the weekend...

i had a nice weekend....nice bordering fabulous....

oooh but let's go back to National Day....my favourite local holiday....it was nice to be able to celebrate in Singapore...last year i spent National Day on United Air from Hong Kong to Chicago...brooding away....depressed that I would miss the festivities which i so love...the marching...the F16s...the apaches... the fireworks....

i remember Aaron saying to me last year..."You're really quite Patriotic, aren't you!"...after complaining endlessly that the US embassy arranged for me to fly out on National Day....

anyways...this year's was spent quietly...iman and i went for a late lunch of sup-tulang...(how much more Singaporean can you get?) at Beach Road...and then headed to...well...one of our favourite spots... to just enjoy each other's company...and hey...we got to see the apache's and the F16s fly over us before heading to the National Stadium....

I loved it...loved it soo much...the soldiers in the crisp ironed uniforms...the beautiful state colours...the marching...the singing...everything...

i didn't get to see the NDP fireworks...live that is...

but iman brought me to Marina to watch the last of the fireworks exhibition...the last time i watched this was 2 years ago with Dr F...and we only watched half of it...cos we were late...and also half of it cos it was half blocked by the Durian spikes of the Esplanade...we were so standing at the wrong spot....but iman...iman got it perfect...

it was hilarious really....

ooooh......

ahhh.....

tsk tsk tsk.....

so nice....

it was such wholesome Singaporean experience....could've brought tears in my eyes...and i'm sure it did bring tears to the eyes of the Singaporeans who thought they had the best seats in town when they decided to dine al'fresco at Spaggedies Marina only to find their view blocked by hordes of kiasu Singaporean's fighting to get a good spot to check out the fireworks display...

i'm proud to announce that I was one of those kiasu Singaporeans who elbowed her way through...

i'm feeling better now....can u tell?

Sonia asked me...iva are you manic?... my answer...no...just melodramatic!