Tag: NDP

  • One Shy Of Fifty: 49th National Day

    It’s National Day, not quite the big one, which is next year (good luck Dick Lee). But knowing us, this year’s NDP will be a spoil market spectacle. If there’s a lesser known Singaporean trait, it is this: We are good at shooting ourselves in the foot. Just look at our Singapore Airlines – ever…

  • Three More Interesting Facts About Singapore

    1. Singapore is home to 3,971 species of vascular plants, 364 species of birds, 295 species of butterflies, 98 species of reptiles, 52 species of mammals, 28 species of amphibians, and 255 species of hard corals. 2. A two-part episode of Hawaii Five-O was filmed in Singapore, featuring a thrilling scene on the Sentosa Cable…

  • My National Day Parade

    I remember National Day Parade 1990 the most because it’s the NDP I was involved in. It was held at the Padang, and it featured the most impressive mobile column display since independence, involving all the military hardware and soldiers (like us) of the day. At the beginning of that year, my battalion mates and…

  • When once the flag flew me

    Once, during NS, me and two other guys were made the battalion’s flag raising party for one of many early morning parades. This task entailed picking up the flags from the Regimental Sergeant Major’s office, checking the cords to make sure nothing was frayed, and rehearsing our marching to the flag poles at the top…

  • Article: 44 things you may not know about Singapore

    The nation turns 44 this week. That’s an inauspicious number to some, but there’s always a way to turn that around and make it a little more positive. My mother-in-law tells me you could say it’s 4 + 4 = 8, and that, to the superstitious optimist, says something to the effect of “die die…