CHINGAY 2007! A Gatekeeping story =l
Okay, so the thing uni has been volunteering for every week ended =l It was a fun experience and everyone in my sector (1.6) was quite enthu about it xD
Anyway, my designated job is an usher, so we're suppose to smile, endure scoldings and stuff. But fortunately, uni volunteered for GATE KEEPING (woah sounds like a dam cool term right?) but nah, its called Jaga-the-gate and check their ticket xD Here's my pass:
Ok, ran outta photos, so i used that sec two one =x
What have i learnt today, some people can REALLY be a pain in the ass. For chingay, we are divided into different sectors, so yeah, got this shit known as a half-lane zone where you sit by the road, HOWEVER, half-lane zone entry points are DIFFERENT, hence they are always directed to the half lane entry zone.
Note: Ngee Ann City tickets and Ngee Ann City Half lane zone tickets have different entry point. I'm in Ngee Ann City sector (sector 2)
The problem lies with OTHER ku-ku volunteers who keeps directing those half lane zone ticket holders BACK TO OUR SECTOR, so it is always the poor gatekeepers who gets the scolding. Enough with the tolerated shit, i walked some of the ppl back and asked that entry point volunteer:
Uni: aye, ain't the entry point for half lane zone here?
girl: Yes, but this is for meritus mandarin only (please note that the half lane zone entry points are shared)
Uni: No, they're shared, purple ticket holders can go through here
girl: No they can't, this is for orange zone only!
Uni: .... *walks back to sector, grabs a sector leader (those professional ones), lets him talk*
And so, ticket holders goes in and i walk back with my sector leader. Then on the way, i see some ppl with the half lane tickets complaining that chingay scam their $, oh well =l
Gatekeeping is never an easy job, sometimes you have to answer questions like:
Qns:Excuse me, how much are the tickets?
Intended Answer: It's 45 bucks and it's a farce to scam tourists, so if you have a brain , watch it from the street. Anyway, it's already sold out, so you can watch by the road and act as if you would have paid for the stupid tickets.
Model Answer: I'm sorry , they are sold out, this is a very POPULAR annual event! Perhaps you can try again next year and be sure to be part of the CHINGAY experience! *enthu tone + smile*
Deng Kai: *stares at uni at disbelief*
Qns: What time does the show start/end?
Intended Answer: Sheesh, why do you care, you're probably gonna walk off halfway from not being able to see a single crap from the side of the road! Just go home, turn on aircon and watch from your house lor!
Model Answer: It starts at 7pm, but apprently there are some delays (if its beyond 7pm), be sure to hang around your ticketing area and feel free to purchase any snacks on in!
Old Change Kee Auntie: *stares at uni* *whispers to friend* Aye, when did we have a promoter in chingay?
Qns: Can we come in without a ticket?
Intended Answer: Well if you could, WHAT ARE WE HERE FOR?! DID WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH ALL THAT TROUBLE TO BARRICADE, PUT LED SCREENS, WIPE THE @($&!()@$&(! CHAIRS WHEN IT RAIN, PUT GOODY BAG, GUARD THE GENERATOR AND ALL THAT STUFF?!!?!?!?!?! *strangles guy asking question* DO WE?! DO WE?!
Model Answer: I'm sorry, you cannot come in without a ticket, even though we'd love to allow more ppl in, we are unable too because it's reserved for ticket holders. Please try to get a ticket next year to be part of the chingay experience!
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Not to forget, there are also impatient coaches/trainers (for the performers) trying to barge their frigging way in WITHOUT a valid ticket/pass.
Coach: *hands SQUARE (half lane zone ticket-paragon) to uni
Uni: *takes* *stares**stares at coach* Excuse me sir, this ticket is for the half lane zone for paragon, it is at the opposite side
Coach: No no, i'm the wushu coach for the victoria team, i'm here to see my group!
Uni: I'm sorry sir, but you do not have a valid ticket for this zone...u have to enter from the..
Coach: I'M THE COACH! I'M PART OF THE GROUP! I'M SUPPOSED TO BE WITH THE GROUP!
Uni: ...then do you have a valid pass? If not you must go through the underpass to the..
Coach: I GAVE MY PASS TO SOMEONE ELSE! AND STOP IT WITH THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD! I NEED TO GET TO MY TEAM!
Uni (thoughts): WTF MAN THEN FRIGGING BUGGER OFF! I DONT GIVE A SHIT EVEN IF YOU ARE THE DAM WUSHU COACH! THE FACT IS THAT YOU GAVE YOUR STUPID PASS AWAY MEANS YOU"RE FRIGGING STUPID OR DAMN NAIVE TO THINK YOU CAN GET IN WITHOUT A PASS AND STOP ACTING AS IF YOU ARE IN THE RIGHT OR I HAVE THE BLARDY RIGHT TO GET THE DAMN CISCO OFFICERS WITH THEIR MP5s TO LEVEL THAT SHITTY BRAIN OFF YOUR FRIGGING HEAD AND NONE OF THAT WUSHU CRAP IS GONNA SAVE YOUR SORRY ASS!
Uni: ^^ You still can't enter~~~ *calls randy to handle and walks away*(sector leader)
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Woah seriously, theres some screw loose in that guy's head!
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Anyway, back to gate keeping, also, there are annoying ppl who keeps climbing over the fence to the restricted area (where the ppl are settling the fireworks) I hurt my blardy leg doing heartlander-police-over-the-fence stunts trying to shoo them off =__=
After that, we had the post parade party when all that shit ended. My sector volunteered for it. So my sector landed in a kiddy zone where we're supposed to play with kids! Yay! So we had this inflated motorcycle ring with 10 electronic mini bikes in it for the kids to ride. So yeah, i went in, had to steer those kids in the right direction and preventing a final destination collisions for them. And one thing to note, you have to carry them in and out of the ring, which is damn tiring. But hey, it was pretty fun chasing kids around xD They all like so blur =P
So yeah, after that, we deflated the thing, i did sth stupid, while it's being deflated, i jumped backwards on the thing, well, it was one of the dumbest things i've done in my life (maybe the weariness got to me) that thing gave way and i landed on my ass ( i think i jumped bout 80cm up =l) and POW! Ouch =l it really hurtrrrtsss T_T
Ah well, so that ends my chingay experience, hehe, defintely gonna participate again next year! =
Anyway, my designated job is an usher, so we're suppose to smile, endure scoldings and stuff. But fortunately, uni volunteered for GATE KEEPING (woah sounds like a dam cool term right?) but nah, its called Jaga-the-gate and check their ticket xD Here's my pass:
Ok, ran outta photos, so i used that sec two one =x
What have i learnt today, some people can REALLY be a pain in the ass. For chingay, we are divided into different sectors, so yeah, got this shit known as a half-lane zone where you sit by the road, HOWEVER, half-lane zone entry points are DIFFERENT, hence they are always directed to the half lane entry zone.
Note: Ngee Ann City tickets and Ngee Ann City Half lane zone tickets have different entry point. I'm in Ngee Ann City sector (sector 2)
The problem lies with OTHER ku-ku volunteers who keeps directing those half lane zone ticket holders BACK TO OUR SECTOR, so it is always the poor gatekeepers who gets the scolding. Enough with the tolerated shit, i walked some of the ppl back and asked that entry point volunteer:
Uni: aye, ain't the entry point for half lane zone here?
girl: Yes, but this is for meritus mandarin only (please note that the half lane zone entry points are shared)
Uni: No, they're shared, purple ticket holders can go through here
girl: No they can't, this is for orange zone only!
Uni: .... *walks back to sector, grabs a sector leader (those professional ones), lets him talk*
And so, ticket holders goes in and i walk back with my sector leader. Then on the way, i see some ppl with the half lane tickets complaining that chingay scam their $, oh well =l
Gatekeeping is never an easy job, sometimes you have to answer questions like:
Qns:Excuse me, how much are the tickets?
Intended Answer: It's 45 bucks and it's a farce to scam tourists, so if you have a brain , watch it from the street. Anyway, it's already sold out, so you can watch by the road and act as if you would have paid for the stupid tickets.
Model Answer: I'm sorry , they are sold out, this is a very POPULAR annual event! Perhaps you can try again next year and be sure to be part of the CHINGAY experience! *enthu tone + smile*
Deng Kai: *stares at uni at disbelief*
Qns: What time does the show start/end?
Intended Answer: Sheesh, why do you care, you're probably gonna walk off halfway from not being able to see a single crap from the side of the road! Just go home, turn on aircon and watch from your house lor!
Model Answer: It starts at 7pm, but apprently there are some delays (if its beyond 7pm), be sure to hang around your ticketing area and feel free to purchase any snacks on in!
Old Change Kee Auntie: *stares at uni* *whispers to friend* Aye, when did we have a promoter in chingay?
Qns: Can we come in without a ticket?
Intended Answer: Well if you could, WHAT ARE WE HERE FOR?! DID WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH ALL THAT TROUBLE TO BARRICADE, PUT LED SCREENS, WIPE THE @($&!()@$&(! CHAIRS WHEN IT RAIN, PUT GOODY BAG, GUARD THE GENERATOR AND ALL THAT STUFF?!!?!?!?!?! *strangles guy asking question* DO WE?! DO WE?!
Model Answer: I'm sorry, you cannot come in without a ticket, even though we'd love to allow more ppl in, we are unable too because it's reserved for ticket holders. Please try to get a ticket next year to be part of the chingay experience!
================================================
Not to forget, there are also impatient coaches/trainers (for the performers) trying to barge their frigging way in WITHOUT a valid ticket/pass.
Coach: *hands SQUARE (half lane zone ticket-paragon) to uni
Uni: *takes* *stares**stares at coach* Excuse me sir, this ticket is for the half lane zone for paragon, it is at the opposite side
Coach: No no, i'm the wushu coach for the victoria team, i'm here to see my group!
Uni: I'm sorry sir, but you do not have a valid ticket for this zone...u have to enter from the..
Coach: I'M THE COACH! I'M PART OF THE GROUP! I'M SUPPOSED TO BE WITH THE GROUP!
Uni: ...then do you have a valid pass? If not you must go through the underpass to the..
Coach: I GAVE MY PASS TO SOMEONE ELSE! AND STOP IT WITH THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD! I NEED TO GET TO MY TEAM!
Uni (thoughts): WTF MAN THEN FRIGGING BUGGER OFF! I DONT GIVE A SHIT EVEN IF YOU ARE THE DAM WUSHU COACH! THE FACT IS THAT YOU GAVE YOUR STUPID PASS AWAY MEANS YOU"RE FRIGGING STUPID OR DAMN NAIVE TO THINK YOU CAN GET IN WITHOUT A PASS AND STOP ACTING AS IF YOU ARE IN THE RIGHT OR I HAVE THE BLARDY RIGHT TO GET THE DAMN CISCO OFFICERS WITH THEIR MP5s TO LEVEL THAT SHITTY BRAIN OFF YOUR FRIGGING HEAD AND NONE OF THAT WUSHU CRAP IS GONNA SAVE YOUR SORRY ASS!
Uni: ^^ You still can't enter~~~ *calls randy to handle and walks away*(sector leader)
=====================================================
Woah seriously, theres some screw loose in that guy's head!
=====================================================
Anyway, back to gate keeping, also, there are annoying ppl who keeps climbing over the fence to the restricted area (where the ppl are settling the fireworks) I hurt my blardy leg doing heartlander-police-over-the-fence stunts trying to shoo them off =__=
After that, we had the post parade party when all that shit ended. My sector volunteered for it. So my sector landed in a kiddy zone where we're supposed to play with kids! Yay! So we had this inflated motorcycle ring with 10 electronic mini bikes in it for the kids to ride. So yeah, i went in, had to steer those kids in the right direction and preventing a final destination collisions for them. And one thing to note, you have to carry them in and out of the ring, which is damn tiring. But hey, it was pretty fun chasing kids around xD They all like so blur =P
So yeah, after that, we deflated the thing, i did sth stupid, while it's being deflated, i jumped backwards on the thing, well, it was one of the dumbest things i've done in my life (maybe the weariness got to me) that thing gave way and i landed on my ass ( i think i jumped bout 80cm up =l) and POW! Ouch =l it really hurtrrrtsss T_T
Ah well, so that ends my chingay experience, hehe, defintely gonna participate again next year! =
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