Did anyone visit any getai? Not that I am crazy about them, I went to one for the sheer experience. Saw lots of toothless old folks, with old “unckers” drooling over China dolls. Does anyone know why Hokkien songs are so popular at the getai? And those costumes, some are just bizarre.

haha.. i always go wen i was young :D

to support '600 and lin li' if you know who they are.

haha. anyway. last time there use to be ppl going up to them and pass them slips of paper to dedicate songs :D

haha.. i love getai even more after watching '881' :D

haha..even i sing hokkien songs..so wadcha tink? hahaha.

some tunes are really nice!

Hey Kai Ling, ever thought of performing in one? But whatever, don't get into one of those garish, bizzare costumes. :P But can be a bit spooky, you know, when you think you are also performing for....

Probably there still are; just can't see them that's all. rolleyes:

Seems like Getai is only happening in Spore. Check it out in Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getai

Hi Angelyn, the getai is uniquely Singaporean. So are the following: the raw fish dish during CNY, the curry fishhead (whatever style), eating fried doughstick (you tiao) dipped in kopi O.

Most of these have a lot to do with our immigrant roots.