Free Hugs at Cedar Girls Secondary School, Singapore

[TheAwzy]

huge me nice girl 

[SeventhSun]

Too young.



[19Cadence]

To all you people who the this you guys are creeps and are no better

[bemy11111]

pure hypocrite !! you won't have the guts to do this outside your all girl school.

[Antarctic1]

WANNABE ANGMOHS...

[101chingchong]

wow sg girls...sarong party girls...these girls will pray white men as gods....even the road where white men walking...sg girls are the most rudest on planet earth...really s*ucks

[MuKo18]

i want free hugs!

[eXAKR]

This is the first time I have seen this anywhere around in Singapore.

I don't think people are very responsive to this moment here since our society shows kindness in more conservative ways...

[RandomLyrics2010]

In my school last day = Guitaring Parkour Movies. Lucky Good school

[Shafena95]

haha! I'm in sec 3 nnow, and i hope this happens again. would be damn fun!

[bowlhead]

@Shafena95 Why not! ;)

[merphinTurismo]

Cool ! keep it going,girls

[bowlhead]

@merphinTurismo Thank you merphin! This was 4 years ago, but I'm sure the group of us still have this love etched in us. =)

[nabo]

Hahah ! It's so funny to see people's response to the sign :)

[bowlhead]

@nabo It is rather amusing. :p

[khaiting1128]

Cool ! I want such a thing in cedar now !!!

[bowlhead]

@khaiting1128 ;)

[iBrendaaah]

OMG AHAHAHAHAHA SO CUTE.

I'm sec 2 now! :D

[bowlhead]

@iBrendaaah Enjoy your Cedarian days :D

[siewsiewling]

what is the song playing now?

[bowlhead]

@siewsiewling Can Anybody Hear Me Now by Parker Theory

[Jasperyzh]

Touched :D

Now that's not what u see everyday.

[bowlhead]

@Jasperyzh That's great, thank you Jasper!  =)

[leejialok]

Heartwarming. (:

[bowlhead]

@leejialok Thank you leejialok! Great to have your support! =)

[garytangmingwei]

nice. dont know why anyone would ban it? lol think they need some love.

[bowlhead]

@garytangmingwei I think so too. :P Haha, thank you!

[djnsn]

THE MUSIC IS KOK!

[bowlhead]

@djnsn Hahaha. But it's not my fault. D:

[abdulahmujahid]

may i known for what perposs u do this all

[bowlhead]

@abdulahmujahid Our intentions were similar to that of Juan Mann. You could go read him up. =)

[Genithus]

By the way I find it Ridiculous to banned someone  just because someone offer you a free hug, I find it nothing wrong, it not like they're threating you to hug them jeez. anyway whoever banning this in singapore must be the type person of that never got a hug in their's life.

[bowlhead]

@Genithus Thank you for the support Genithus. =) Hope you're doing great at Cedar! We'll probably all gather on the 31st!

[Genithus]

too bad you already graduated and I want a hug =)

[Thizalixa]

lol just came across this video, im mixed english and singapore ;P but born and live in U.K

[bowlhead]

@Thizalixa Hey, great to have you drop by here! Blessed new year. :D

[mikey190465]

aww... cedar should have this again. too bad nothing like this happens

[bowlhead]

@mikey190465 You guys can always try it out. =)

[ExcellentLorry]

And all of you.

[ExcellentLorry]

Sigh this happened so long ago. 3 years? Can't believe you guys were on study break for O's then, and I am on study break for A's now! This was epic. I love how tai ran like a mad woman.

[bowlhead]

This is an excellent video. I'm saddened our audio got swapped. =(

Study hard kid.

[sdorion]

wat is the song that is playing now?

[SeventhSun]

Hmm, this is girls' school I think.

So how come none were offered outside the school grounds, I mean, to the boys?

[bowlhead]

Precisely, because it is a girls' school and our activity was based in school.

I don't understand the basis of your question.

[jugheadjaya]

miss cedar so much....i'm from the 2003 batch.

[bowlhead]

I miss cedar too. But I think it's all so different now. =(

[jbnib]

sad sia kenna ban

[mistergamepro]

cedar cheese

[02615]

Seriously I need hug the most and yet I have not get 1. Need you.

[bowlhead]

I don't know what's wrong, but I hope things get better for you. I can send you a hug. =) Take care.

[02615]

Just kidding, Hope peace and love to everyone, Take care. =)

[MsPreety]

where is cedar secondary school???

[Demsalish]

i miss cedar tooo!!!!!

miss the blue uniform....

miss the cedar spirit....

now even those irritating jogging sessions feels so awesome... haha...

lucky for at least...i still have tons of cedarians with me..... maybe we shld all go bak one day..

btw...i'm from 2002 graduating batch...haha...

[reinforce317]

wah! ur sch so big! unlike my sch =(

[akogecko13]

erm... wat happened to the school at cedar ave? please dun tell me we raised al that money for u guys to use an older school?

[bowlhead]

Of course not. The site is under upgrading and the current cohort is at a holding school.

My batch of cedarians were part of fund raising for them also. =P

[akogecko13]

im '97 batch.. how bt u bowlhead?

[bowlhead]

I graduated in 2006 =)!

[MaMiKiKeYu]

ur video has been disabled...

[djnsn]

i miss the blue.

i wanna do this again. this brings tears to my eyes.

oh look, now the audio's banned.

[bowlhead]

sigh, hot. =(

[hystericaltragedy]

Despite the fact that the free hugs eventually got banned, the amount of responses your friends and you got was overwhelming :) It's nice to see that even Singaporeans aren't all that close-minded. Still, I don't think anyone would come forward for a hug in my school, let alone volunteer to give a few *headdesk*

[bowlhead]

Hey hystericaltragedy, chill about it! Haha, and thank you for your support. =D I'm glad!

[natty135]

i feel your pain on this,

i agree that the school shouldn't put such a label on a heart warming event such as this.

the school probably doesn't view this completely this way. rather, it wants to stop the land slide. if campaigns from the general public can be brought into schools, i guess they fear people bringing in any other campaign no matter how outrageous. hahah good job either ways (:

[AuroraSoulx]

This made me smile xD

[bowlhead]

I'm glad it did, Aurora Soulx. =D

[Sher8853]

hahas LOL sounds fun

[bowlhead]

It was. =D

[xdudedudex]

awesome girls like metal, too!go blue monkeys jiayou~

[bowlhead]

yay metal! =P

[bowlhead]

Thank you, for all the support! =)

To the rights for expression and freedom!

Blessed 09' =D

[tenthstreetx]

Free hugs are really awesome, i wish i could get one too! Good work! Cheers!

[yugi4321]

id be a student in cedar next year,n i think they really shouldnt hav banned this =(

[bowlhead]

Maybe you could bring revival to your generation of cedarians. =D You have my fullest support!

[xrennyizzatiex]

I didn't know so many people watched my friends and I do this. But this is so awesome.

Loves, faithashley!

(Oh, you girls we need a meet up soon)

[bowlhead]

Yes renny. =P

[manutdonline]

as a former cedarian, good work. its shame to be banned for hugging.. i guess singapore isn't as forward a society as we might hope. there isn't anything inappropriate going on and its nice to give/receive hugs. kudos to you lot for being 'pioneers' in your own right. here's to more expressive freedom!

[mcchoo]

yeah.. i totally agree. It's Singapore, It's asian, Its conservative. I dont see what's so wrong about giving free hugs. How about having a 'pay for a hug' campaign. Maybe its not so wrong. Being a Singaporean myself, I dont see why so many of my fellow country people are so narrow minded. I guess things should change in the next 10 years. I hope. And for the better. Anyway, well done.

[bowlhead]

hello mcchoo! Thank you. I'm glad someone shares our sentiments! Haha. Pay for a hug campaign. I'd like to see if that might work. =P Take care!

[bowlhead]

Hey lekmin, haha. Thank you! =)

[ManOfMoney803]

Me and a friend of mine did this at school yesterday, our principle even gave us a hug

[bowlhead]

ManofMoney803, that's awesome! =D I'm glad it worked out for you. Which school're you from? =)

[SpAmHaCk123]

There aren't many people who would do such a thing and its really lovely. I remember when i graduated from my previous school I barely talked to anyone and didn't care whether i entered its affiliation or not but now im starting to regret it,be proud that u had the guts to make a final farewell. Also screw the authorities for banning this activity...its ridiculous

[bowlhead]

Than you for the encouragement, Spamhack. =) I'm glad this worked for you! I hope things do get better for you. Maybe, regrets won't be all that bad sometimes. Chill! =)

[thericky1]

they ban the good things in life, but remedial till 630 isnt. I hate school here so bad.

[bowlhead]

Oh man.. I hope the shit'd end soon for you. I understand completely. =(

[auriebeth]

They banned it? My gawsh!

If people are willing to hug you and ur not forcing them, how is that offensive?

I'm going to do this at my school.

[bowlhead]

I don't know, auriebeth. But it's okay. People did benefit. =P

All the best at your school! It will work out. =D

[Cliffycliffz]

that's sad for singaporeans? :(...

[bowlhead]

Rather. =(

[shaunypangy3]

your school should embrace this kinda stuff, not reject it.

anyway, its really nice! carry on! don't give a damn bout what the authority says.

[bowlhead]

Thank you shaunypangy3. =) It is very encouraging to recieve such thought. =D take care!

[shoeshinelmmy]

my hero by paramore

[bowlhead]

love that song. =)

[powerloser2]

beautiful movement the previous post was before the video finished...had something to add after...

HOW THE HELL CAN THE BLOODY SCHOOL BAN FREE HUGS!!!YOU BLOODY SEE HUGS EVERYWHERE AND NOW GIVING OUT FREE HUGS IS BANNED WOW...ok sorry for...that had to get that off my chest...now i ask for reason to that banning...please...it is being done all over great mordern countries how can this be banned??is it because singapore is not as mordern??i question their authority on this issue...

[powerloser2]

this is a great movement but there's one problem...s'pore isnt really used to such outgoing activities...some may go fo rit cuz

1 they know you

2 they are just outgoing enough

3 maybe they are just plain high (sorry had to add that)

but the majority just arent used to this...i think if the effort is passed on to more schools maybe even outdoors on Orchard maybe...slowly s'pore may change...

[liquidsword1234]

come lah nobody like you mah

[9NarutoKun9]

oo that cool haha

[hiddensource91]

a human needs 7 hugs a day to survive!

[199505]

i dont see anyhting wrong with free hugs... in fact, it is something nice someone wld expect when they r down =D

[yorickzzzzzz]

bowlhead i nid a hug !!!

[bowlhead]

haha, sends free hug-

take care!

[bowlhead]

I hope you'll have a good day. =)

With a hug-

[MaMiKiKeYu]

don't hug boys?

[GuardianOfDemise]

its a girl's school =D

[bowlhead]

Hahaha, Yes it is! =P

[xjapflowerx]

Im a cedarian now xD , I really think this is an extremely creative idea. I love it!! *favs vid* <33

[bowlhead]

Hello xjapflowerx!

Thank you! =D

Awesome! I hope cedar's good for you! =D Keep the Cedarian spirit! Make things work. =)

[xjapflowerx]

I love cedar, but it's not as bonded now T_T Probably cause we lack Cedarians like you!! xD

[bowlhead]

Hahaha. Why thank you. =P Great that you love cedar! I heart about the change, but don't give up, you can revive the cedar spirit! =)

[bowlhead]

Thank you eiko! =)

[bowlhead]

Thank you aaron. =)

[Xiaoolong18]

aww...soo cute...but i dun understand y it is offensive

[bowlhead]

thank you! neither do we. =)

[roidsrage]

whoa. u girls can hug offensively!

looks like scenes from the WWE.

the blue and green/ and gray is awesome, reminds me of the movie 英雄！

if free hugs are offensive, then paid hugs on the other end, must be not....hmmm what kind of values are school teaching these days?

[bowlhead]

Hahah! Thank you for the encouragement. =D

We could one day go do paid hugs and observe responses though. =P

[weredogboy]

Thank you bowlhead, I am a special school student so I really needed to watch this kind of video ^-^

[bowlhead]

Weredogboy, thank you too, for the encouragement. =) I hope life's looking up for you!

[Slackerx89]

lol your vid is cute. hah its a pity you got reported for being offensive ._.

[bowlhead]

thank you! yes, quite a pity, but its all right. we had our fun, and so did everyone else. =)

[getmewild]

wow.. everything is in lightblue???

[bowlhead]

what's in light blue? =/

[getmewild]

their uniform... the poles...

oh... that was cute.. my fave color =)

[bowlhead]

hahaha, yes! cedarian colours are blue and grey. =D im glad you like blue =P!

[xJulianax]

aw! that's so nice. :)

[bowlhead]

thank you! it was fun =D

[disulphide]

yep, at the risk of sounding cliche, once a cedarian, always a cedarian! when will cedar shift back to cedar ave?

[bowlhead]

hahaha. i understand, no worries!

mm i think in 2010. im not too sure. its been almost 2 years since my graduation. i should go find out. i miss the cedar ave premises. =(

[disulphide]

oh no! This was supposed to be a fun campaign! But it's spoilt due to bureaucrats. Cedar was and is still a great school! Your team was brave and innovative to come up with this idea.

[bowlhead]

though it was kind of messed, im pretty sure despite the screws we did have fun! and i think others had fun too! =P ahaa. thank you so much! you're an ex cedarian too too, i presume?

[bowlhead]

oh no, i just accidentally removed a new comment! i was to click on 'reply' but i missed and hit 'remove' instead. sorry if you do come back! =(

hug-

[Bayor25]

WTF MAN!!i seriously cant believe they bammed it!!WTH IS WRONG WITH THEM???!!!ARGHH!!i feel so sorry for the girls who organised the campaign...

[bowlhead]

greetings Bayor25! thank you for the support! =) sometimes, things arent so fair. but then again, good did come out of this. so i guess we could embrace that with contentment! =) take care you!

[Bayor25]

Aww!!if ionly i can do this in my school!!free hugs rocks!!thank u so much for posting this vid!!loved it!!

[kin13yin]

I want a free hug too!!

[bowlhead]

hug!-

[kin13yin]

hug!-

[funnyfunny20062007]

wow this is so cool and unexpected! if only it'll happen in my school. hahahah. i wonder whats so wrong with it that people with higher authority will ban it. if it can brighten up someone's day, why not? :/

[bowlhead]

thank you funnyfunny20062007!

ah exactly, but i guess they were displeased. some girls didn't take it too well either. but well it was averagely appreciated. =P take care you! =D

[maheswari84]

oh my god!!! i cant tell u how much i miss cedar after seeing this video..e one of the special thing in cedar were e hugs that was always ready for one another wen we are down. a single hug had up my whole day many times..It is so cool that u gals took it one step up..and wld u mind if i post tis video in my blog??? oh by the way, I am mahes who graduated in 2002..must be wen u gals were sec 1..

[bowlhead]

greetings mahes! i understand what you mean. =D no problem you can post the video, feel free to! =) im sure we all miss the cedarian days. =P

[iSshkin]

Rofl thats so cool =( makes me miss being a kid at high school like that, im now studying i.t.

[bowlhead]

haha hey! i understand. i've graduated to tertiary already, also! =) all the best to your endeavours!

[shockerlocker]

wow. i remember this. i was in sec 2. yeah. tbh i felt too awkward to randomly go up and hug you guys. hahah! but i think it was a good idea nonetheless. cant believe it was banned!

[bowlhead]

hey, thank you for remembering!! =P i've graduated for a year already, haha. this seems so long ago. aye, can't believe we got kicked out of the dining hall like that. =/ haha.

[shockerlocker]

yeah omg. what's wrong with hugs? don't they see cedarians hugging like everywhere? but yeah, actually i cant imagine my batch pulling off anything like that. we'll probably graduate this year with no fanfare.

[tanfs]

Oh hey, I have posted my re-arranged version of my school, school song on youtube, is recorded in my room and re-arranged by me. Intention was to perform in shcool, but hence everyone got their own shedule, the actual performance will be push back and held during, my ex-school Teachers' Day 2008 last item. So not to keep you people waiting, I shall decided to post the lousy quality of it first.

[tanfs]

And oh, just in-case you wondering who am I, check out the comment I made a month ago! Pardon me for bad English! Till then!

[bowlhead]

hey! i checked the video! interesting stuff! =P ahaa. i didnt've to check back a month, i remember! =D

till then!

[tanfs]

Ha saw it, that so nice of you!

Sweeet!

Till then! ROCK ON!

[holohulolo]

All those who hugs they know each other?any 2 dont know each other,other than knowing their school mates?

[bowlhead]

some of us are friends, and most of the hugs exchanged are between schoolmate aquaintences, no we didn't know each other. until then. =)

[holohulolo]

Ya it's just a good bye hug.You should've played the song Graduation by Vitamin C.

[bowlhead]

perhaps. =)

[bubblebath91]

Yes, hug the camera and not us.

mmhmm, i wan a hug too.

[bowlhead]

hahaha. hug to you. =D

take care!

[amzharpyro]

I'd have taken a free hug and more :D

[bowlhead]

hug to you! but what's more?

[wiindy]

NONO how cn they ban freehugs???

[bowlhead]

how can they =(! we don't know. but then again, sometimes things don't really work by their motives. give and take. at least it got somewhere. =P ahaa!

[summerland94]

OMG, NO! hw could they ban free hugs? arent u guys like spreading loveee? ): haha,

[bowlhead]

not everyone gets such things sometimes.. ahahaa. hug- =)

[mllcg]

my life sucks :( T_T i need a real life hug

[bowlhead]

hey, chill! life has to suck sometimes. or we wouldn't appreciate the goodness, isn't it? =)

i hope things get better for you soon!

hug-

[hongzx]

all the best! we, audiences, are able to see your effort

[bowlhead]

thank you hongzx! =D

[centurism]

wads de meaning of hugs? ...body laguage of saying hello..how r u....but no publicity ever done it coz its funny huggings....do hug n squeeze.

[airx3syou]

I wish all schools would do that ... heh, those schoolkids [aka ME] are too stressed out anyways. needta spread the hugs hahaha :D

[bowlhead]

haha. start your own movement! =P

hug to you-

chill with the stress all right! =)

[airx3syou]

hehehehe okayokayz! :D thank you!

[judyhip]

i personaly prefer a free french kiss.Love judy

[mrqing]

i wan a hug -.- lolx am a boy xD

[bowlhead]

and to you too =)!

[unpissed]

OMG,u guys r so cool,i wish i were there 2 hugs u.ahah,

I,m from Brunei.u guys r cool.

[bowlhead]

hello from singapore!

thank you =D

hugs to you!-

[pixi3angeldreamx]

Hey if we do this on Orchard road will we get arrested? I know it has been done before, even by the Flying Dutchman it was aired on blogtv. But i am wondering if we need a permit to do it