A flash mob is a large group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, perform an unusual action for a brief period of time, then quickly disperse.
word usually gets around by emails and SMSes, so there the people there were mostly students or people who looked below 35. you can read http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2003/aug/07/onlinesupplement for some other instances of flash mobs around the world.
We got word that there was gonna be one in the middle of Stroget at 1230pm today, so we rushed all the way down to norreport. bumped into jianfeng, who was on his way to the netto (the supermarket) to return his glass bottles and get some money back, we were in such a hurry we just asked him to follow us and he ran all the way with us, with an entire crate in his arms, feeling really really puzzled the whole time. haha. poor guy.
we found some other friends and got to the square, only to find out that it was actually scheduled for 1pm. there were lots of young pple jus hanging around the large open area, but no one really knew who was in the know and who wasnt... so everyone just stood around and waited. as it was approaching 1pm, some random guy asked us if we were here for some 'event', he tried to organise some people together because no one knew who the organiser was. so we planned to just walk casually around and when the clock from the church struck 1, we would just freeze. but, before the bell could even toll, there was a sharp whistle that rang out through the air. and. everyone. froze. that was it. it was quite amazing, passers-by looked on with rather bewildered looks on their faces... and david got the whole thing on video. it lasted 4 minutes, which was mighty long if you're in an awkward position, like some people were, but it was quite fun!
we should have something like that in singapore. apparently it's happened before, organised by mr. brown. but it was quite mild, just strangers all wearing brown shirts at a certain mrt station for a brief moment before dispersing. go read the stories on wiki about the ones in the US, the americans are always crazier and more happening!
after a trip to stroget, i conclude that copenhagen is slowly awakening from winter hibernation. the city's coming alive.... finally! (:
i'll leave you with a random group of buskers we found this afternoon! enjoy!
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