Wanted to watch this year NDP, so ask Ms Boo to help me to do up a ndp pass for me but of cause in return I need to do public duty …. =)

This year is our nation 44 years of independence and a year where lots of uncertainty lies ahead for us. The economy, H1N1 diseases and etc…  It has not been a good year afterall… Well the mood for this year NDP is definitely not dampen by the negative outlook and the spirit is high to the max. This year NDP, the Singapore story is told in 10 chapters… and using the Singapore Pledge as a theme.

What struck me most is the video showing the speech by Minister Mentor Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, he said ” This Country belongs to all of us. We made this country from nothing, from mud flats. It is man, human skill, human effort which made this possible” “Over 100 years ago, this was a mud-flat, swamp. Today, this a modern city, Ten years from now, this will be a metropolis. Never Fear.”

He made this promise in September 1965, 44 years ago…  Today, Singapore is indeed a metropolis, a city of opportunity and a growing adult. Seeing a progress of the nation it makes one wonder how could this be possible just 44 years and see such great improvement in our countries…

PM Lee said this in his first rally to singapore ” You remember sometime back, some of us will, our first National Day Parades, the first few.There were no fancy lighting effects, no video linkups, no goodie bags, just a parade, contingents marching one after the other. Soldiers from first Battalion, 2^nd Battalion, 20^th Battalion, 100^th Battalion plus one or two mass displays, lion and dragon dances and the school bands provided the marching music.  I was one of them officer cadet.  One year it rained, 1968. After the parade had formed up in the Padang.  Those of you who were there will never forget it.  It was a downpour, we froze, we were drenched.  Our instruments had to be turned upside down to pour the water out.  We watched to see if we stood or if we ran for cover.  Nobody ran for cover, we shivered but we stood there and we marched with pride.  Along the route the crowds gathered to cheer us.  So, this was a people determined to succeed and we did. “

It is in the spirit in us as Singaporean that make us who we are… Never fear the challenge, we just carry on and move on … no matter what lies ahead we knew that if we are determined enough we will definitely suceed.

Once again I wish Singapore a happy 44th Birthday !

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