some of the national day songs i've been made to memorise way to in school back in the 80s and 90s, are still superbly good songs - lyrics well penned and inspirational, and the tunes not only easy to remember, but popular enough for everyone to hum along. stick in your head.

count on me singapore is probably my personal favourite. i still enjoy singing and humming along to it on public transport, trying to ignore the weird stares i get doing that (hey, at least its not mahjulah singapura). if i just close my eyes to everything else that's happening in singapore and just sing the song as it is, it can really make me cry.

aaah.... that fleeting moment of patriotism, when my eyes are closed ie.

when my eyes open, dick lee's rendition (see video below) seems more befitting, more real. *haha*

oh, and happy national day/public holiday/or whatever that day means to you. ;-)