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I have been living in Singapore ever since my life begins, growing up gradually learning of Singapore and understanding our culture more each day. I think I never really did involve myself in National Day at all or participating in any of its activities. But now, I really look forward to National Day every year because it means another public holiday to me from school. I remembered when I was in primary school, the school brought us to the National stadium to watch the National Day rehearsal. As a kid, my classmates and I are all very excited about this trip. All I could only remember much about it was that we have to squeeze around and find our seats and the long queue queuing for the ladies. We couldn’t see clearly of what the people are doing on the field and what are they doing. I thought that I would rather and prefer myself to be at home, with air conditioning, sitting comfortably in front of the television set eating pop corns and watch the Nation Day Parade show at home through television. This option is better because we can see what is really happening as it is much clearer and we can see the beautiful formations and marches they are doing and the pretty and unique costumes that the performers are wearing. But I was really amused and fascinated with the beautiful fireworks, the feeling when you see the fireworks sparkles brightly just above you is just awesome. During my secondary schools day, I didn’t participate myself in CCA like red cross, NCC or NPCC. These groups of CCA in school get really busy because during National Day period, they have to prepare themselves for the National Day celebrations in school. They would train and practice their marches after school, do beautiful banners and posters and stick them around the whole school. But I really enjoy the yearly National celebrations in school. Friends, schoolmates and classmates are really enjoying ourselves. And we have to wear red and white to school as red and white represents the colour of our national flag. We will sing national songs to rejoice for the day and also there will be various games and performances such as a skit by our fellow school mates that is all related to Singapore. I notice that also, every year they would explain again why is Singapore flag in red and while, what do the moon and stars represents. Every year, when National Day is approaching, my mother would take out the National flag that will always be clean and ironed neatly and hang it outside on the wall of the HDB flat that we are living in. But now, as time goes by, each year I realised that there are lesser people hanging up the Singapore flag. Restaurants and shops also comes up with special promotions every year when National day is approaching. I couldn’t remember quite clearly but some shops are having discounts. For example like if you wear red and white clothings, you can buy items at 10% off or restaurants serve special desserts on promotions like vanilla ice cream with red strawberry syrup as a topping. Yummy!