Singapore( Potong Pasir) -- Ground Breaking Ceremony

今天我attended了这一生中的第一个动土仪式(Ground Breaking Ceremony)，或许也是最后一个吧...很特别的是，GBC因为要讨个好彩头加上要配合吉时，通常会在早上举行。不过这次却因为要配合VIP的时间而选择在下午举行。因此为了不要错过吉时，Gammon自己就先在早上举行了个简单又传统的GBC, 然后下午在来一个隆重一点的。

GBC Part 1 (@ Ard 10:30am)：一个只属于Gammon和Bachy的GBC

这就是晚点要举行GBC的台前...the小妹beside me is 新梅。
后面的庞然大物就是等一下要break the ground的machine...前面就是等下要拜拜用的神桌，上面有烧猪，烧鸭，发糕，水果还有香炉和冥纸 这就是负责动土的“大嘴巴”
已经准备要动土了...Every1's getting ready...
A full view of the "大嘴巴"...ohya..happened to capture the MQS in the photo..(^_^) 这就是和我一起工作的TEAM...不过只是一部份...
Still in the process of getting ready... ...

Finally...start to break the ground 了

(P/S: As video was taken with HP, the quality wasn't good..Sorry 'bout that)

After the GBC, 我们开始拜拜了。对我来说很特别。以往一想到拜拜就很自然的想到是华人会做得事，不过construction industry还真是很国际化嘢。拜拜时，无论你是哪个国籍或种族手上都拿着一炷香诚心地向上天祈祷工程顺利。感觉很妙嘢~

Here's our boss -- MR. Ian White...1st time I saw a caucasian烧冥纸...Heee NOW it's the long awaited moment..the切烧猪仪式...
A typical newspaper kinda photo

切完烧猪，烧鸭后，大家就开始大快朵颐啦...不过在大家开始“动口”之前，我们必须先拍张“全家福”... ...之后大家便可以在那里吃到爽再回office... ...这早上的整个仪式让我不禁连想到了拍戏时大家在开镜前的仪式，感觉好像哦~

GBC Part 2(@ Ard 3:00pm): A formal one with all the VIPs & guests

这就是我们这项工程的model...一进去会场就会看到...听说还粉贵一下嘞 另外一个model to show the cross-section of 那3条地下汽车隧道
An overview of the place b4 the actual GBC starts...
还有band performance to炒热气氛
Once all the VIPs & guests are seated, the performance starts
A speech by Mr. Michael Lim, the chairman of LTA
All the important figures invited up the stage...
Hand-printing session on cement by all the important figures of this project
NOW...The Ground Breaking starts...The BUTTON was activated and "BOMB" a loud bang
Smoke was released, and the background of the stage slowly opened to reveal the mega machine behind
There they stood to watch how the ""大嘴巴"炒泥土 还在看... ...

After all this, the background of the stage slowly closed again and the host was up on stage once again...他宣布仪式结束。Buffet也随着仪式的结束开始啦!!! 吃饱后，在大家各自回office之前，我们全体Gammon的工作人员又拍了张“全家福”。