while many would shudder at the thought of massive crowds, i’ve never really minded them, so braving orchard on saturday to watch The Parade was not such a big deal.

it was the first time i’d even been to one of these things, having always shunned the live tv version each year. i’d always associated it with chingchong-fied cheesiness, creepy big-headed figures, and.. it’s just not very cool, is it? :p

so what triggered me to do what i’d never bothered with before, then?

well, the thought of being stuck at home with an (over?) active child over the weekend is a big factor! (plus, when you’re a parent, uncoolness sometimes gets thrown out of the window.)

staying home drives me up the wall, and i’ve clearly transferred my kaki-jalan bug to the little one. just mention the word ‘nak jalan’ and he’d toddle, in nothing but his diapers, to the door, sit down, attempt to put on his shoes/sandals, and make a big fuss.

and you know just how tiny singapore is, there’s hardly anywhere exciting to go to. i’m always cracking my head thinking up of things to do to jam-pack our weekends and holidays. and with his love for all things visually and aurally stimulating, the parade would be perfect entertainment for him.

i didn’t know we had to pay to get seated (i didn’t know you could even have seats, i always thought people just stood around, but singapore being the ever orderly country, you gotta have barricades and proper seating arrangements huh), and thankfully, a friend offered a pair of free tickets.

so, apa lagi!

the parade

“when I was a young boy,
my father took me into the city
to see a marching band…“

Be the first to like.

Like

Unlike

This entry was posted on Monday, February 26th, 2007 at 4:07 pm and is filed under Events, Multiply, Photography. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.