Blogskin done by 16thday with image from Taringa .

Yay. New layout. The original layout had a different image. This one:



It's alright I guess. Classy. But there's something about having a huge photo of a girl I don't know splat-ted on my blog. So I went all over deviantart.com to find another image that I'd like. And that site is huge. Full of photos and images. Suddenly, I remembered seeing nice photos in this website that I went to shop online. So.. tadaa! It's from Forever 21's website.




This is the original image that I chose. I editted it with Photoshop. Ok, so this image also has a girl I don't know, but it's so much better. It shows the outfit, the book, the landscape, and her face is almost covered with her hat and hair.

Yup. I much prefer this image.

And Forever 21's website is really nice. I've ordered a top, a belt, a tote bag, bangles and a beret. Not bad. Not bad at all.

On to another topic.

I watched the Table Tennis Women's Team Finals today. It was Singapore VS China. China won, which lands Singapore a Silver Medal. Our first medal in the Olympic games. Ever. History in the making, no? No, it's already made. Haha.

After some vague thoughts of wondering whether I'm patriotic or not, I finally sat and really think through and ask myself once and for all if I'm a patriot. If I were to put it in a percentage kind of scale, maybe 70 to 80 percent.

There are some moments where I long to migrate and work in another country so bad, I'd get really sullen. Where I thought that the other country has more nicer things to do and see and be. Where I could have much more adventure and be in awe almost everyday.

But there are also those moments when I'd get goosebumbs and my heart filled with so much pride about Singapore. Especially when National Day comes around and I'd watch the celebration on TV. The show of the F16's Aerobatics, the huge Singapore flag being flown, the marching on the field. It's amazing. It was only 4 years ago, after I've graduated from Secondary School, that I started to get goosebumbs and prideful moments whenever I hear the Singapore Pledge, the National Anthem or the songs they used to make every year for National Day. Hmm.. I'm suddenly having a rush of love?, pride?, patriotism?, that I'm gonna put up photos of the National Day Parade 2008 (NDP 08).

This is a birds' eye view of the parade. Those formation you see are human made, made up of performers and of course, these uniformed men below!

The police!

The navy!

The army!

This is where the Singapore flag is flown in.

And my favourite part of the parade of all time, the Black Knights, Singapore's elite F16s, putting on an amazing show of aerobatics!!




There's a video of this online. Easy to find, if you want to look for it. I'm so going to try to get tickets for the next NDP. Those who've been to NDP many, many times, like maybe 3 times in a row, kindly sell the tickets to me, please. I've only been to an NDP once. And that wasn't even the real event. Remember the Primary 5 National Education? Yea. That was the only time.

Anyway, back to the things that make me have patriotic goosebumbs. There's the international events like the Tiger Cup Football match thing, SEA Games, or currently, the Olympic Games. Or even, a singing competition like the Asian Idol, where Singapore won. Although all matches are very captivating, there's no question that I'd rather see a match where my country is taking part in. I'd always be on the edge of the seat, silently, behind my TV screen, cheering for Singapore. If they scored a goal, or a point, or a race, or a game, or a singing competition, or a medal, I'd jump of the seat and do a one man wave. If they lost, well, there's no guarantee that you won't be hit by a cushion or hear an expletive if you're there with me. Not to worry though. The feeling I get when Singapore lost lasts only a few hours. The feeling of pride when we win, however, takes a little longer to subside.

The Olympic Games 2012 will be held in London. That's in 4 years. What will I be doing in 4 years' time? I'd have finished my bond in KKH by then. Oh my God! Maybe I'll be in England studying or working! Or vacationing! Maybe I'd get a ticket to the games and I'll be able to cheer to my heart's content during a match where Singapore's in. I'd definitely want to sit in on a table tennis match, so I can cheer my favourite athlete, Li Jia Wei.

I'm getting all excited!
In my own world,
5:26 PM