J'aime la technologie.

well well well. For the first time in four years, technology did not fail me. If they say that Singapore is a technological hub, I believe now, truly, that it is. Je suis desolee that I doubted you before. My goodness, not once did my webcast lag or was the screening blurry. I could see every bit of the Singapore skyline (which is getting prettier and prettier) and I could make out the faces of the hosts, the singers, the performers and gush at the fireworks. Most of all, yes most of all, there was the flypast with both the jets and their roaring engines. Even the paratroopers were on cue. The apache helicopters were tres cool especially when they did their amazing turns and so were the divers, who kinda just walked right out of the chinook and into the Singapore River.

Singapore River leh, how many times in your life do you get to even swim in the Singapore River?!!!!lucky blokes. and even more so, how many times in your life would you see the Singapore River clear of bumboats, river taxis and cool, touristy ferries from the past? It was fun. ha. but i've always only ever liked the front bits and the back bits, never the show coz' i'm starting to think it's the same, meme chose every single year. Oh well. Big clap for the humongous effort though.:)

In any case, it made me really nostalgic to see the Channel 5 logo (goodness knows how much i miss home), the benjamin sheares bridge, the Ritz (i had one of the best ever council memories there), the esplanade (Chic tea place, Max Brenner's and Hagen Daz), the bay (River HongBao and Stand Chart here we come..i hope!) and one fullerton. Gosh. It hasn't been that long BUT it feels like almost forever that I've been home. Complaining about the weather, complaining about the pervertic ah pek and refusing to take the bus, much to everyone's..yes EVERYONE's dismay. ha.

I will come away at the seams
Take hold of everything I can reach
Nobody told me that i'll be dancing in the dark
Retracing footsteps trying to make my mark

As we all unfold
Slowly things spin out of control
Tread carefully
There's pieces of me I'm still looking for

Now they say there's not enough to go round
No space for my two feet to touch the ground
you said it's easy to give everyone their space
An orderly cue don't step out of place
- Tread Carefully, Julie Collings

So dear Singapore, thank you for being a place that I've found the most special people and have enjoyed countless amazing experiences. For being a place, that I can always look forward to going back to. So here's my last HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU..but just for this year:)