BTW...for the singing competition, you can take part with ur frens.....that is either solo or group

whats does the winner get?

himitsu wrote:

minakodomoto wrote: really but if there are more guests coming, it will be great i will try my best to find a time to go there. thanks for the information nope, i dont think there will be any more invited guests cause their standard practice is to invite 2 only

hu are the 2?

oh yah.. this nhk singing competition thingie.. is one of the few hundred events throughout the whole year to commerate japan-ASEAN exchange year 2003.. held in all different places throughout japan and the ten asean countries.. this happens to be one of the more interesting events..

another interesting event is the J-ASEAN POPs concert going to be held in indonesia and thailand on october 22 and 26 and in japan on december 21st.. where chika yuri and ten other asean stars are going to sing together.. tanya chua will be representing singapore..!! as for the other countries.. not very sure..

windrider wrote:

whats does the winner get?

no idea leh...they never state...but supposedly they will choose a weekly champion then at the end of the year they invite all the weekly champions then have a grand championship.....maybe....for singapore winner...the prize is to go japan and attend the grand championship??????haha i dont know lah.....sorry

Joyce wrote:

hu are the 2?

Ayako Fuji, Kiyoshi Hikawa

Mark down this date in your calender

the annual japanese natsu matsuri is here again...

DATE: 23rd AUG 2003
TIME:Starts at 6pm
VENUE: Japanese primary school (Changi campus)
Nearest MRT: tanah merah then take bus No2

you can expect a smaller version of the real thing...without the fireworks of course.....games, food, bon-odori....it doesnt matter if you dont noe how to dance, there will be ple ard to teach you and the steps are quite simple.....there are japanese who would wear yukata ...but in case u dont own one, i THINK u can rent it for a nominal fee (bt not sure if they rent out the yukata this yr)

last year there were ard 5000 people who went, so this year, be part of the celebration too

see ya!!

tanoshisou.. i'll ask if i can go...

Nice!!! Lucky you guys to have a festival like that! We don't have anything like that here. At "festivals" all they do is drink and go crazy, nothing else Sad, very sad! Festivals, reason to drink.
Our alcohol culture is still immature. Crazy Finns

ohhhhhhhhhhhh i wish live in singapore awwwwwwwwwwwww

it really sound like fun...but why is it at an elementary? anyway all we have here is the cherry blossom festival in spring...(man i gotta visit little tokyo more often ne?)

anyway hey himistu are ya gonna go? how far do ya live from the event?

lovelessemotion wrote:

ohhhhhhhhhhhh i wish live in singapore awwwwwwwwwwwww it really sound like fun...but why is it at an elementary? anyway all we have here is the cherry blossom festival in spring...(man i gotta visit little tokyo more often ne?) anyway hey himistu are ya gonna go? how far do ya live from the event?

cause the elemantary school is the largest campus (as compared to other japanese highs sch and elementary sch)

yup, i am gog even tho there is no fireworks like those in J-dorama..better than nothing.....i stay in the western part and the elementary sch is in the east...travelling is still quite okie since singapore is small....

awww.....wish i got a chance to see cherry blossom ...

Hi I'm from Singapore and I would like to see the Festival very much. Is there any restrictions ? Or requirements to go there?

angiemakino wrote:

Hi I'm from Singapore and I would like to see the Festival very much. Is there any restrictions ? Or requirements to go there?

sorrie...the requirements/ restrictions refer to?

oops.. I mean is it open to the public? n where can i find more information on the festival? thanx

tsubarashi ii yo ne........

Its it open to public?

Midou Ban wrote:

tsubarashi ii yo ne........ Its it open to public?

yes it is opened to public
basically all transactions are made with coupons which can be bought at 6 dollars. this booklet includes the entry tics and 12 'do-as-u-please' (sorrie i still cant find a good english word to translate into) coupons...act they also have 'main food' coupon bt this kind of coupon will not be sold on that day other kids of food with the 'do-as-you-please' coupon ..it is only sold during the pre-sale..but still u can get to buy other kinds of food

himitsu wrote:

Mark down this date in your calender the annual japanese natsu matsuri is here again... DATE: 23rd AUG 2003 TIME:Starts at 6pm VENUE: Japanese primary school (Changi campus) Nearest MRT: tanah merah then take bus No2 you can expect a smaller version of the real thing...without the fireworks of course.....games, food, bon-odori....it doesnt matter if you dont noe how to dance, there will be ple ard to teach you and the steps are quite simple.....there are japanese who would wear yukata ...but in case u dont own one, i THINK u can rent it for a nominal fee (bt not sure if they rent out the yukata this yr) last year there were ard 5000 people who went, so this year, be part of the celebration too see ya!!

If I'm not wrong they're still renting out yukata this year on a first come first serve basis. Just need to buy a coupon for cleaning fee.

If I'm not wrong they're still renting out yukata this year on a first come first serve basis. Just need to buy a coupon for cleaning fee.[/quote]

yup they are renting out this year
starting from 4.30pm ends at 7.30pm
first come first serve basis

Icic, thanx for the information

whos going to the festival later?