Yesterday, I returned from work earlier so that I could bring Cheryl out. We were meeting Daddy and his friends for the fireworks display. We were in high spirits and Daddy was rushing to finish his work as he would be away for a long 3 weeks. Yes, we will miss him dearly when he is not around.
Side track: Daddy came home after Cheryl's bedtime and she woke up when Daddy turned on the lights in the room. Daddy promptly carried her but she turned her face away and ignored him as if to "punish" him for missing her before she went to bed.
Okay, back to the fireworks... We were there early and already there were lots of people. Many took their seats on the floor and we were sure they were there by 6pm although the display would not start till 9.
We had our dinner at Walton and we supposedly had a gallery where we would have the best view. Well, the gallery was filled with people so we decided the best place was to go down to the bay. By then it was 8.30pm and there was hardly any walking space left on the pavement. Thankfully we found a spot and sat ourselves down.
It was then we experienced a first-hand encounter of the Ugly Singaporeans. Yes, Ugly with a Captial U. The people who were in front were standing while the people at the back, had the decency to sit so that people who were even farther back could enjoy the fireworks. It was only after much calls out to the crowd in front that they sat but only for a miserable 5 minutes because once the first shot of firework lit up the night skies, the people in front stood up again, much to our dismay. We could not see and although we cried out to them to sit down, they did not bother. Daddy then said, "Forget it! If we don't stand, we are going to miss everything."
was needless to say, hyper disappointed and infuriated! It would have been perfect otherwise, because it is not an everyday affair where we have fireworks display. With so many heads, I could not even take pictures of the display. Not even 1 decent picture!! What I have, however, are pictures of these inconsiderate people standing in the front and blocking everyone's view.
Cheryl was scared of the loud explosion but she was mesmerized by the bright colours and the golden glitters. Like I said, it would otherwise be perfect.
These pictures were taken before dinner at 7pm.
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