It is 5 days after the National Day Celebration, and I am actually writing this entry while listening to Singapore's Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong. So far he is just telling us how Singapore maintain its structure, introduces issues faced by students like lack of spaces in Universities is Singapore, warns people that we should do the right thing for Singapore to prosper, and etc. But now, I am here to give my comment. Everywhere we go, we are proud to be Singaporeans, we re proud to be kiasu, a garden city, and having complaining as our favourite past-time.
I can see that the organising committe for this years NDP 2011 have done a great effort in make the celebration a wonderful and unforgettable moment, for not just us, but for also the soon going to leave parliment, S.R. Nathan. We thank President Nathan for his contributions to Singapores achievements. 12 years in parliment is a long time! The fireworks and costumes were awesome, especially the steam buns in the containers. I liked the Uniform groups showing their marching skills and they even showcase some of their newest army technology. Other surprising things like having Gurmit Singh (Actor for Comedy Phua Chu Kang) and En Lai, to dress up as kampong women in the early days. I hope that the Singapore citizens will not lose faith in their own country and hope that next and coming years' NDP would be much better and interesting.
Official Version - Majulah Singapura
Mari kita rakyat Singapura
Sama-sama menuju bahagia
Cita-cita kita yang mulia
Berjaya Singapura
Marilah kita bersatu
Dengan semangat yang baru
Semua kita berseru
Majulah Singapura
Majulah Singapura
English Translation - Onward Singapore
We, the people of Singapore
Together march towards happiness
Our noble aspiration
To make Singapore a success
Let us all unite
In a new spirit
Together we proclaim
Onward Singapore
Onward Singapore
Happy Birthday Singapore!
Cheers,
Ryan Lau :D
No comments:
Post a Comment