Writer: Michelle Perera
Editor: Jonathan Chan
The KEVII Crowd at Rag Day 2008!
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Beneath a periwinkle sky, a majestic silhouette rose, expectancy growing within its meticulous walls where its creators worked. The castle was finally ready to float, after greeting numerous freshmen with its myriad components at the entrance to the hall. Hours of cutting triangles from templates of ‘Tropicana’ labels and months of careful engineering that had gone into the float building were about to bear fruit.
Rag Day dawned amidst pulsating music, glorious sunshine and the spectacular sight of the crowds in various colours enthusiastically cheering on their magnificent floats that adorned the SRC. Keviians clad in royal red, (with face paint and ribbons to add a less sophisticated, albeit cuter and more personal touch), cheered vibrantly, as shouts of ‘KE ke ma ma’ fused with the sounds in the background to create a pleasant rhythm! The official start of Rag Day 2008, themed: ‘Unwavering Spirit and Blazing Passion’, was pronounced and colourful balloons made a dazzling entry into the skies.
The long parade of brilliant-hued floats then slowly inched its way across the track, and the curtains were raised to a chronicle of displays.
The KE7 float revolved around a classic tale of a little boy (played by a girl!), who entered the pages of a fairy-tale to join the fight against an evil Joker who had corrupted its people. The story took a dramatic turn when the sun rose, its light dawning over the world, and converting the black-clad men into pure-hearted ‘men in red’. The evil joker was eventually defeated and the story drew to a ‘High School Musical-style’ happy ending, vibrantly coloured with song and dance.
Bizad Faculty took away the Faculty club honours with a charming, pastel-coloured float, themed ‘Food’, the reasoning behind this being typically business-like: it was something everyone could relate to! They won the ‘Overall Champion for Clubs’ and the ‘Least Cost for Faculty Clubs’ awards
Kent Ridge Hall’s float bagged the ‘Overall Champion for Halls of Residence’, ‘Best Float for Halls of Residence’, ‘Best Float Design for Halls of Residence’, ‘Best Float Presentation for Halls of Residence’, and ‘Most Environmental-Friendly Float for Halls of Residence’ awards.
There was a slight sense of disappointment that KE7 was unable to procure any awards this year as KE had emerged champions in the previous years, but this only highlighted the sensation of loyalty towards KE7, as members of the hall bunched together, singing the KE songs spiritedly while dusky tints crept into the sky. Rag day 2008 may not have been a brilliant success in the material sense, culminating in many awards for KE, but it was one of joy, sunshine and the essence of the Keviian spirit, as the flags of the castle rippled in contentment, on their way back to, as far as we are concerned, the Best Hall ever!
Costumes
Replica of the Float
The Gentle Embrace of Paint
VS The Steely Spirit of the Dancers
The Dance-form Joker - Xin Ling - who is one of our Writers too!
The Joker at Dawn
Dancers
Shall We Dance?
Artists at Work
Final Touch-Ups
The Static Presentation, featuring Aline
The Cheer Crowd!
Dynamic Presentation - Huey Shin Up, Up and Away!
Dynamic Presentation - Sunshine On You
Dynamic Presentation - The Army of Cards
KE KeMaMa!
Zhengyu
Eric
KEVIIans All The Way!
Floaters 2008
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See You Next Year!
Photos By: Weiqin & A Mysterious Photographer
Captions By: KP
Full Rag Day Results: HERE.
All Rag Day 2008 photos will be uploaded at KE Photographers by next week.
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