Are you feeling patriotic yet?

So I heard that our NDP 2013 song has been released, much to the opposition of many Singaporeans after listening to it.

Honestly, I was shocked as it was something that I didn't expect.  Personally speaking, I thought the song isn't REALLY that bad (At least, it's kinda catchy)- But what beats me was the chorus, which can really get on one's nerves if you keep listening to it on loop. It goes like "Let our hearts sing...WOAAAH~ WOAAH~~" Do our hearts produce that WOAH sound when we sing?!?! LOL. While the negative comments were pouring in rapidly on the video site, someone was fast enough to make her own cover! (Do you think this is better than the original?) Right.. Anyway, since I am already in a patriotic mode, I shall post some of my personal favorite NDP songs from previous years, including those that can only be heard in school ceremonies! Feel free to make yourselves at home here now: (Songs are not in any particular order) #1: My People, My Home (One of my personal all-time favorites since my childhood times!) #2: Count on me Singapore (Whoa! I LOVE the video featured here! *Sigh* Those were the times...)
#3: Where I Belong (Sung by Tanya Chua. I feel that it's a really beautiful NDP song!)
#4: Together (Chinese version title: 心连心) #5: My island home (Sung by Kaira Gong. I didn't really like this song during the year that it was released... BUT I ended up loving it just like any other now!)
#6: We will get there (I still remember those secondary school times when we were all asked to dance/exercise to this song! That was how this song eventually got into my head. Haha. What memories!!)

#7: We are Singapore
(The classic NDP song that everyone loves to sing or hum along!)
#8: Stand up for Singapore #9: Xiao Ren Wu De Xin Sheng (小人物的心声) There were alot of different renditions, and I chose this cos it's believed to be the original!
#10: In a heartbeat (Touching video as well!)
#11: One United People (Not REALLY a top favorite, but still it's nice listening to!) #12: Five Stars Arising (I specially searched for this song cos I remembered hearing it during my Primary school times! And CHECK THIS OUT!! It's really a huge classic .. Super retro video!) And... HOW CAN WE FORGET "HOME"?! Now... The last song on the playlist - Our Singapore National Anthem!! *stands up straight*
AND OMG, OMG.. I found this video (It's not a song) but a retro one filmed by a kind foreigner. I believe many people featured in this video here are not around anymore :( It's something worth watching and makes you sink into deep thoughts as a Singaporean, really. "SINGAPORE AWAKENING IN 1983".. And I was not even born yet!
So which song/video above is your personal favorite? Or if you do have another favorite NDP song choice, do feel free to drop me a comment and let me know too! :) I hope you enjoyed listening to those songs that I compiled!

Greedy Singaporeans AGAIN: NDP Tickets for SALE?!

So immediately right after the N95 masks and Hello Kitty frenzy, here's another:

Not surprisingly, Singaporeans are trying to cash in on the NDP tickets - AGAIN.

I believe ANYONE who genuinely and sincerely wants those tickets but was denied the chances to would definitely feel the frustration - like me.

I have read many stories from people of how they have been e-balloting for 10 over years but never once were they given a successful chance to get those tickets. (At least, I still considered myself lucky to be able to get them once. I wasn't aware that it was really that difficult!)

It's disheartening when I read other people posting their disappointment and how they had wanted so much to bring their old parents/grandparents in catching the event at least once in their lifetime.

I mean, they definitely deserve the tickets, don't they? 

BUT WHY ON EARTH were tickets given to greedy Singaporeans instead? It seems that no amount of implementations are able to prevent this from happening. All that Singaporeans see in their eyes are nothing but a BIG dollar sign.

Hello, do you know that those tickets are freaking FREE? In other words, you did NOT pay a single cent for them. So why are you exploiting your luck and taking advantage of the fact that you were given those tickets by God's will and selling them at such ridiculous prices? 

God, if only there is a law that permits them to be landed in jail for putting those tickets up for sale. I really, really hope something happens to them for such unethical behavior. It just angers me so much.

And damn those people - In order to play around with law and avoid being "illegal", here is what they have came up with:

Selling an item and claiming that they will give the NDP tickets for FREE. In other words, they can tell people they are NOT selling the tickets. Smart,huh?

And those prices they set can make you laugh.

Fancy that - The price for one RUBBER BAND cost you $170?

and a PILOT pen for $120?!?!

Are you freaking kidding me??!

But of course, they will tell you that they would be giving you FREE NDP tickets. Yeah,*FREE* huh.

You are actually paying for the tickets. Those rubber bands and pilot pens are just some decoy rubbish.

*shakes head*

People are already starting to sell those tickets everywhere on the website now. To the NDP team, your e-balloting system seriously sucks. 

Look carefully- THESE MONEY-MINDED SINGAPOREANS WERE CHOSEN BY YOUR E-BALLOTING SYSTEM. 

Genuine, loyal, keen and sincere Singaporeans like me will never, ever get a chance I guess.

Because the world is never fair.