National Day celebrations at Marina Bay
After finishing up some work for the day, I headed out to meet Joseph at Raffles Place Mrt. We had wanted to set up near Merlion park but alas we forgot that the huge crowd would already be there! By 5.30pm, Fullerton, Merlion park, Esplanade bridge were already packed to the brim with people from all over. We spent about 30 minutes weaving through the crowd before finally heading to Marina Boulevard where similarly the huge field was already packed. Luckily, there were some open spaces left that allowed us to setup. Overall, managed to get some decent photos. The roar of the F16s overhead and the flag fly past was very well received although the cries of “SQUAT DOWN” just went to show how crowds behave.
There was a little gal perched atop her father’s shoulders who couldn’t resist posing for the cameras as she went on to wave her flag everytime she noticed a photographer snapping away. The hot air balloons that dotted the sky in the evening were beautiful as they floated in the bay (thinks this is one of the coolest addition to the parade).
The fireworks while nice seems rather short after Joseph’s experience in Japan where they had 2 hour long fireworks celebrations. We were both wondering how come fireworks can’t be set longer during national day, 30 minutes for photo taking seems more suitable.
Managed to get a nice photo of the Marina Bay as the crowd thinned out after the second fireworks session. Happy National Day Singapore!
