A PR contingent at next year's parade?
Letter from Kong Pih Shu
04:46 AM Aug 11, 2011
I write this as I watch on television the National Day Parade, (picture) which I have been watching since I came to Singapore five years ago.
In the last three years, I have been looking forward with increasing excitement for the Parade to start - the songs, the colour, the crowd, the military marches and the stories are stirring to me, a Malaysian and a Singapore permanent resident (PR).
I guess the atmosphere and the emotions that the organisers try to evoke are universal: The pain of growing up, the sacrifice that all have made, the solidarity of the different races, the uniqueness of Singapore today ... and the beauty of Marina Bay.
People from different backgrounds all like to hear a rags-to-riches story, which is always inspiring and touching. And Singapore is a winner because "giving up" is not part of the vocabulary - a spirit shared by its people.
Next year, maybe we should have a Singapore PR contingent for us to show our appreciation and gratitude to all Singaporeans.
Letter from Kong Pih Shu
04:46 AM Aug 11, 2011
I write this as I watch on television the National Day Parade, (picture) which I have been watching since I came to Singapore five years ago.
In the last three years, I have been looking forward with increasing excitement for the Parade to start - the songs, the colour, the crowd, the military marches and the stories are stirring to me, a Malaysian and a Singapore permanent resident (PR).
I guess the atmosphere and the emotions that the organisers try to evoke are universal: The pain of growing up, the sacrifice that all have made, the solidarity of the different races, the uniqueness of Singapore today ... and the beauty of Marina Bay.
People from different backgrounds all like to hear a rags-to-riches story, which is always inspiring and touching. And Singapore is a winner because "giving up" is not part of the vocabulary - a spirit shared by its people.
Next year, maybe we should have a Singapore PR contingent for us to show our appreciation and gratitude to all Singaporeans.
