Joy Gathering: Chinese New Year Celebration (Our Actual Day)

Time really flies. This is the 2nd time that we celebrated CNY @ the new home. Fortunately, Heaven was on our side for not raining. Otherwise, the elderly would have to celebrate CNY with the leaking rooftop. Volunteers would have to walk different ways to escape from the rain. Does this remind us of the old home when we have to walk different ways to escape the leaking rooftop once it rains? :)

CNY - is a festival that both elderly and volunteers had been looking forward to. This is the time when volunteers will brainstorm for ideas for games, performances and celebrations. The organising committee lead by Yean Choo had started planning and shooting "arrows" months ago. We thank the committee for the big success of the celebration. Last but not least, we would like to express thanks to the performers and the volunteers. Without you, the elderly would not be able to enjoy so much.

Here goes the celebration.....

Things were going very smoothly with the "factory production" line going on for the stuff to be shredded and cut- from big radish to the small ginger for the Loi Hei (Some of us "arrived" as early as 11.30am to prepare)

After that, volunteers take a short break by helping ourselves to the balance of the buffet lunch proudly sponsored by Wee Guan Construction Pte Ltd. Their staff had arrived as early as 8am to do spring cleaning for the elderly. Thanks to them for cleaning up the place for elderly. In addition to food and their "sweat" our residents were also treated with games, singing performances and Ang Pows. Their singers were young, pretty and fantastic.

After lunch, more help arrived, glad that all on time. Good Job every1.

Our archery lady (YC) distribute the work to be done out to all of us such as, to prepare for the games, wrap the prizes, prepare for the backdrop, some went back to kitchen to prepare the other ingredients for the Loi Hei and some of course busy rehearsing for their performances.

Here are the final product of the Loi Hei.. Look professional, right? Yeah you name it got colors and taste okie...haha..

Catch "The Birdies (Hip-hop)" in their short video clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTcZhzMzShg

Not forgetting our Lion Dance Troop. Great thanks to Tommy for his kindness to our CNY celebration. They had been doing this for few years. Also, they are the ones who came and did the lion dance on our shifting day. Remember??