HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY, SINGAPORE! (:

Attended the National Day celebration organised by Singsoc on Sunday at the Davidson room, Pris and I went dressed in red/white! We were one of the very few to go in the proper colour scheme haha. And we had the crescent and five stars stuck onto our shirts as well, courtesy of little ol' me. (: Felt like a primary school teacher cutting out things for an arts and craft lesson lol. Dinner was from some Singaporean restaurant! Had no idea there were Singaporean restaurants here.. All I've seen so far that serve the closest to Singapore food are HK and Malaysian ones. Food wasn't fantastic, though. I think it was because it wasn't hot. But still, it was better than nothing. There was teh tarik and bandung too! Went straight for the teh tarik because the night before I dreamt of it haha. So God answered my craving. (:

This year's NDP was really great! Not sure if its because I kinda miss Singapore and all.. That aside, I truly think it was much better than other years' anyway! It was different.. Not filled with the usual cliche crap. Just when I have to be away. ): Never mind, at least I got to watch it. Anyway, while watching the NDP, I was really really proud of Singapore. Like how we've come so far despite all the odds. I know, I sound super corny and stuff, but if you think about it, its really true! Especially since the days when we had just gotten independent.

Being abroad really changes your perspective on things. When you're away from the comfort of home, the familiarity of the surroundings, culture and people, even the slightest reminder of home hits you I guess. I've definitely become more patriotic than ever, after spending just 2 months plus away. I've never felt so patriotic before, and only when you're living overseas will you feel that way too. I wonder if that feeling will fade away once I go back, though. Who knows..

And you know how people always say that they want to migrate next time and settle down in some angmoh land? My take on that is that my kids are so going to grow up in Singapore. Unless, of course, the country is Japan haha but its not angmoh land. Yeah, so after experiencing life and culture here in Melbourne, I've come to realise that I want my kids to grow up experiencing the same kind of fun and retardedness that I went through when I was schooling. The shit that kids experience here is nothing but booze, booze, booze. Where's the fun in that? Although I don't exactly like Singapore's education system, but for the fun, craziness and retardedness, I'll put my kids through the stress haha. Besides, growing up in an Asian country really sets the foundation of the child's morals and character. People here hardly really have any respect for their elders. Or at least some of the youths that I know don't. And the saddest thing is that they're 100% Asian too, just 'born and bred' in Australia. I've asked myself many times if I would rather be in their position, being brought up in an angmoh land with a nice accent. And my answer each time is no, I do not. I'm happy to be a true blue Singaporean (an atas one at that, according to FB haha).

That aside, I'm glad that Singapore's flag is easy to draw/make! And because of that I have fond memories of drawing and colouring the flag back in my Primary school days. Haha sounds damn dumb right. But can you imagine asking little kids to draw their country's flag thats almost crazy-impossible to draw?


The American flag - so many stars and stripes the poor kid will die from going cross-eyed! Not that I have anything against the US flag, though.


Cambodia's flag - I can't fathom trying to draw that castle in the middle!


Australia - Not that simple either, though I really like that the Southern Cross is on their flag. Just realised it a few days back.


So yeah, I think drawing your country's flag should be part of a kid's childhood. One crescent, five stars. Haha yeah.

Okay, so here are some photos from the celebration:



























May God grant me with more tolerance to bear people that annoy me.

Thank God for blessing me with good upbringing. I'm not spoilt (I like to think so), I'm not that rude to my elders, I don't spend money lavishly, I have good manners, good interpersonal skills and I'm pretty grounded in who I am.