Chinese (Lunar) New Year Fever in MGSS

One of the best times of the year for the Chinese community is the Spring Festival (Lunar New Year). This year, we bid farewell to the Rat year and instead, welcome the Ox.

The MGSS community celebrated the Lunar New Year on Friday 23 Jan 2009 with much gusto and cheer. The Chairman of the School Board of Governors, Ar. Kua Chong Beng launched the celebration which culminated in a traditional Chinese costume fashion show. The show took us on a walk down memory lane, starting from costumes of the Tang Dynasty, Qing Dynasty, Republic (Sun Yat Sen) era and finally transporting the audience to modern Malaysia.

Pictures from the top:
1. The MCs, dancers and traditional costume models posing together. On the extreme right is Mdm. Chung Kia Wah (more popularly known as Mrs. Wong aka "Roti Wong") who has been my close partner in producing school dance performances. This time around, we worked hand in hand to come up with a Chinese Peranakan (Baba Nyonya) dance.

2. Our Chinese Peranakan dancers (from left): Joanne, Huai Lin and Minali.

3. A section of the Chinese Language students from various forms entertained us with Chinese New Year songs.

4. (From left): Yun Qi and Huai Lin performing a duet.

5. The very capable masters of ceremonies (from left): Kathleen and Noelle.

For me, the celebration was a good way to awaken the Chinese New Year mood in me, which had otherwise been lying dormant due to the endless work demands. After that morning, it was "Gong xi fa cai" and "Happy holidays" all the way for me!