got a sudden call this afternoon from crap, who said he got free NDP preview tickets, so i decided ell since im so free might as well go down yea? supposed to LAN with the guys but you can LAN any other day, watch NDP once a year only! and this year one supposed to be more special.. so anyhow toss on a red shirt and off im out to meet up with crap and jy.

this year NDP was held at marina waterfront instead of national stadium. while the seating capacity is alot smaller, the performance area is alot larger, since they are now free to use the water around and the open area allows aircraft to approach nearer. the city scape and the merlion makes for nice backdrop for the viewers too, and the organisers have cleverly used some of the building arounds, and im sure all this space will lend to more creative and interesting displays! this years parade was more focused on special effects, fire and use of the sea area rather than fanciful or interesting costumes, so other than a couple of oooh and aaaah moments it was pretty mundane, but still very fun notheless! and here are some pics