Scenes @ Chingay (Part 2)

Giant flags galore...

The traditional costume dancers..

The Marching Band...Boom boom boom.

Happy Drummers on the float...

The Christmas Float...

Santa made his appearance adding to the spirit of Christmas celebration...

Heritage Clock Tower on the move...

The youngest Chingay participant (",)

See you at the next Chingay (",)

The Scenes @ Chingay (Part 1)

These are the photo shots showing Chingay as a beautiful parade of celebration!

Giant flags - the main show at the Chingay...

Clowns brighten up the mood...

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And colorful and brightly lighted floats. This float featured below is the most popular. It has a rocket missile that can be raised. Each time it is raised, it attracts a thunderous applause from the crowd. Those from Penang would know why the rocket is so popular...

In the rocket ship, 2 robots do the dance...

The Bravos! @ Chingay

You can lift the pole with your hands, shoulders or arm, but if you can do it with your head, you will get the applause and cheers from the crowd. The following photos capture the BRAVO! moments at Chingay...

The Opps! @ Chingay

The following photos captures the opps!...

Look! A floating flag pole!!

See! I have magnetic hands...

See how I smash up my face...

Then I smash my face again...

I can do it with my chin...

There's a boy in the mouth of the lion...

My Favorite Miss Pesta...

This is my favorite Miss Pesta...

Miss Pesta

Miss Pesta was the feature of the Chingay... beautiful.

I think these 3 charming ladies were the Miss Pesta 2008, 1st runner up and 2nd runner up.

Chingay 2008

For the first time in many years, Chingay was held on a day other than Christmas Day. Bravo to the new Penang State Government for changing the date at the request of Christians who celebrate Christmas Day and had no chance to join in the fun of Chingay in the past years. This year, it was held on 21 December 2008 and I had the golden opportunity to photoshoot at the Chingay parade.

Armed with my camera, and standing at this spot (Chulia Street) I eagerly awaited the arrival of the Chingay parade.

The police did well in managing the crowd and traffic.

This is my first experience photographing our Malaysian Police. Feels like a CSI photographer huh (",)