9 August rolled around, cool winds and breezy. I managed to sleep in until 8am! We had no real plans for the day, except to head out to the Marina Bay area to get involved with some NDP action. After a quick breakfast, we all headed out to pick up the MIL to hang with us for the day.
The family parked ourselves by the fields and caught the action in the skies by the Black Knights again. The weather was sunny and it was perfect. The boy, who caught it the day before, was ancitipating his favourite maneveurs! After the show, it felt deja vu as I brought the family about the office on a walkabout to show them my new office.
We decided to have BKT for lunch before heading home and the kids got a treat when they came face-to-face with the Red Lions!
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| Shy around his idols |
Now, to the unaware, my son is obsessed passionate about the Red Lions. He loves watching youtube videos showing behind-the-scenes of how they prepare pre-jump etc and he loves the whole fanfare. These men we saw are friends with the husband and to watch his eyes light up with confusion/ amazement/ recognition - it was pretty priceless!
The afternoon went by easily with the kids going down for a nap... and while the husband and I had considered going out to watch the fireworks in the evening, we voted against the idea eventually and settled on catching the parade on TV with home-cooked dinner - all in the comfort of our home.
Evening rolled around with perfect weather for the parade and the kids awakened just in time to catch the show live on TV. The recipe is expected - first they start off with fanfare, cheers, contingents march-past and performances. In between we'll have pyrotechnics and fly-bys as additional fanfare.
What made it special for us this year was how both children are aware of the nation's birthday and revel in the celebrations... to the point of being "involved" in their own ways.
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| Dress-up |
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| Introducing our very own little boy soldier! |
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| And back-up dancer |
What was also amazing was that we could catch the planes and fireworks from our balcony - while it was tiny, it was still visible and the kids were thrilled!
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| Finale - saying our pledge |
It was a good day and I cannot explain how proud I am to be a Singaporean, and to witness my children being this involved too. We have a fantastic home, safe and enjoyable and despite what people may say, it is practically perfect for us to raise our family in.
Happy Birthday, Singapore. We are so proud to be Singaporeans.
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