Many flags are hung all around the neighbourhood.
Everyone is waiting for the exciting programme during the national day celebration tonight.
It was not too long ago that I was saying the pledge and singing the national anthem in my school field.
Each year, hearing the pledge and the new national theme song struck me of how far we had come.
Today we have more foreigners from all over getting our citizenships.
Us singaporeans we take it with an open heart, embracing the international culture.
Over the years, we see our pure Singaporean population dwindling.
Even so, we continue to yearn for olympic medals for Singapore.
We had high aspirations, refreshed hopes, new dreams.
Instead of building the foundation, and creating a pool of our own sportsmen.
Our government poach Chinese talents and adopt them as our own.
As proud of these altheletes as we may be for them,
We cringed at the fact that they are not Singaporean born.
Happy National Day Singapore!
Congratulations on your long awaited individual bronze medal.
Let's do more to make it really our own.
Robert H. Smith
The clock of life is wound but once, and no man has the power to tell just when the hands will stop, at late or early hour. Now is the only time you own. Live, love, toil with will. Place no faith in time. For the clock may soon be still.
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Blessed
smoothly
it went all according to our plans
bitter gourds, durians and flour,
followed on with flowers and a kiss on the lips
love and friendship filled the air,
coupled with well wishes from everyone
wine champagne and music was in
abundance amidst the happy laughter
it was magical as though a
fairytale
venice, rome, florence, milan we
went
along with the hot sun,
we travelled mostly on foot, ferry and trains,
explored the venetians canals
hiked
across the 5 villages of cinque terre,
but saw many
countless museums including the david
vatican city is one of which
impressed us most
awed by its beauty and rich
history, we sunk into the past subconsciously.
as we travelled, we miss home at
the same time.
thought about our beds, comfort food
and sofa
thought about our mommy, papa and
siblings
and many other trains of
thoughts about our lifes onward together
for 2 weeks we ate pizza, pasta and bread
only on rare occasions do we get to
feast on florentine steak
by the 10th day we got tired of
their food and look hard for good Chinese dining.
finally we are back this day, tired
and happy
biological clock not fully adjusted,
nonetheless, nothing beats being in
our home.
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