Sunday 9 August 2020

Happy Birthday Singapore

This year, there is no NDP at Padang or Marina Floating Platform due to Covid situation and with that, we are truly blessed to be able to celebrate it with our family at the comfort of our home. Well, you might be wondering what the difference between this year and the past is…

With the Covid situation and restrain of people gathering in large numbers, the government arranged the army mobiles to be paraded in the neighborhoods areas and we are happy to be able to see them up closed just outside our house. No crowds, no sweat and abled to celebrate NDP with our family and neighbours. 😊


The kiddos are extremely excited about the NDP this year and knowing that they can see the mobiles right outside our doorstep, it got them into the mood. They were all charged up and waited patiently for the mobiles to pass our house. We waited for about 30 minutes for the appearance of the mobiles and we cheered them on and some of us waved with our flags. It was really a beautiful moment and being able to celebrate NDP with the neighborhood is something that I have missed doing.

I remembered during my childhood days, I stood by the roadside to wait for the army troops to march pass and the mobiles too. It was such an incredible feeling, and I am so happy that after so many years, I can watch the mobiles closed once again. It really brought back so much wonderful memories.

After dinner, we drove the kids to Punggol area to check out the fireworks. We were not sure which is the best place to view but we certainly found ourselves a good spot to view the fireworks in the comfort of our car. The kids preferred to see the real thing and we got out and watched by our car. 😊

This is one special NDP and we thoroughly enjoyed the moment and finally felt that we are included as a citizen. 😊 Thank you, Singapore!

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