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After my Family ( or rather relative) trip to Malaysia, this National Day, i learn to appreciate Singapore more :p
I have never spend any of the fifteen National Day oversaes but this year, i did. We (refering to EVERYONE of somewhat 6 car-load of ppl) went over to my "Uncle's" landed house in Johore for a Home-made BBQ session and holi =)
Despite the need to wait for whose car and which family, we managed the long drive up to the house where we spent the next 2day1nite at. I usually hate the ride as it is tiring and HUMPY-- i see it as a waste of time that all have got to undergo before the Fun. LOL. Luckily, i was in the same car as hao and we used the time to 'catch up ' with one another. Afterall, he is of 'my age' and we can communciate fairly well :)
There, we enjoyed the short stay, BBQ party where we got endless food supply (left) and the journey here and there from places to places: be it visiting attractions or shopping @ hypermarket. However, the places in M'sia are not as 'well' as compared to Singapore.
No doubt that food and things are cheaper but the environment is not as ideal. Messy streets and dirty toilets still exist and unlike Singapore, we dun feel that safe while walking, especially when alone! I miss the low crime rate security that Singapore has and the multi-racial and religous Openess that she is granted with :]
Come on, it is national Day and i miss my country, the national Dae Theme song and much more. It is not that i have never been to other ctries before; in fact, i went to a few other non South East Asian ctries but this particular trip to M'sia aloow me to compare it with my hometown best. Regardless of the same type of tropical fruits and similar food dishes available, it is still not the same when you are in M'sia instaed of Singapore.
Perhaps, it is just that my sense of belonging to Singapura is too strong. I love this place and am glad that i am born here! I am also proud to be a NDP participant for 2 years... Which odrinary citizen will get to be invlove in NDP for more than once?
I like the feel of being WELCOMEd at World's Best Changi Airport upon landing :X No matter what, i am happy to be a 100% Singaporean.
