Celebrating a Very Different National Day 2020

A Chinook helicopter carrying the National Flag flies around the Singapore heartlands, flanked by two Apache helicopters.

The year 2020 shall go down in history as the year of COVID-19. With the worldwide spread of COVID-19, many major activities, including the Tokyo Olympics has been cancelled. Earlier in the year, I had thought that there won’t be a National Day Parade this year as well, but the organising committee had other plans.… Continue reading Celebrating a Very Different National Day 2020

Reliving the National Day 2004 at the old National Stadium

I was looking through my archives when I came across the photos I took during the 2004 National Day Parade. It was still held at the grand dame that is the National Stadium, which sadly has been demolished, and replaced with an overpriced structure which did not make a good NDP location. This is probably… Continue reading Reliving the National Day 2004 at the old National Stadium

2015—Year In Photos

In a few hours, we will bid farewell to 2015 and welcome 2016. I usually do a end-of-year post of some of my favourite photos and events over the year, but missed 2014 as I was overseas. I continue the tradition this year, with my favourite photos of 2015. Here we go. In Jan 2015, I… Continue reading 2015—Year In Photos

Happy 50th Birthday, Singapore!

On 9 August 2015, Singapore celebrated her golden jubilee—50 years since she declared independence in 1965. An additional day was also declared a public holiday, much to the delight of Singaporeans, many of which chose to travel abroad. Those who stayed were treated to a slew of activity, including aerobatics displays by the Black Knights… Continue reading Happy 50th Birthday, Singapore!