As Singapore's 44th birthday approaches, plenty of activities have been planned all over the island and in RP to celebrate. Blog about your NDP related experiences, and you stand to win a NDP funpack!
I remember I attended the rehearsal for NDP when I was in primary 5. That was really a good experience because that was my first time going to a NDP parade! I have always been yearning to go for it, and I did! I also remember that I received a fun pack and it contained a lot of things inside. There is a bottle of new water and torch light and snacks. The one item in the bag that left me with great memories is the new water. During that time, we are supposed to drink the new water together as that is the first time we are going to taste it! I was so so fascinated and excited at that time! When Sharon Aw who was the emcee, told us to open that bottle and drink it up, I hesitated for a moment because I knew it was recycled water which was our urine and everything that is passed out from our body! But I would want to experience that “magical moment”! And so I took up the bottle and drank it, weird taste but the feeling was good. Trying out a new thing with my classmates and also the rest of the Singaporeans, made me feel that Singapore was united as one. That feeling was unexplainable. It was simply good.
Not only that, I remembered there is the singing of old Chinese songs from the 60s and that reminded me of the retro fashion trend now! It was good to reminisce the good old times.
With that, I also remembered the pain staking steps that we took to gain independence. From British colony to Japanese and then back again. Merger with Malaya and then independence. The PAP during the times must have worked very hard to give Singaporeans the best living environment. Although failure in the end, but we gained something. Singaporeans are close to one another despite the cultural and race differences. If we have succeeded in merger, we would have been a “Malay dominant” country. That is definitely not fair to the others. When I was young, I would always stand up for the national anthem when I am at home watching the live telecast! I show respect to my homeland! There was also one year when my family want to go out during the national day. I begged them to let me stay at home because I want to watch the telecast of the national parade!
I always remember my mum’s year of birth because of the national day; she is older than Singapore by 1 year! Here I wish Singapore prosperity and a good year ahead! I love living here in Singapore, simply because of our unique style of speaking, actions, and most importantly, we live in harmony since independence! Yeah!
">