Tuesday, July 07, 2009
Around one more month, the National Day 2009 will be coming; this was my first time participating in this year NDP as a motivator. Though I have join before in 2004, Singapore was celebrating 39th birthday, but that time I was in combined school choir. The difference between being a motivator and in combined school choir is that, motivator; you need to motivate the audiences whereas the combined school choir is like being the background in the parade. Since I’ve participated in the choir, I shall blog more about this.
In 2004, the NDP took place was at Kallang stadium, the seats is in circular shape, surrounding the parade. The holding area was at Singapore Indoor stadium. Every Saturday will have rehearsals, there was bus provided, it will come to our school to gather us. After the rehearsal, the bus will sent us back to school and dismissed from there. The rehearsal though was held in indoor stadium with air-conditioned facilities, but the place was full with participants, the dancers, the marching parade like NPCCs, Red Cross, NCCs etc. and also there was lunch and dinner provided, we will walk to the stadium to do a proper rehearsal and that time it was in the afternoon, our body was sweating non-stop. It was tiring as it held whole day but it is worth it. I remember that year the theme song was sang by Lin Jun Jie, after the event has ended on the actual day, all of us was given snack like ice-cream, drinks and more. It’s somehow like party, where everyone was so high. Some of us also went to find the theme song singer Lin Jun Jie to sign our cap maybe because first time seeing him that’s why it was so excited. It was a memorable day at that time. The props and the costume were allowed for us to keep.
Other than being a participant, I was being an audience before, it was the NE show, which all the primary 5 students will get to join and watch the parade. The security was tight that they check our bags and the roads are block. At that time, it was the first time watching as an audience, The MCs for the NDP is funny and motivates us to do the Kallang wave, play the things in the fun pack. That evening was very hot but when the sun sets and it getting darker, the surrounding was beautiful with our lights, the decoration lights and so on. I and my friends was excited viewing the parade, eating the snack in the fun pack, where the fireworks appear, we keep shouting and screaming.
Everyone wanted to watch was the parade, the fireworks, the fun pack they received, the parachute, the loudest jet plane, the helicopter with the Singapore flag, the ministers, the president and the atmosphere. Singing the national anthems and saying the pledge is the most proud thing to do and every year in NDP and we feel proud being a Singaporean.
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March 2005
