i thought the national stadium would have been closed by april. to my surprise, my resourceful friend managed to get tickets to the syf band competition - held right at the national stadium.
i don't frequent the stadium, but this building definitely holds memories from as long as my primary school days. those days where school teachers led little boys and girls to the stadium to watch the national day prelude. with kfc as the official caterer.. and the little toys in the mini goodie bag. sadly, that is all i remember for my first and only national day celebration in the stadium.
or as we grow older and cheered/screamed for friends, or people we don't know personally.. and you realise everyone else is doing the same.
those days.
and now, i'm able to relive those moments of cheering.. thanks to my friend :)
of large banners and supporters
the atmosphere was all tensed up when it was finally time for the display band competition. the surprises, props, suave drum majors and dances! most of the bands even had performers all dressed up in flamboyant costumes to wow the audience.
my all-time favourite tk band - with an Oriental theme :)
notice the red square - that's the olden Chinese door gate. and they had "warriors" charging through it!
they even had dragon dance troops!
and this band - with a Mexican theme
another band -
colours in a flash
and Deyi, wow-ing the audience with Phantom of the Opera and tribal music
the moment the bands have been waiting for
i love to see how the bands react when the results are announced. the emotion at that crux is genuine.
great performance, well done guys :)