Long days of hard labour, then evenings perched on parked lorries with friends who felt like family. My grandmother’s happiest years weren’t easy ones. They were simple, shared, and full of laughter along Amoy Street.
As a child, her mother once promised to bring her for ballet lessons, a promise that never came to pass. Years later, through Chingay, Susan found herself reconnecting with that long held dream in an unexpected way.
What’s heart-warming is how all are ultimately united in a common goal – to bring the joy of the festivities to the crowd, the enjoyment of friendships across all ages, ethnicity or even nationalities, and the striving for excellence