On Tuesday of this week it was National Day here in Singapore. A national ceremony that commemorates Singapore's Independence. This year Singapore turned 46, celebrating it's first National Day in 1966, one year after Singapore's independence from Malaysia on 9th August 1965.
The parade is huge and there have been practises taking place for well over 3 months. Participants include members of the Singapore Armed Forces, Singapore Police Force, Singapore Civil Defence Force, representatives of the different unions and Ministries as well as students in uniformed groups, the Singapore Red Cross, the Boys' and Girls' Brigades, the Scouts Association, the Girl Guides and representatives of various Singapore business entities including one of the designers from my team, Lijuan.
This was Grant's second Singapore National Day so we took his advice and before settling on Boat Quay, we wandered around Esplanade to take in the atmosphere. It was clear that Singapore citizens take a lot of pride in their nation. Thousands and thousands of people had gathered from as early as 11am to pitch up and get ready for the celebrations to begin at 6.30pm. A long day in the heat here! From Boat Quay we were able to watch the whole thing live on TV and I was able to photography the parachutes, the fly by and also the fire works from above the Fullerton Bay Hotel. The view was incredible.
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