eyes! x.x
Almost died coughing, seriously! And I was praying that it will not happen again during actual performance later or even during the actual day or preview!!!
Anyhow, I could see that many people are still not familiarised with the steps…
Feeling a little worried and disappointed because I was hoping we could all put up a good show!
Especially after Reiko explained to me the meaning of the lyrics and why they probably chose this song after the March earthquake, the more I wanna do my best as a form of moral support for Japan! (:
Done with practices and it’s time to dress up!!!
I mentioned that our costumes are basically the same as last year except for the colour and the props! In fact, it’s actually our last year’s costume being flipped over =O
But I don’t mind because I kinda love the costume! Though purple is more vibrant~
Just that the ribbon is really difficult to tie!!! Xiao Qian and I were trying our best to help each other get the ribbon as pretty as possible; not bad right? Hehe.
Done with our headbands too! Which was the next challenge for me =/
Fully-dressed! (((((((:
Comparison of last year and this year! Much difference???
On the way to F1 pit! *excited!!!*
With my partner of the year! ❤
Why you bleah me D:
I like our props for this year! It’s actually wooden stick inside which we can use to dance along with the music instead of clapping our hands till red! Haha!
Reached the waiting area and was greeted by many colourful floats! 
Why not bee x.x
Hanging around because we know performance will not start so soon~
Luckily we are smart enough not to reach to early…haha!
But Clarence is gonna disagree and say those groups that came earlier (TO WAIT) are being more committed -.- He couldn’t stop criticising us (JAS) once I found Lyn and him at the assembly area! Zzzz.
Saw many other NDP people there as well, including Uncle Tan (the leader who always helps me to keep my handphone during practice)! They are all helping out for Chingay and it’s so good to see everyone again!!! (((:
And here is the water area that we will be performing at!!!
Cla said that our group is lack of discipline because once we reach, the kids ran to play in the water…haha! But I believe that is just getting used to the environment and experiencing what it will be like later on 
Excited to try dancing in the water!!!
Spotted 财神爷 and baluku man! 我要发财了吗？=O
Went back to the waiting area to take a look at what’s going on and everyone was already having dinner!
Sadly, it’s dinner provided by PA and not JASx.x
いただきます！
Hungry girl turned happy girl! Haha!
Waiting around before the performance finally commenced at 8+ pm!
Getting ready for our turn to perform because we are in the third segment!
Our float!!! So prettyyyyyy~! ((:
Though this swan one is beautiful too, I still like our float more!
With my darling Ah Lyn~!
It’s so good to see her there even though we are not performing together! Moreover, thanks to her, I have someone to help me carry my bag while I perform! Hehe!
Finally our turn to perform and I screamed like a mad woman as I ran into the water! Half high and half because the water is cold!!! LOL!
It turned out that it was kinda difficult to dance in the water because there is resistance in your leg movements! And most of the time we have to keep running to catch up with the group and we ended up wetting our costumes, or rather, our butts =/
It was still kinda fun though and we had to dance a total of 5 times! There wasn’t really any audience for the full-dress rehearsals, but there were still people from the public standing around to watch us; so many cameras to pose to! xD
The only disappointment is the music! It was fighting with other groups’ again and by the time we hear it at the various points where we are supposed to dance, it’s always already at the chorus! All 5 times I would say!!!
Even at the starting point, we did not even know that it has started! We could not even hear the music and could only follow those in front (they are nearer to the speaker)… The beats were all screwed up as a result! D:
Sweated like crazy and despite of the wet butts as well, I believe everyone had enjoyed themselves! So I’m still looking forward to the next practice, which is gonna be after Chinese New Year! Boohoo~
Left from the end point while Xiao Qian took the shuttle bus back along with the others~ Felt kinda awkward to be walking around in my costume and I was contemplating if I should just hide in Flyers washroom till Lyn finishes! LOL.
Luckily I managed to find a way to sneak back into the waiting area and reunite with her! xD
Changed but still damn stickyyyyyyyy!
Stayed there to chit-chat with the others and luckily I did not wait in the washroom, because it would be a longggg wait! Everyone was obviously worn out after a whole day of work and I’m glad that I’m the performer and not the helper…hehe.
They even wanted to have another round of finale when it was already 10 plus! Luckily it was cancelled eventually and they finally ended off with a debrief!
Supposed to eat ice balls with Lyn and Cla like our “olden NDP days” but the stall was already closed by then…sigh! Then I suggested going for custard buns and Lyn’s eyes brightened up immediately! LOLOL.
Thank goodness Cla is usually not so kay gao about having to drive or where to eat and so on, as long as we girls are happy, so we brought him to Swee Choon for dim sums! I was like, “Yay! 没有白等你们！” Happy girl~! xD
But of course knowing that he will always wanna foot the bill and also knowing that he dotes on us too much to risk our safety, we threatened that if he doesn’t accept our treat, we gonna walk through the scary Mustafa area to go home on our own~~~ Hahaha!
Was kinda hungry after performing and I did not bother to take any picture of the food! But we did not order much, just mainly custard bunsssss and xiao long bao! But it was good enough to satisfy us! Lyn even gave a 幸福 face after eating the xiao long bao! LOL! Why so cute one?!
We even bought frozen custard buns back so that we can steam and enjoy it at home! Thanks to Zee for telling, or rather, exclaiming to me that Swee Choon actually sell that too! Hahaha!
Custard Bun is LOVE~!
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