its great to see the National Day Parade come to an end

this time i c it not as a spectator

to many, it's just another public holiday
where the family can chill out together
where pple who likes atmosphere can attend a national event

yet
how many of us realise that it is an event
that is more than a birthday
where whole nation celebrate?

it is a day where the nation is most vulnerable
the nation's most important pple are there
ALL of them
gathered in 1 single location
it just takes:
1 explosive
1 sec
to make the country leaderless
a million people to panic,
a million citizens to lose faith in the country's leaders' reliability
a million foreigners to throw away the impression of the country's stability
and a million days for the country to regain its reputation
that it has built a million hours ago


how many of us understand
the level of security works
the amount of hardwork
the number of networking
the countless of watchful eyes
that is going on inside, outside, beyond and above the actual day itself?

every sucessful NDP
is a reassurance to the leaders, the country, the citizen
that our people are able to organise a peaceful event

every successful display
is a reflection of our national goals
a showcase of our military power and discipline
the energy and unity of the nation
from schools, public, military, police, food caterers, contractors, media
all working as one
going into 1 mood
that is the celebration of the nation

it is indeed impressive
and proud
to see your own homeland
developing into a renown country
whom superpower like USA do take notice of,
growing economy China wants to work with,
Arab countries like Saudi Arabia wanna learn from,
More ulu countries like Chile wanna sign Free Trade Agreement,
whom even north korea treasures relationship with

mere 41 years
its just like having only 1 year experience in a business world
yet other companies give recognition to you

yet this is not abt 1 company
where profits and gains takes priorities
and members only add up to mere 100

it is about one whole nation
where finance, social stability, environment, education, military defence, homeland safety, national development etc
all gain the same footing and carry the same weight
and its citizens sum up to millions
from newborn babies, to thinking adults, to dependant senior citizens
from chinese, malay, indians, eurasians, to many other races
so many factors
yet a prosperous society

for those who runs a company
or even a class
or just work with a partner
we should know how difficult it is
for pple to really work together
heart to heart...

...now think abt working the whole nation

for many who don't realise ur own situation
where u stand, where u can contribute
u're probably thinking of why didn't the government do this and that
why such problem occur
who should take the blame
how disgraceful and unprofessional things are getting
how to make complaints sound nice
and when u can migrate to another land
where u think u will be more appreciated
where u think is more comfortable
where u choose to lead a i and myself life

what you don't know is
how important u r to the society
how ur efforts play a part
how lucky u are
and you don't know that
humans needs to work as teams, big or small
humans do make mistake
decisions are not as simple as it seems to those of the lower level of involvement
u r probably pampered by the society


I am proud to be a Singaporean
and i wanna do my part
and i know it is small and insignificant
but i know it counts
at least to those other Singaporeans around me

What about YOU?