today, ppl all over spore, celebate spore's 40th yr of independence.. it's also lee hsien loong's 1st ndp as prime minister n at e same time, mite b president s r nathan's last.. i was given 2 ndp fun pack coupons by my 2 ns juniors.. e onli gripe is tt 1 is for collection at jur east while e other 1 is at yishun.. went to jur east 1st.. not so crowded as it was stil quite early.. managed to catch daphne khoo performin on stage.. den took e mrt to yishun.. on my way there, i noticed tt everyone in my cabin was wearin red.. cool.. coincidence..? patriotism i suppose.. haha.. wen i reached yishun, there was already a sea of red at e field.. ppl, both young n old, were in e mood for national day.. i decided to check it out n join e heartlanders in e celebration.. went to e saf booth.. tried shootin e sar21 for e 1st time.. not bad compared to my 'wife' durin bmt, m16.. there're oso e electronic ippt stations..