NATIONAL DAY

Friday, August 08, 2008

today is the eve of national day
this is what i feel toward the nation's birthday
tomorrow everyone in Singapore will be celebrating Singapore's 43rd birthday
we have all heard the stories about how Singapore came along way from a small fishing village to a metropolitan now
we even sing about it during the national day period "...we won't make it, but we did...but we did..."
people even go to an extent to show their patriotism by putting the national flag on their car top so they can show it off
and i am proud to say that i am proud to lived in Singapore
and i am very fortunate to be born and lived in Singapore
thats why i always sang the national anthem proudly and take the pledge seriously

but this is the part where i am very confused
everyday during the assembly while i am singing the national anthem, i can see that not everyone is like me
not even half the population
i dare say not even 60% of the population sing the anthem
what is this?
is it because they are foreigner?
i didnt know my school have that much foreigners
or isit because they think it is "cool" not to sing the anthem?
then shame on them you cannot even be proud about who you are where you come from. i think in the future they will become those people that migrate to other country to be their "2nd grade citizen" abandoning their "1st grade citizen" rights in Singapore
you think this is cool?
i don't think so

then what isit that when everyone is singing the national day song then they start opening their mouth?
isit because it is only when all the cool dudes do it then you all are willing to sing along?
you are not even proud to sing the national anthem everyday. then you might just as well not sing thos "hip popular" song today too.

call me traditional call me conservative.
but thats who i am.

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