The Weekend

This Saturday is National Day.

I don't really think it's a big deal actually. Maybe it's because I never thought it was a big deal to celebrate an anniversary... such as a birthday. I never thought much of birthdays, so that's why I can't remember other people's birthday. Yet in the past years, I thank GOD for friends who feel differently about birthdays. Because although I don't think much of my own, they think enough of it to surprise me or just to have dinner with me or something.

Anyways, back to the weekend.

There're 2 events happening over the weekend. There's night cycling on Friday night with the youths of PLCMC. At first, my straight answer is no. But over the last couple of days, I began to long for the strenuous exercise and the overexertion of staying up overnight and cycling. I began to want to go for it. So why not go for it? Well, because, like I told Joanna, I really feel quite detached from them already. I can still mingle with them, sure. I can mingle with almost anyone! But it's gonna be quite superficial. Of course, I don't expect a heart talk or crying or deep talks about life during a night cycling trip... It's all about fun anyways. But amidst the fun, there's an emptiness knowing that the people you're hanging out with are just a bunch of people who know you as a clown or entertainer or something. And they've already got a couple of such people with them. Haha! Yet, who says we can't be superficial and hang out in a huge laughing, panting, cycling group? Besides, there're people there whom I would've gone for, just because they're there.

So should I go for night cycling?

2nd event: National Day Parade. I've never actually attended attended a National Day Parade. The closest to having attended one was in 2005... 3 years ago. But that's because I was in NS and my unit was part of the organizing brigade. And yes, I was there at the grounds. But we were sitting in a room listening to comms and praying that none would fail, and that we would get back our whole inventory at the end of the whole messy event.

So, no, I'm not intending to attend the parade. What I want though, is to take photos of fireworks! Recently, I chanced upon a thread revealing a new location for NDP fireworks photography. It's somewhere ulu in Tanjong Rhu area... Then I was thinking of going some other ulu place to shoot, because I just want the fireworks against the city skyline. I want a cliched Singapore photo, at a not-so-cliched angle. But I don't wanna shoot alone. K, maybe I do. But it'd be nice if there were someone else with me, taking photos too, or just talking. So I thought of Doris. And maybe I'll look for Shawn too. Maybe even Carolyn? But before I think of people, I guess I need to confirm the location and the time, and more importantly, whether I even want to shoot. Haha!

So should I?