Monday, August 9 - Happy Birthday Singapore!

Just finished watching the live feed of Singapore's 45th anniversary as a nation celebration. My friend Alvin is from Singapore. They had a giant music, dance, and fireworks display, and a parade of all of Singapore's armed forces might that then traveled all across the country so that people in neighborhoods around Singapore could see the vehicles. It was a large and very impressive display. One thing I noticed, though, was that Singapore's president is a pretty grouchy guy. They only time I saw him smile was when he greeted the people wanting to shake his hand as he was leaving. But hey, Happy Birthday Singapore and Happy National Day to Alvin and the people of Singapore!