Day: 16-07-2011
Venue: Marina Bay, Singapore
It was a Saturday evening. Fed up with sitting at home whole day, son asks his dad to take him out somewhere. After discussing and ignoring few places, dad remembered reading on the news paper about the national day parade. Though he was in Singapore for several years, never got a chance to see the glamour of NDP (National Day Parade).
It was a Saturday evening. Fed up with sitting at home whole day, son asks his dad to take him out somewhere. After discussing and ignoring few places, dad remembered reading on the news paper about the national day parade. Though he was in Singapore for several years, never got a chance to see the glamour of NDP (National Day Parade).
"In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity." Albert Einstein
Believing in Einstein's words, Dad finally decided to take his son out to watch NDP.
Difficulty starts with questions from the kid, which are to be answered to minimize the next set of questions from those answers. That is what is called as "child's curiosity"!!
Son: Where are we going?
Dad: I am taking you to National day parade rehearsal. It will be held on The Float@Marina Bay on 9th of August.
Son: What is this National Day?
Dad: Singapore celebrated its first National Day in 1966, one year after Singapore's independence from Malaysia on 9th August, 1965. This signifies the independence of Singapore.Venue changes from year to year from National stadium, Padang, Marina Bay etc.
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| Merlion |
Dad: That is a very good question. Its name is "Merlion". This is considered as the Mascot of Singapore.
Its name combines "mer" meaning the sea and "lion". The fish body represents Singapore's origin as a fishing village when it was called Temasek, which means "sea town" in Javanese. The lion head represents Singapore's original name — Singapura — meaning "lion city" or "kota singa".
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| The durian-shaped Esplanade |
Son: On our left, there is one building looking like semi sphere with spikes on it.
Dad: I was expecting this from you. It is the Esplanade Theater. It is the star in Singapore's cultural sky with a world-class facility for performing arts and a frequent stage for the Singapore Symphony Orchestra.
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| Smaller merlion's front view |
Parade is about to begin....
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| Helicopters carrying Singapore's flag |
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| Flypast |
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| Esplanade with decorative lighting. |
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| Marina bay sands reflecting cracker show |
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| Merlion under night lighting |
Dad: Thanks for giving me opportunity to take you. Otherwise I would not have seen all these celebrations in my life.
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