Colourful lanterns and enthusiastic students gave life to the Japanese Garden on Monday night. The Chinese Club members made the first night of October one of the most enjoyable evenings in KMYS. However, the festival, which was supposed to begin at 8pm, did not start until 9.15pm. Anyhow, it was a successful event and everybody had a fabulous time. That is the thing that matters most in any occasion.

Mr. Morris, Mr. Wilkinson and Mr. and Mrs. Beadsworth officiated the festival by lighting up four lanterns made by the members themselves. The lanterns represented four Chinese characters and as soon as they were lit up, everyone could see the beautiful carvings on the lantern. Following the opening ceremony was a hilarious but meaningful sketch organised by the members themselves. It starred only two characters and they were already enough to make the sketch a successful one. We knew for sure that Ah Beng made a beautiful and graceful lady playing aside Ah Hong, a mighty warrior and also husband to Ah Beng's character. The crowd just couldn't help bursting into more rings of laughter when the confused narrators kept referring to the two characters by their real given names.

The seniors did their part in the festival when they entertained us with a similar dance from the movie Para Para Sakura. They performed an energetic dance and it made most of us felt like dancing too. However, we ought to give most of the credits to Nazri, Sara and Kwong Lee because they were the only guys in the group. It was a surprise to see them dance, especially with such vitality and enthusiasm.

The best part of the evening was when everyone was invited to join in a match dance. One thing that differentiates this event from other events in KMYS was the fact that it involved everyone. Everyone who joined the dance was entertained and at the same time felt as if they were a part of the festival. It was pretty hard to feel left out during the party. KMYS looks forward to having more of this kind of events. Kudos!