Free time? What's that?

My life has been so hectic this few weeks it's not funny. Work and work and work. But in between that I still managed to attend a few events.

Santa Parade

It was the 75th Anniversary Farmers Santa Parade. Held on the 30th November this year.



Queen Street and all the other surrounding streets were jam packed with human being three hours before the event officially kicked off at 2pm.



Tried to find a good spot is hard enough but to wait for another hour for the parade to start under the scorching heat of the sun is another story. But we made it anyway. I guess on that day everyone who managed the heat and the crowd were all qualified to be SM (Superman).

Some die hard goers even risked their precious, maybe unprecious, life to watch this parade. Maybe they were trying to say hi to Santa close up when he flied by on his sleigh later on.



Came 2pm and YES! Men in uniform were here to officially start the parade!!


Siam ji bi (Hokkein, meaning excuse your ass, passing thru)


First up, Farmers Marching Band

Followed by lots and lots of floats, celebrities, cartoon characters etc..


Miss Valerie Villi, Olympic Gold Medallist.


Wannabe future rock star


Nothing better with clowns and balloons


Kung Ho Panda


Young celebrities from some show on TV2


Let's have a ghostly Christmas this year!!




Wonder what's under the kilt..


The infamous Spongebob Square Pants


And I still don't know why Dora is so famous...


Our Chinese Dragon also celebrate Christmas


Pikachu!!

Here are some Kiwi Christmas,


Yummy!! Is it the pavlova? Or men with singlet, shorts and sexy legs.


Kiwiana Bumble Bee



There werefew of Dr. Seuss cartoon characters in helium inflatable balloons. Some of them were five story high!


Cat in the Hat










Now THIS is the big bugger, Horton


Grinch, who stole my undies.. nah he was the one who stole Christmas.


Good to see Ronald McDonald in this parade. And so he should after I invested so much money into his burgers..


That's my friend Bob


Jamoa Jam... Yaa maann~~


More men in kilt!


Members of The Warriors and the cup their just won recently in Rugby League World Cup.


Err.. this is some clown...


Young cheer leaders. Spread you legs and fly~


Dong dong dong chiang~


Our dear friend Marian Burns, New Zealand Country Music Entertainer of the Year 1993


Wall E in steroid...


A ha! Santa's workshop!


Here he is, the old man~


Merry Christmas Sir. Don't forget to come down my chimney on Chistmas eve.

The parade lasted for about an hour and a half. Although it was more for children but I found it real entertaining. Hey there is nothing wrong of me being an grown up kid.

To be continue...