HAPPY 40TH BIRTHDAY... SINGAPORE!!!
We wanted to teach Isabel patriotism, so we decided to bite the bullet and bring her to the site where there is a National Day celebration going on. The nearest is Tampines, which we happened to obtain tickets for the Funpacks.
Basically the idea was to be dressed in red... so we all dressed in red tops and white bottom, (which I don't have, the closest thing is only a pair of brown jeans) put on a red cap... sit under the sun and wait for the parade to begin.
Imagine being in that color... in that temperature of 35 degrees C...No joke ok... sweat was coming down like waterfall. Every other adult went there becos they want to show patriotism for their kids to learn. But with that kind of weather, they were grouchier than Oscar the grouch from Sesame Street.
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There was this lady sitting behind us keeps shouting:"The guy in front don't know he's very tall!!!" obviously that was not meant for me, I'm only 1.72m, the guy in front of me must be at least 1.85m, furthermore, I was already seated. After shouting a few times, the guy in front was too embarrassed to stand there anymore, so he moved to the aisle to block my mother-in-law. Ha ha ha******************
Each year the organizer give away Funpacks for people to enjoy. This year the pack got heavier... Complete with 2 bottles of isotonic drinks, 1 packet drinks, torch and flag, magazine etc etc, and some other things that makes alot of annoying sound.
My wife got 7 coupons, so she exchanged for 7 funpacks, each weighing more than 3 kg. I had to carry 5 of them back to the car 1 km away. (pant pant)
The celebration was basically having 5000 people sit in a big open space under the sun, to watch a giant TV so that when its our turn to be on TV, we just wave the flags and torches and make a lot of noises like a bunch of mad people. Other than that, we are to sit and watch the big TV. Wheee... fun... yawn...
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The main highlight was the fire works, which we get to watch live next to the big screen. It not huge, nothing fancy... but its the atmosphere that's important. Everyone was going "OOOooo... Aaahhhhh... Wwhhaaa..."We hurriedly left the place once the last trail of spark burnt to the ground.
3 comments:
The only time i ever attended an NDP was when i went there together with my school in 1986 as a school choir in red and white. It was really fun. The only way not to doze off watching and NDP 'live' on TV is to be at the NDP itself and soak in the atmosphere and the heat plus sweat too, not to mention.
The last time I watch NDP was in primary school. From then on I would want to go anymore, 'cos you feel like a roast pig under that hot sun and those sweat really smells....
The last time I watch NDP was in primary school. From then on I wouldn't want to go anymore, 'cos you feel like a roast pig under that hot sun and those sweat really smells....
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