Post NDP Party

Hooray for the NDP organisers. The webcast actually worked. We were able to see delayed images here and there, of the entire parade. Well, guess our internet speed wasn't that fast, but was good enough. But it was funny that we had to repeat the lyrics so many times when we were singing the anthem and the songs because the images kept on "buffering". Hee....

NDP parades seemed like part of our lives....we take them for granted and we complain that it's almost the same every year. But to our surprise (and delight), our OZ fren found it cool. Yup, that was the word she used. She found it interesting that so many people will gather in 1 place to celebrate national day, wear the red and white attire, spend months to rehearse for the massive displays and formations.

And for us, we were the mini SG-historians last night. We took turns to tell the stories of how SG became independent, how MM cried on TV when we were separated from malaysia, what our national flag symbolised (haha...we had to recite the pledge to make out what the 5 stars meant)...and proudly sang to the tunes of "count on me singapore", "stand up for singapore", we are singapore" and 'home".....

After our friends left, hubby asked me what was different about watching the parade at home in SG and watching the parade on internet in OZ. I couldn't tell him the difference then. But now I know. It's the extra sense of belonging and pride. Knowing that no matter where I am, this little dot on the earth which has just celebrated her 41st birthday, is where I will always call, home.