Xmas Parade

Today @ 6:30 pm @ jubilee ground.. My church - Trinity Methodist Church and many other churches went for a walk around town. We call it a parade but yeah it's mostly just walking around town holding candles and carolling. Soo.. lotsa churches participated, and the estimated number was around.. 3000 people. Yeapz, THREE THOUSAND. That's quite a large number.

So, walk started by normal singing and candle lighting.. Constant christmas wishes and greetings were said along the way. And also.. how do you suppose that 3000 people just waltz their way around town? Believe it or not, the police were in such a xmassy mood that they helped us with some personal roadblocks!! Wow.. First time in kuching history that such a big thing was held by churches and aided by the police summore. Not bad ey? Hahaha..

Throughout the walk.. Several self-made "floats" were found bobbing up and down among the sea of people. Some were extravagantly made while others looked like last minute work that we Malaysians are so famously known for. Lol. Paiseh ahh.. And I know you people must be tired of all these words.. So here are a couple of picturs of the floats.. And the floats only. =\

A nice all-white float done by.. err.. some church. Lol.

A quaint little hut with christmas trees and all the decorations

FMC's creation of Santa's sleigh

Last but not least...
TMC's duplication of Jesus' birthplace - the manger!

Well, the parade was a hot and sweaty one. But had alot of fun bringing Marvin along with me and running up and down like idiots. Bet you can imagine that in your mind. And sadly, we were too busy finding familiar faces and taking pics of the floats that it never popped into our mind to take any pictures of the NUMEROUS PEOPLE and candles or even a decent pic of us. Haiz... Owelz..

In the end, caught up with eunice, franklin and alyssa and went for supper. And.. that was that. Quite a day well spent I might say. If any of you were out @ town, you would 've caught a glimpse of this once in a lifetime christian thing going on. Oh and btw, my church's float got 2nd place!!! Not bad for last minute work ey? Hahahaha.. Too bad FMC, better luck nextime. XD