Majulah Singapura!

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This weekend was National Day here. Singapore is 55 years young! Majulah Singapura means “onward Singapore” in Malay which is also the name of the national anthem. Even with the covid restrictions, they celebrated well here and we enjoyed participating. The theme to this years celebration was “Singapore together” and they honored all the frontline workers in the ongoing battle with covid. There were military fly overs, a giant flag flown by helicopters, military parades, parachutes, a new yearly song (since there are 55 songs, we now notice we hear them all the time on the radio around town) and fireworks at 10 different locations. To try to prevent too much congregating, the events were spread out all over Singapore and televised. They have come an amazingly long way in 55 years. I can’t wait to see what the future holds for this small but mighty nation.

Sporting our patriotic masks. I bought these for us, but all Singaporeans were given a national day pack that contained the same masks.
  • A little sunny in the beginning, but worth it for the front row subset view!
  • Drink 1 for me!
  • Putu Piring. If you watch Street food on Netflix, the woman who made these is on the Singapore episode.
  • Drink 2!
  • Fancy night out to celebrate the end of summer break
  • Chendol dessert reimagined. So yummy.
  • Chocolate is always a winner
  • Beautiful night
  • View toward the front of the “boat”
  • Avery with her flyer in the background
  • Night view
Friday night we had a sunset dinner at Ce La Vi on top of marina bay sands. They were running an event called “Sky High Hawker” which celebrated Singapore’s hawker food in a reimagined way. It was beautiful and delicious. so many pictures and I could easily post more!
  • Marina Bay Sands
  • The Fullerton
  • Parliament building
All lit up!

Nothing to report on from Saturday. Soccer, swimming and a fun grown up night out for dinner in Dempsey hill with friends.

  • Flyover
  • Spotlights from MBS
  • Fireworks from our balcony
  • An Awfully chocolate cake to celebrate. Yummy!
Sunday we enjoyed being able to see some of the festivities from our balcony. The giant Singapore flag flied by a helicopter went by, as well as the fighter planes in formation. For dinner, friends came over for a bbq (first time using our grill on the balcony) and watch fireworks from the balcony. Since the 4th of July was a bust, this was a fun re-do.

We get very excited…

  • There was a display about wastewater and poo. We liked it a little too much
  • Ella and I skipped this.
Monday was a holiday as well. In the morning we swam in the pool with some condo friends. In the afternoon we headed to the science center in Jurong. It was a great science center and a fun way to pass a very hot afternoon.
Monday night we did some more sky high grilling on our Aussie bbq. Liam made cookies in the waffle maker for dessert. we can’t decide if they are a wookie or a caffle. Either way, they were delicious. Our first national day weekend was a great success and without covid we would most likely be traveling. Silver linings.

Published by erinjm82

40 something wife, mom, reader, hiker, baker and dreamer.

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