Majulah Singapura.

Happy Birthday Singapore:) And another year has passed, and I can't believe it's been 4 years now that I've not watched a good telecast of the national day parade, seen national flags hanging from the windows of the HDB flats, sleeping in on a public holiday, going for a run with the dad and enjoying a tres petite barbecue at the corridor of my flat whilst anticipating for the fighter jets to fly past my building, so that I can run from one end of my house to another.

Every year, I huddle in front of my computer, hoping that this year, the broadcast would be better (hello. technological advances!) but it's always ONLY good till my favourite part where the "live" webcast screws up, when the jets fly past. So i usually hear the sound of the jets, sing my majulah singapura and home (thank god only my cousin stays with me) and then give up.

and i do this because...

I do miss home, at most times it's the people but on another days sometimes, i feel this sense of patriotism. Patriotism that causes me to cry when I eventually return from Melbourne or when I just think about being home. Patriotism that makes me feel proud to belong to a small, yet BIG country that's wonderful in more ways than I actually complain about. Trust me. Public transport, cars, the efficiency of everything, the cleaniless, how cheap food is, the weather. We actually have really wonderful things that often don't seem to be much till you come and compare it with something else. Of course, like glowy says, I often wish that Singapore was alot of other things. But then, Singapore won't be Singapore if it was tres perfect. It's just good the way it is. Afterall, I did turn out rather alright I must say. ha.

That said, this year's national day celebrations for me is going to be any different. It's going to be a quiet celebration, where i'll have the national flag proudly displayed as my desktop wallpaper and i'll wear red and white just for today. I'll have all the national day songs playing on my ipod and I would secretly wish Singapore all the very best for another year in my heart, hoping that she will get these wishes. coz' i'll only ever be home there.

Happy National day!

and happy birthday dearest luopo:)

There's no place i'll rather be
You'll always be a part of me
And even though I've roamed the world
It's still my home i long to see

This is where
my family and friends grew up with me
So i'll cross the skies and sail the seas
To be where I want to be
- Where I want to be, Kit Chan