46th National Day

Happy 46th National Day Singapore! It's been a very busy day for Singapore and for us too. All of us working people have a day off which is great. So our boys spent the morning with the cousins in the club. It was looking to be a very hot day. And we spent the morning cooling off in the pool. The kids were on the slides. The younger ones on the small wide slide at the baby pool and the older ones on the bigger slide. I think they had a lot of fun. Even the babies had fun.

Later, it was really getting to be very hot. So we adjourned to the bowling alley just upstairs. We booked 2 whole lanes for ourselves. The younger kids had buffers so the bowling ball wouldn't keep falling into the gutters. The older kids tried without. The rest of us enjoyed the air-con and the snacks. It was nice to spend time together out of the house for a change.

I could tell Gabriel was very tired by lunchtime. He was a bit moody. But still wanted to walk and play with the fishes. Literally. He wanted to step into the pond. We also discovered that Seletar Club was home to a turtle! Flippers and all.

The very hot day evolved into a very warm evening. And that meant it wasn't going to rain at the Parade. This year, it's at the Floating Platform. There were the usual marches and all. And then there were the hilarious 'big pao' floats. I liked how the parade incorporated elements from the Singapore River as well.

But the whole parade also told a story. About the Singapore Spirit. About perseverance and hard work together. Which is what made Singapore an economic hub in just 46 short years. I think it's a good message to the younger generation. Sometimes, we forget how far we've come in such a short period of time. It's thanks to the older generations.