King Edward VII Hall Float 08/09

~The End~

2008-08-13T08:31:00.004+08:00

Rag Day has passed and the float is 90% dismantled. The event may have passed but the heart lingers on. The word "Floater" is engraved deeply into the hearts of everyone in the committee. Tears that was shed on Rag Day strengthened friendships forged throughout this holiday.

To me, every hall's float is a wonderful piece of art. If not for the fact that awards are only given to the best, i would think every float should receive something in recognition of the wonderful work that everyone has done. KE's float is something i am proud to have built and i love my float. Alcazar is KE's masterpiece this year. Looking forward, KE will come back next year with a greater and more impressive masterpiece that will stun the whole of NUS!

To Floaters, Dancers, Helpers: I enjoyed working with all of u. There are tough times that we went through together. There were conflicts that made us angry with each other. Those are the ups and downs of the float journey. We all wanted the best for our float but as different ppl, we acted differently and resulted in conflicts. Rag Day has ended, and we succeeded in our masterpiece. It is now time for us to take the effort to mend any wounds there are in our hearts.

U are all magicians of KE and i am waiting, waiting for u all to make more magic for KE in the coming acadamic year.

To sponsors: Your sponsorships have helped us alot and made our float possible. Without these sponsored materials, we would not have been able to make this wonderful float! Thank you all.

Watch our float presentation here:

Eric
Production Manager
Alcazar

Rehearsals!!!

2008-07-31T01:05:00.002+08:00

Rehearsals are starting and freshmen are joining the big float family.

WELCOME ALL FRESHMEN!

Many things to teach, many things to learn and many things to do... Let's show the whole NUS our KE's BLAZING PASSION for our hall!!!

Floaters: Show them our UNWAVERING SPIRIT!!

The last 22 days...

2008-07-17T19:33:00.005+08:00

The mad rush to finish up our float for a wonderful presentation on 8th Aug NUS Rag Day...

Fashion Show

2008-07-13T22:36:00.002+08:00

It was a wonderful night where we showcased the characters and costumes we have designed so far to our RFs, Seniors and fellow ROCKE members. The hard work of the designers and character designers were modelled by floaters and float dancers.

Apart from showcasing the costumes, our Chief Designer and Static Head also explained the float concepts and presentation style for our pre-judging to the audience.

A fun-filled night for many and a chance for the floaters to gather important feedback and comments on how to improve our work for Rag Day.

Float Outing - Out to float

2008-07-04T09:14:00.003+08:00

Beautiful scene gives tranquility to the mind

Our 5 "gentle" floaters

The bridge that links all together

Never expect Captain's Ball can get so aggressive!?!?

Tengyu vs Angel for the ball

HIgh up beyond our reach!

A completely distracted Captain's Ball player...

A floater dancer who must learn to float

Overhead throw... double the fun!

This IS Fun!!!

Time for some mini games in the water... coz the beach is too hot

Sand sculptors

Opps... why the sudden surge of people all looking at our artwork

Group photo!!!

From Choreographers....

2008-06-24T13:28:00.002+08:00

Why we want to join float

Having taken part in faculty rag as dancers, we believe we can share our experience at a different level and contribute to the hall where we reside. Participating in hall float is a new experience for us. As hall float is carried out on a larger scale with higher expertise (with all sorts of talents), we also believe it will allow us to challenge ourselves, stretch our limits and make us more aware of our own strengths and weaknesses.

As all of us are well trained in dance, rag day does provide us with an apt avenue to contribute our talents to the hall and share our passion of dance with others.
Joining float is a unique experience, one that is unique to NUS. We are impressed not only by the idea itself, but also how the students are willing to sacrifice their holidays to work hard together to build an amazing structure out from scratch and put together a performance that complements it.

We believe that the several months of hard work will eventually pay off as everlasting memories and strong friendships, and it will be a journey that can add colour and meaning to our university life. It also serves as an eye opening and learning experience as it exposes us to skills of the other departments which we may otherwise never have the chance to learn about in the near future.

We look forward to an interactive dance with our very own float, and hope that the experience will be a fun and rewarding one.

What is Float?

2008-06-17T03:57:00.000+08:00

Many have asked this question and there are very different answers given by various seniors who have floated before. As a Production Manager of this year's float, i hope to answer this question to anyone who has this burning question in their hearts.

I joined float without knowing exactly what is float. I had problems in my first weeks of my floating days. I was confused, lost and didn't had much sense of belonging to begin with. I had joined for the sake of an experience. I endured and began to experience the pride of completing a prop i designed and had built it out of scraps! The day when i first see my completed prop, i was overwhelmed with joy. Subsequently, i began to love what i do. Confidence grew as i learn more and more each day in float. There were tough times, painful times, frustrating times... And times where i almost thought of giving up. But whenever i see fellow floaters who have dedicated their holidays with me, not giving up, i decided to push on. On RAG Day, when we finished our performance, we hugged and we cried. We had completed a journey few can endure. THIS IS THE PRIDE AND JOY OF A FLOATER!

To all floaters: Feel for the prop you are working on. Use your hands to make it shine on RAG Day. When the going gets tough, close your eyes and listen to the prop's voice. Listen to how it wants to display itself in front of the audience. Use your heart more.

Eric
Production Manager
08/09

Happy Birthday ! Ying Shuo

2008-06-15T10:25:00.000+08:00

11th June was Ying Shuo's xx th birthday, all floaters celebrated with Ying Shuo after GM... Happy Birthday! Ying Shuo. May all ur dreams come true! =)

Happy Birthday To You! Happy Birthday To You! Happy Birthday To Ying Shuo! Happy Birthday To You!

Engineers were too tired...

See how Wai Kin enjoyed her cake ~

Ying Shuo was kinda " surprised " by this celebration.

Eh! Cake leh?

Kerry, Ying Shuo, Pooi San & Li Chen

Meeting during celebration ???

What was Dang Ni and Shireen looking at? So serious ~ @@

Some of the Past KE Float Presentation on Rag Day

2008-06-14T10:50:00.000+08:00

KE FLOAT 02/03 - DELIVERANCE

KE FLOAT 05/06 - REFLECTION

KE FLOAT 06/07 - RED FALCON

( BEST FLOAT DESIGN )

KE FLOAT 07/08 - OMNIS

( MOST ENVIRONMENTAL FRIENDLY AWARD & OSA CHALLENGE SHIELD MOST CREATIVE AWARD )

Float Initiation

2008-06-11T12:31:00.000+08:00

Every floater is required to be initiated to be called a floater. This year, we decide to be initiated the KE way...

Getting up the ardous slope requires teamwork, determination, and courage!!!

In float, hardwork always pays off, one way or another... Pizzas were our reward for overcoming the slope...

Alcazar: Our story begins~

2008-06-11T11:05:00.000+08:00

On 1st june 2008, our float production commences. Our journey begins. People from various countries, culture, faculties come together with one common goal: To put up a spectacular and stunning float presentation on 8th Aug!

We undertake the life of a floater, a highly respected role in any hall in NUS. Being a floater is a LIFESTYLE and making the float is our MISSION.