Celebrating 40 years of independence

Singapore's National day is coming again and i am proud to be living in Singapore. For those of you who do not know where Singapore is,look up at the world map and go find the area around south east asia. Look between the two countries which is Malaysia and Indonesia,there is where you would find a small island called Singapore.It may look like a red dot but it is a beautiful tropical island rich with multiracial diversity and stuff like that cause i am not here to tell you the entire history of singapore right now but you can go to this website called MAPTOWN. Just type maptown in your search engine and there will you find it. It's a very useful site if you want to learn more about other countries. It provides well know facts, map of the country and historical
background. A good source of knowledge for your geography, social studies and history. You can also buy maps of different countries online should you wish to travel to another country.

So back to Singapore. We have been through tough times and singapore is still going strong. Singapore's National day is on 9th of August falls on this Tuesday next week. The government is always throwing a big anual parade.Each parade better than the last.Each year,
they spent huge sums of money to create a spectacular show. I not sure how much money is spent but I supposed it is worth the time to set up a big parade. I wish I could go to see the parade at the padang this year however they have made it complicated by making us purchase the tickets online through an online bidding or something like that. Watching the parade in television is as boring as watching the English Premier League on well, Tv.

I would prefer to watch foot ball match or wrestling match at the very place itself where i could feel the atmosphere and the roar of the crowd cheering or booing, doing cat calls and applauding. But then again i couldnt afford to buy tickets to see any of these because most of the tickets sold are either too expensive or have just sold out. Although i have to admit that watching TV in the comfort of your own home can be exciting and safe for you if you watch it with your friends and family. Why when the FIFA world cup was broadcast, People would gather at pubs or the nearest Kopitiam to watch the match live on a wide screen television and shouted GOAL! each time a goal was struck. But i often keep thinking, does the national day really strengthen every singaporean patriotism? Maybe it would be best left for the individual to think for themselves.

And there is one last thing that left me baffled. Why it never,i mean NEVER rains on National Day in Singapore? Is there a secret weather control station in singapore that actually controls the weather and the people there always ensured that it doesnt rain heavily better yet doesn't rain at all during National day? I check the whole afternoon on national day every year and not a single cloud is sighted in the sky? That is questionable.