What 9th of August means…

… to general Singaporeans
It is time to watch some middle aged man jump off from some helicopter and survive unscaled, and then wowing and oohing as if having just witness some miracle, much like holy people in the past. It is also time to witness some magnesium exploding in the sky and wasting kilowatts of battery power to capture those explosions.

… to small kids
It is time to wave that flimsy piece of painted cloth attached to a stick around happily at everyone, even if the person was just an overworked cleaner deployed for long hours due to National Day.

… to an overworked cleaner
Being waved at by loving kids.

… to students
Yay! Extra holiday!

… to teachers
Hmm… time to give more homework.

… to Wei Kiat
Another day of hiding at B2 of Esplanade car park, marshaling special vehicles, getting yelled at by angry drivers, spending for very long hours, and resting and eating at this well hidden place in B2 of the car park:

“Happy Birthday Singapore!” I managed to let out from my mouth because I collapse on my bed. My last thoughts before I fall asleep were, damn, I didn’t even get to watch the fireworks. Can’t see it from B2 of a car park, can I?

PS: To all who were made angry and frustrated by the long jam in the Esplanade car park earlier, it wasn’t our fault so stop scolding and yelling at us poor kids who just had to serve the NS. We were given wrong instruction that the blocked exit was opened, hence misdirecting tonnes of vehicles, leading to an even bigger jam. The need to juggle between handling civilian vehicles and also vehicles holding important foreign delegates (including someone from a particular country who refuse to alight upon arrive because he insisted on a grant welcome, when we don’t even have a tiny red towel, least a carpet, to spare) is too much to handle. I also thank many courteous and understanding of th public whom despite being made to wait in the jam for up to 30min, smile at us understandingly as they drove pass us.

(If I am not typing cohesively, it is because I couldn’t. I’m too tired.)

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