WC dropped me a text out of the blue to ask if I was interested in joining an event.
I was thinking it must be some roadshow or IT Fair again but it was an invitation to a picnic with the mister on National Day!
The past weeks was all about planning for the house and we finally took some time off for a proper date :)
Went for a little date at City Square to get our picnic food.
Our current addiction is Watami's salad and I can't do without chicken for a picnic. Haha.
I even went to the mama shop below my place to get a flag!
I even went to the mama shop below my place to get a flag!
It was our first time heading to Marina Barrage on National Day and we didn't know there was some event going on.
Turned out to be a really pleasant surprise! There was live screening of the NDP with hundreds (I think even thousands) of Singaporeans celebrating Singapore's birthday together!
It has been such a long time since I felt so at home. We were surrounded by the familiar scene of families flying kites, having home-cooked food together. Couples and friends taking selfies, and families who don't know each other helping each other to lay out their mats.
It was a beautiful sight of what racial harmony, the Singapore spirit or whatever the government has been advocating year after year. No shoving around, no screaming at the top of the voice, it's just the familiar Singapore we used to see :)
I made WC take a mandatory shot with our flag..
Me too!
Can you see the Red Lions?
Everyone stood up and sang the anthem with pride when the flag flew past.
I haven't heard of it for such a long time.
I swear I felt a little teary when I heard that. Felt damn patriotic at that moment can!
This is home, truly. Where I know I must be :)
Love you Singapore! Happy 49th!
