hello hello, Happy Post National Day =) not that I'm that excited though lolz. ah yes national day, the one day where everyone is just a little bit more patriotic then usual. but I just gotta say, my interest on ND has slowly faded away throughout the years, one of the reason being that it's just getting more and more boring. and don't get me started on the national day song, "will you"???? WTF, what happen to songs like "Home" by Kit Chan or "Where I Belong" by Tanya Chua, they ain't finding the right people to write these songs anymore.

well what did you do on ND?? I was stupid enough to want to catch the fireworks "in the flash" (pun intended) and so I headed down to marina bay hoping to get a few nice pics. I honestly regretted it.

since marina bay is like a 20 min walk from my house, I started to walk from Clarke Quay at 7.15, I was all exited carrying my tripod and camera along heading to my destination, half way on my journey I started to see the amount of people gathered started to increase and I totally expected it so I just went on my merry way. when I start nearing the Fullerton Hotel, that's when everything was pretty chaotic, there were people everywhere, on the grass fields, sitting on the railings, everywhere!! I thought it's kindda normal for this much of people to gather, so I continued to push through the crowd. then, I hit a road block, literally, just outside the Fullerton Hotel, it was so packed that I could not even squeeze myself through. not being that stupid I started to turn back and head out of the crowd. I found a spot where there ain't many people, so I stood there waiting for the fireworks, it was about 8.05 by then and the fireworks were gonna start soon, alright so the the fireworks started and everyone started snapping, so did I(I didn't even use my tripod coz there weren't any place to set up) and what a let down it was, I'll cover on that in a while.

so the fireworks popped and the people cheered and cameras snapped, and when everything was over, what do we do, leave right, that's what the hundreds and thousands of people who crammed around the bay wanted to do, all at once.... while traffic was still moving and Police Officers screaming "PLEASE STAY ON THE PAVEMENT!!!" apparently many people think that coz it's national day, or maybe that after the show, roads will be closed so that they can leave the small, hot, stuffy position they were at, THE ANSWER'S NO PEOPLE!!!. well apparently many didn't process that in their mind and started crossing the road without even thinking. and that's not the worst part, imagine the hundreds and thousands leaving through small pathways... and if you know Singapore well, you'll know there are many who can't wait and have to shove their way thorough the slow moving crowd.

I was not that dumb, I stood at a corner and allow the eager crowd to leave first. I pitied the Police Officer, at the same time, saluting them for clearing the crowd in around 30 min. well on to the fireworks, one word, disappointing, and I'm being nice. honestly a let down, a few pretty interesting ones, many ordinary colored ones and some big ones at the end. boring people... my heart wasn't racing, I wasn't in awed. adding up the regret for going. I remembered one New Years Party and the firework were bright and colorful, and it was so large and loud my heart was pounding n my chest. maybe it was also the fact that I was at a bad location....

and here's my very long blog post in a long time. maybe I should voice my thoughts more often. amd yes I shall. so Till then, Till the next post

well it has been 2 weeks since the new school term started, and if your still in the dark, where the hell have you been....??

ok so the new experience is kindda fun, not at all stressed, lol =), but not counting my chickens before they hatch, life can get more stressful with the weeks to come.

So what will you be doing on the National Day?? or on the eve?? well unless someone ask me out, I'd be at home alone..... even my mom would be getting more "action" than me, she'd be heading to Clarke Quay to club on wed night and out with friends to catch the fireworks on national day...

yes my life is pretty pathetic, I know I'll be telling myself that, so go ahead say it. and thus my whole day has been ruin...... haiz...