The celebratory mood started earlier maybe because of the extra PH on 7th Aug. Then of course there are freebies & discounts & activities all over the island over the Jubilee weekend. What more with free rides on the 9th itself!
And for us...the mood was even more with my cousin's wedding on 8 Aug whereby the theme is red & white in conjunction with SG50!
Had wanted to bring the kids out taking the free public rides but the kids were reluctant & since Aqil was asleep...we decided to forgo the idea.
Nothing special was planned...just wanna spent some quality time with the family & let the kids feel some of the National Day mood.
The kids wanna have something which they have not tried before. Hence we chose Turkish delicacies. Not that the kids have not tried before but it has been years ago perhaps. Furthermore, they absolutely have not tried Derwish.
And I'd thought it be just nice coz Arab Street is indeed a historical area...really fits the mood huh? π
Of course their idiosyncratic mother...ME...made everyone don red! Haha! Patriotic mah! π
Luckily Aqil was asleep thus we were able to enjoy lunch at Derwish. While waiting for our food...the husbern & Ariq even managed to solat at Sultan Mosque...which is of course very rare for us! π
Ariq & Arisya enjoyed Derwish so much saying that it was a delicious meal. And Ariq even thanked us for bringing them there for lunch. Aawww....that was heart-melting for his Umi at least. Being appreciative & able to say thanks is something we absolutely want our kids to have in them. π
And with some Takashimaya vouchers at hand, we grabbed some Godiva ice-cream there & even got Pezzo pizzas for NDP@home with the family!
And to make it all the more perfect day was Aqil being awake in time for him to have chicken rice before we were back home just in time for NDP live on TV!
So proud to be a Singaporean! Singapore itself is a beautiful & clean country. The education here is one of the best in the world apart from its airport & sea port among others.
And what's uniquely SG is its multiracialism. Regardless of race, language or religion...everyone is equal.
It is a bit sad that Mr LKY is no longer around to celebrate this special year. A man that deserved all the respect that anyone could have.
Thank you for leading SG, moulding SG, changing SG...believing in SG...thank you Sir! π
SG has been in good hands for these 50 years & we trust our leaders to continue doing their best for SG just like what our forefathers have done...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SINGAPORE! ❤️
