Happy Birthday, Singapore!!
National Day to me, spells "Holiday" and nothing much. Had a few chances of taking part in NDP [National Day Parade] in my schooling years, but I was so near, yet so far.
In all my years of breathing, I’ve never attended the parade before. It must have been magnificent to those who went before. People who were there for a couple of times, just how much has the celebration changed throughout the years?
I wouldn’t say I’ve done my part for the country, but I AM patriotic alright?! Well, erm… just that I have no concrete proof for my patriotism. Heh.
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Happy Belated Birthday, Anthony. You would have been 24 yesterday if you were still around… Sigh.
It has been nearly one month since your passing, yet the truth still seems so surreal. It has been hard for us to acknowledge the fact that we will never be able to bump into you on the streets.
If there’s life after death, how have you been, my dear friend?
You gave me no chance to surprise you that I remembered your birthday. Sigh.
