Yesterday evening,
di-di & I went down to Esplanade Bay for a picnic with my pal, Timothy and his sister, Bethany. And as a bonus, we were also going to catch the military displays right in front of the Bay 'cos it was the NDP Combined Rehearsal 3! Woot!
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Erm, as you can tell... once Transformers come into play, it was extremely difficult to peel us away to smile at the cam. Hee hee...
Di-di, on the other hand, was enjoying his lasagna in the breeze...
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Erm, actually you can tell
lah just by looking at his mouth. :P
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But the both of us didn't eat much though... probably 'cos we were eagerly anticipating to see the helicopters & fighter jets!
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And of course, we quickly
choped waterfront seats to guarantee a good view. Heh.
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As always, it was an arduous task to get all 4 kiddos to look, not even smile, at the camera at the same time.
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Finally, we caught a glimpse of the Red Lions spiraling down the sky!
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They were lined up ever so neatly in one single file...
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The wind was pretty strong though... but they all managed to make a safe landing onto the floating platform. Not that we saw
lah, but we could hear loud cheers from the grandstand. :P
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Then, a short break with our Autobots, before the next segment began.
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A high speed chase on the sea by the Navy & Polic Coast Guard boats was next and boy, was it thrilling! With lots of loud sounds which made me cupped my ears too.
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The Chinook then took over the show...
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... and it hovered so very close to us that we all thought we were going to get really wet!
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I saw the ramp open and out jumped the naval divers. Cool!
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As the Chinook disappeared into the horizon...
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... the most deafening segments of all began to float into place.
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The 21 Gun Salute! The first time it is done on water, and the first time anyone of us had seen it so up close! Oh, my poor ears! :P
But first, it was time for the fly past and our national anthem,
Majulah Singapura.
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Timothy's uncle was in the Apache, escorting the Singapore Flag.
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And then, it was BOOM Time!
Di-di & I had our hands firmly covering our ears, and our bodies tightly hugged by Daddy & Mummy ALL THE TIME. No wonder it didn't felt so loud and scary. Hee hee...
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It was really a fun outing by the bay with Timothy & Bethany! Thanks for inviting us!
:)
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