Connect Singapore

Unlike the usual National Day celebration, this time round, my school celebrated Singapore's birthday at BISHAN. I left the school at about 9am and reached there at around 9.30am or later. The whole Primary 3, 4 and 5 coghort waited at the stadium until 12noon.

For this great event:

I only not like the part where we had to wait for almost three hours sitting on the stadium floor and the dirty and wet toilet strewn with toilet papers. God knows if the floor was previously stained with muddy footprints.

For the first one hour, I was eating my snacks ad reading the book 'Angels and Demons'. Then I did one question of the Science paper I bought and for the rest of the time, I played some games with Yu Xin, Megan hot chilli, Priya and Visha.

After that, we were lead to the road along a big drain and stay for more than ten minutes under the hot sun. One uncommon sight we saw in the dry up drain: a person was cycling in it.

At the signal, we held hands with each other. I am so glad that I have Yu Xin and Visha next to me! Stella was made to hold hands with Caijie.

On the way back home, I was too tired and felt asleep on the bus until Megan came and pinched my cheeks.

I like the pledge card:

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National Day Reflection

I am so honoured to be part of the Connect Singapore event. Breaking a Guinness World Record for the longest human chain is not an ordinary achievement. Imagine, over 30,000 youths, together with the President of Singapore, held hands to form an unbroken human chain in the heart of Singapore and reciting the National Pledge symbolising 'one united people'. How ordinary can it get?

The day started with an annual march in by the flag bearers with the National Flag and school flag. Then we proceeded with the flag raising ceremony when we sing the National Anthem and school song, reciting of the podium and pledge and the singing of National songs like “Home”, “Shine for Singapore” and “Reach out for the Sky”.

After that, we went to the Bishan Stadium where we waited for the event to begin. After a tiring one to two hours wait, we were lead out onto the road where we stood hand in hand. We had a few fun rounds of the Kallang waves. The whole event was about only three minutes and then we went back to school.

Personally, I felt that the event was kind of interesting as we both celebrated National Day and form the longest human chain with the President. Speaking of that, I was kind of envied the head prefect as he could shake hands with the President. But I can’t imagine the president shaking hands with thousands of youths, that is.

oops, I almost forgot, today is the start of the Olympics game.