Yawai Aung (Actor)

Yawai Aung (Actor)

I don’t have an exact plan for Water Festival. For the last four years I have performed in Mandalay during the festival and it’s been great because I get the chance to meet up with music fans from a lot of other towns.
I don’t have any special memories of Water Festival but when it draws nearer, I start to get a feeling about what I want to do. I love it so much every year.
This year, I think I might take a trip with my family and go somewhere new. But if I have to perform, I’m sure I’ll go to Mandalay again.

 

 

Thxa Soe (Hip hop singer)

Thxa Soe (Hip hop singer)

I was in Mandalay last year performing with Barbu but this year neither of us are in the mood to be performing on stage. I am 75 percent sure that I won’t be doing any performances but I’m not completely sure what I’ll do at the moment.
I don’t like driving around Yangon during the Water Festival because I find it really tiring. I think I’d rather spend my time dancing on a pandal with my friends and playing music.
I have liked Thingyan Moe (a famous Myanmar movie set during Water Festival) very much since my childhood and whenever I watch the movie I’m inspired by the Thingyan spirit.
The only problem is that during every Water Festival, I feel we are wasting so much precious water just having fun.
This year should be good because my girlfriend will be with me.

 

Pa Pa Win Khin (Actress)

Pa Pa Win Khin (Actress)

I think that this year I will go and party at one of the pandals but I haven’t decided which one I will go to yet.
Last year, I performed in Lashio with my elder brother (actor Kyaw Shein).
When I was young, my grandpa arranged a car before the festival started and we drove around Yangon with family members all day long. We would always eat lunch outside and I always enjoyed all four days of the festival. During my childhood, I was very happy throughout the festival and wished it would come more quickly.
Now I’m not a child so it’s not as exciting to me anymore but I continue to love the festival. I think I’ll wear fashionable but modest clothes during Thingyan, just like I normally do.

 

Yee Mon (singer)

Yee Mon (singer)

Every Thingyan is enjoyable for me.
Last year I performed with The Trees in Mandalay but this year I am going to Taunggyi with Lazy Club. I’m really looking forward to it.
When I was young, I would drench everyone who passed by the front of my house, where I would be playing with other children and pouring water on people.
When I was a teenager, I started going to pandals with my friends and sprayed people with water from hoses while we partied and listened to music.
Before I became a singer, I always thought about how I would keep myself happy during the festival but since I became a singer, the concept has changed. I think more about how to entertain people and try to make them enjoy the festival with the best performance I can deliver.
I don’t know yet what I will wear during Water Festival. People say that Taunggyi is very cold so I think it would be wise to bring something warm. I don’t know if I will be able to touch the water because it’s so cold there.

 

Khin Lay Nwe (Actress)

Khin Lay Nwe (Actress)

I don’t have any special memories of Water Festival; I just know that I always feel happy and excited during it.
Last year, I just went back to my home town, Mogok, but I don’t know what I am going to do this year.
I don’t need to think much about my Thingyan fashion because I know that I’ll be soaked with water; I think I’ll just wear jeans and a long-sleeve shirt.
I love the Thingyan flower – gum kino – because we can only enjoy it during the Water Festival. I just love to admire it’s beauty.