NDP 2009 Rehearsal

I just refound (not that it really went away in the first place) my love for singapore after yesterday's NDP rehearsals on the floating platform! It was a good NDP show, albeit short.

They started off the show by trying to trick the audience into thinking that the show was cancelled due to "technical difficulties", and obviously no one believed. Everyone just sat around minding their own business as the large screen flashed stuff like "Really, you have to go now." And it reminded me of sec sch msn conversations, 'cos they actually spelt sorry like sorrriieeeeee. I never really spelt like this, but it did make me kinda nostalgic. I really do miss having a class, like back in rg and hc.
(And on a side note, the computer that they are using for the show is prbly a Mac heheh.)

After which, the hosts came out to ra-ra the crowd. But since it was just a rehearsal, some of them were kinda reading from the script and stuff, so it wasnt that good. They tried to get the crowd to learn how to drum some beats, but even the demonstrators in front of us were banging out of synch, so it wasnt really working that well.
Vanetta Lopez was undoubtedly the best host around. And gurmit singh has buffed up ... like seriously, why are all guys getting bigger and bigger nowadays? Mark Lee was usual ah beng lame self, epitome of singlish, and lead joker.

They had a fake bomb threat at Marina (smthing), right where we were sitting. And it was corny, but fun in a way since after that all the cool civil defence people starting storming in. But i was just thinking what if actually on the day itself, there was really a bomb threat? People would just so sit there and think its fake and clap and cheer their lives away.

After that, it was THE PARADE. Undoubtedly my fave part of the night (: I mean thats what NDP is all about to me (other than singing songs at the top of my lungs). I love watching the Guard of Honour execute those sleek marching (no mean feat!), and the way they are so in line and so smart. I love hearing the beats that they march to, the tune that doesnt seemed to have changed after so many years, and laughing at how crooked the lines for all the other uniform groups are compared to the real pro people.



Our NDP song this year by homegrown ELECTRICO: What Do You See?
I love it, though i cant quite sing it. Love the groove of it.

And this year Chen Wei Lian is going to sing Stef Sun's We Will Get there :(
Isnt she supposed to be in singapore having her concert?! Booooo. Plus i wished there were more sing alongs.

But all in all, it was a good NDP. The stage was beautiful, I like the coolness of the SAF, the songs are not bad, and the goodie bag this year is quite impressive and of decent quality. And the fireworks are pretty (and apparently the ones we see are only 30% of the real day's!)

Im looking forward to Singapore's Bday (((: