The Patriot
Almost every year, I am one of those Singaporeans who leave the house at 6am on our National Day to beat the traffic jam at our custom checkpoint.
What can I say, distance makes the heart grows fonder.
I leave to come back appreciative. (And I always do.)
For all the disgruntled moments, periodic cursing and the occasional need to get away from, I still do think that I am blessed to have been born here. And for some reason, this time I (actually) feel the excitement for this teeny weeny island in its course of charting its own destiny in the few decades to come.
So there you go,
Happy 42nd Singapore!
