So it started with us not choosing what parents we want/choose to have, & of course, what land we'll be born in. & obviously we grew up learning the language & mother tongue our household speaks, & then we move on to making friends with strangers would looked and seemed different from us. I'm glad I grew up here in Singapore, a place that only today I'll sincerely call home.

I guess the influx of the different races coming together in one small island, is one of the reason why I love Singapore, based on the fact that other countries are having internal conflicts with their own countrymen, and us, living regardless of our race, language or religion, in harmony is something to be proud of, isn't it? Perhaps I'm just glad that my great grandparents chose Singapore as a fine city for my grandparents to live in; being successful survivors with the help of a Chinese family who picked them up along the way when they had no shelter, no money, no food, no home to live in. They probably have left this world by now, but they'll always be in my parents' and grandparents heart, & are the reason why my family exist today.

I was watching the National Day Parade earlier on, & this year's seemed simple, & the usage of water works simply made it worthwhile viewing. No doubt, it's clear that the floating platform is way smaller in displaying their performances as compared to the previous years, somehow the "Singapore" feel only touched me this year. Maybe it's due to the fact that I'm finally aware of the hard efforts the performers put in, let alone the planning of this event. I'm glad I had taken up a module called SeFest, that allowed me to somehow get a taste of the behind-the-scenes happenings as well as being a patriotic Singaporean, asking Singaporeans to recite the pledge as of today, 8:22pm.

The celebration accompanied with the theme Song, What Do You See, sang by Electrico, is something to appreciate; it's just original and different from most of the National Day theme songs, that are usually, cheezy in a way. I thought this year brings us with the best National Day song, ever.

I particularly liked the part where they had they're so called breaking news, attending to the terrorist attack, chapter 3. The fire engines, soldiers, and news forecaster were pretty cool. & the fact that many handicapped young artists got a chance to perform on that floating platform is something to be inspired at.

Someday, I wish & hope to sing on this amazing day, reaching out to all Singaporeans, delivering to each and evert heart out there, touching every soul be it within or outside this country; saying,
"Thank God, I was born, thank God i was born here; on this lil island I call, Home."

Happy 44th, Singapore.
xxx