happy national day!!

this picture was taken a year ago when we went to the merlion park..

here's wishing singapore a happy national day where peace remains and we do not take it for granted.. perhaps im a history student that is why i appreciate national day and independence..

though i do not celebrate national day by watching the ndp live or on tv.. but it is just good to have a peaceful country.. whichever countries i have been to, i love their cheap garments, accessories, food, merchandise, friendly people, great scenery.. but i will always miss my home.. that is singapore.. because it is so clean, so safe.. nothing beats my home..

i participated ndp once when i was in sec 4, representing my uniform group.. i remember we had to wait at the indoor stadium for the rehearsals and im always very scared whenever the fighter planes fly passed.. they fly so low! the sound is deafening! we had kfc every dinner.. we had to commit every saturdays from may all the way till national day.. that was also when i see the fireworks just before my eyes.. joining the finale and sing national day songs really reminds me of the peace we have.. i enjoyed myself so much..

during our sec school days, we always perform on national day..
~ sec 1, the whole class sang its the little things on stage..

~ sec 2, some of my close classmates and i danced "stand up for singapore".. cherographed by my talented malay male classmate, faizal, who is also one of my buddies back then.. he is now a professional dancer! we live just a few blocks away, we took the same stream unlike the rest of the others who took home econs or technical.. we took art.. maybe thats why we were close back them.. some afternoons, we will go with another classmate to his house and his mum would always serve us rose syrup.. i even took care of him when he broke his leg.. i "escorted" him to and fro school.. haha..

~ sec 3, i was involved in ndp, thereby.. i do not have any memories what song they danced to on national day.. they got so "addicted" to the dance, n our cherographer enjoyed that too!!

~ sec 4, i cant remember because n levels was in september therefore, i did not participate but the rest of them performed another dance item..

~ sec 5, panicked for o levels.. no one wants to be involved! haha..

the best thing is, we have a holiday to commerate this ocassion.. though i have to work as i do not enjoy singapore public holidays.. but most of you get a holiday because of our country's independence!

p.s yippee.. going to see the fireworks afterwork tonight! hee.. (: