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Wednesday, July 15, 2009 @ 11:58 PM

Happy 44th Birthday, my belove homeland SINGAPORE!

Every year on 9th August is a very special day for us, especially living this tiny little dot island; Singapore. As a Singaporean, me, myself is proud to belong from where I come from and who I am. Singapore, we are defined as a multiracial country with four different races bringing everyone together as a whole which made up Singapore as a unique country.

9th August in Singapore is a very special day for all of us because it’s the birthday of Singapore and during this day everyone will dress up in red and white for school, work or even shopping. This is how adorable Singaporean can be! Come up with dressing theme, as a part to represent how united we can be. Apart from that, every year on this special day we will have a significant celebration happening in our National Stadium known as NDP. NDP is an event reaching out for all Singaporeans to celebrate and reflect upon what it is mean to be a Singaporean.

This parade celebration serves as a commemorating of our independence and engages everyone in the event, however only the lucky ones which got the coveted ticket can participate the event in NDP otherwise we got to stick ourselves on our couch and watching the screen on live. The one and only chance I’ve got for myself to watch National Day Parade on live and experience the ambience was a few years back when I was 11 years old. That was the only chance I’ve got myself to experience the live parade performances, despite that was just a rehearsal on the other hand it was really significant and meaningful event to take part as a spectator.

National Day Parade engages various age groups, occupations, association groups of people for the parade performances on top of that the key highlight of the parade will always be the ceremonial brought by the five elements of the total defence. It was a majestic sight to catch the glamour of the March. This signifies that we, as a Singaporean will have a part of defending our homeland and bring secure for the country. As a Singaporean, we should at least experience the NDP once to feel the festive gaiety.

On additional, another highlight of NDP is the funpack that we can receive from NDP as a spectator. The funpack contained different types of items which are drinks, snacks, discount coupons and interactive items so that we could take part during the activities such as torchlight or balloons. The finale of NDP was wrapped up with the majestic fireworks which endowed a merry time for us. To be able to join the NDP as a spectator was an honourable experience for me. I hope this year; I’d able to catch NDP again even though it was a slim chance to get the coveted tickets which I’ve had applies earlier.

Our national day belongs to all of us; it is our nation’s birthday. We have gone through many difficult moments in history. As for this year, our theme is come together- Reaching out Reach up. Come together is a vision that is embodied in our pledge, about our communities, friends and family. Reaching out calls on all Singaporeans to support one another regardless of race, language or religion. As for reaching up, reminds us of our hopes and aspirations for ourselves and our children. We must continue to strive as to achieve happiness, prosperity and progress for our nation.