We Are All Made Of Stars

Long hot shower,a mug of warm chrysanthemum tea and soft sound of Lush on this quiet tuesday morning.with the shadows in the dark amongst the dark trees outside with the leaves rustling creating a peaceful symphony of music.

almost perfect.perfect,after a long tiring day at work.

couple more days to our nation's 42nd birthday,and that means another day of rest,plus my day off on wednesday,and that means i got 2 days off.so it's perfect.

what most of us like about national day,is that we could checkout the awesome fireworks display at marina bay,but after the last experience,i've gotta find another alternative way of watching the fireworks without dodging the heavy traffic and the human jam.it's super massive.there's no space for you to walk and breathe and there's a big possibility i will have difficulties looking for a parking space.so the best,either i watch from afar,or,catch it on tv.both,however,won't have the same feeling or ambience,coz i won't be able to catch the first-hand drama,all the oohs and ahhs,the feel,in short.

when i was a child,what i looked forward to during the national day procession,was of course,the parade of soldiers,with the tanks,vehicles,the chopper lifting the gigantic lioncity's flag,those dudes balancing themselves on the patrol bikes,hey it got me amazed.they sure do put lotsa lotsa effort just for an evening.every year without fail.

so,there are also other events in conjunction with national day this year,and one of it is singfest,which i just happened to know hours ago,a two day concert at fort canning,featuring bands like Sugar ray,MxPx,Gym Class Heroes,Shaggy,Pet Shop Boys,to name some,and the price for one-day pass-$150 or $200 for two days pass.killer.but i think it's well worth spent,but i ain't going.i don't have a plan for now,but i think,i should go someplace peaceful and quiet this national day,coz most of the places downtown will be jam-packed,and i hate that.

so what do i have to say about lioncity?
well,besides all the negative things people said,i do love my country.i personally think the government did a good job,like for example,the cleanliness of our motherland and of giving stiff penalties to those who litter and spit,that's good,very good and very Islamic in my point of view.don't you agree?everything is neat and tidy,we have good roads,good transportation,we live and mingle with racial and religion tolerance,and we're safe and secured.at least,not that bad,right?and the list goes on and on.yes the cost of living is high,with the recent rise of GST but still not that bad.most of the people (read:most)are nice and courteous and we got no problem in comunicating with people of different races here,like bargaining at the market for example,though the auntie or uncle can't speak english,we could however speak in a mix of malay or hokkien 'lah'.besides the kiasuism,kiasism all that,this is singapura.and it's definitely not the same as out there.there's no place,like home.for home,is where the heart is.

Happy National Day fellas!