I cannot entirely express to you how excited I am about sharing these photos – but I am certainly going to try. a few days ago, I mentioned that we scored some tickets to the national day parade – these tickets are much sought after, and won through ballot – but on the actual day, we got crazy decent seats (even after arriving a tad late).
I did a whole whack-a-mole-type pop-out-of-my-seat routine ever so often during the parade just so I could take just about a million photos – and landed with some pretty cool ones. I hope you like them as much as I do!
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and if I haven’t been explicit enough – I’m proud of our tiny country, our beautiful landscapes and sky-scapes, and our increasingly impressive national day parades. onward, singapore! may you grow stronger, smarter, and more beautiful.
look at that skyline! utterly gorgeous.
it’s a phenomenal parade – we start off with a literal line-up of our hulking green arsenal,
followed by a gun salute on a floating bridge atop the water (it doesn’t get cooler than this!),
and then our men (and women!) march out proudly – there’s something about a man in a uniform – in fantastic color and form alongside the marching contingents.
completely majestic.
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always in appreciation of the effort put in (pity about the weird graphics and script this year) :)
I think those people who put up the show are some talents! the design quality seems to increase every year.
kudos to you, lady, for the fantastic shots!
thanks zeek :D I was so lucky with the seats! makes an argument for arriving late sometimes..
Awesome photos!!! :)
thank you!
I was in Singapore during the period they had rehearsals each Saturday. My boyfriend and I really enjoyed watching them from the bay in front of the Esplanade (we saw 2 full rehearsals), especially the air show and the fireworks display! I’m patriotic and Singapore will always have a place in my heart. Jealous that you got to see the real thing, and from such good seats! Wonderful images! :)
that’s awesome! and I totally agree – Singapore always holds a special plcae in my heart and memories, no matter where I go.
What a colorful parade! Looks like you had a wonderful time!
it was amazing – I’ve been able to go a few times to the parade, and I always come back so much prouder of our tiny country!
That is great! I’m planning to go to Singapore next year – can’t wait to see that national pride!!!
you should keep a look out for when they open the ballot for tickets – might get lucky and score a seat! (or just head to the other side of the river early on and have a picnic and enjoy the view)