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we had a demonstration as to how we should say the pledge [right fist on left chest] and how we were to receive our stuff [a cert and I/Cs for those who are of age] later. we even had to pose for the camera. gah...the horror. i wasn't in my best-looking state,but i guessed i would do.. amazingly,i saw my neighbours there on the same row of seats... the live on the same floor,just a measly 4 houses away. 50strides away,at the most. the ceiling of the Nee Soon East CC where they held the ceremony.. as if we havent already learnt this stuff in school during social studies... the G.O.H., Assoc Prof Ho Peng Kee,gave a speech and them gave out out stuff. he's got nicknames for some of the kids when they posed for the photos.. "future soccer star!" "singapore idol!" he ejaculated,smiling and laughing racously at his jokes. i could only smile weakly at some of them. i went on stage soon after,all rigid but trying to do my best. i walked w/out slouching, had a plastic smile on my face, and muttered a polite "thank you" when he congratulated me. the plastic smile was still stuck until after the photo shoot where i hurried to get off stage,doing it in a UG style. God,i almost marched off stage! [i was rather good at this sort of stuff.. i just have to feign interest and smile,like i always do. but i do believe UG had contributed to some of the stage-rigidness. must be the nerves...] afterward,we needed to say the pledge and sing the national anthem.. i was reminded of last year's school NDP celebration where i was flag-bearer. how i missed those days... under her seemingly ardent and persistant 'pleas',i filled in one of the forms from the pile in her hand in good grace. seems to be the only way to get her off my back,the old bag.. anyway,this meant i no longer had to rely on others to help me borrow books or lend me their cards anymore. so in a sense,i was doing both the lady and my peers some good. i've finally finished reading these 2 books! i hope i can find book 3,if that is already out.. it seems i was right that Bliss is Schuyler's sister,the other daughter of Allegra Van Alen. sometimes,these things are just so invisible,so predictable,so expected. i have once again fallen in love with vampire stories,and now i love them more than ever. Melissa De la Cruz the clouds in the sky are just darling today... such wonderful shapes in the clouds... i bet i could watch the skies all day and night and never get bored of it ever.... my life, my sins...
that's it! i'm officially singaporean! [with the singapore attitude of non-stop complaints,whining,and kiasu-ness! no offence,seriously..]friday's night sky was marvellous. look at the moon outside,above my window :]
saturday,at the ceremony
the stage where we will go on to receive our certs and I/Cs if we have them...
we then watched videos abt welcoming us to singapore,and some parts about the history of singapore.the booklet in which hold the SS stuff abt singapore... look at the elaborate words on the cover..so flowery. it looks like a cloud,trying to obscure the "bad" things about singapore.. [once again,no offence to anyone...]
the amount of stuff they put in the bag was ludicrous. so many pamphlets,so many magazines for the various districts in the NorthWest CDC... imagine the amount of paper wasted.... there were about 200 of us at the ceremony getting our citizenship..
the ceremony ended on a good note. a lady promted me to be a member of the library during the buffet after the ceremony,where everyone was ushered out to the foyaré where a buffet was served. they had halal food and vegetarian food served. how thoughtful.
Blue Bloods, Masquerade.
