Here’s the second question, and your final chance to win tickets to the NDP Preview tomorrow. Good luck!

（NDP Exco will conduct a draw and contact winners directly on Saturday morning.)

10 days to National Day, and the biggest Party of the Year. WOOHOO!

I’ve got Preview tickets for you! Answer a question and stand a chance to win a pair of tickets. It’s that simple.

Round #1: 8.22pm, Thursday to 8.22am, Friday

Round #2: 8.22am, Friday to 8.22pm, Friday

Two chances within 24 hours to go to the NDP Preview on Saturday!

It’s 2009. And people are still forwarding emails and SMSes hoping to win something. Hello?!

1. It’s funny how boh liao people who initiate SMS hoaxes usually have bad grammar. 60 billion, not 60 billions. 10 people, not 10 person.

2. Under the Anti Spam Act (or whatever it’s called), Singapore companies are required to insert < ADV > when initiating mass messaging.

3. No self respecting corporation the size of these telcos will have smileys in their messages. Emoticons are reserved for casual messaging, and should not find their way into formal communication channels. If they do, it’s time to send the PR folks packing.

Joanne was tickled when I told her earlier, “We were on IW together on Monday, and we’re on WB tonight…”

YH, it must have been a low news day for you to call 15 minutes after I tweeted about my ear infection. Hahaha! Thanks for the concern though.

“Am I allowed to gush?”, said BG Tan Chuan-Jin on the NDP website two months ago. The NDP Exco Chairman was on an aerial recce to check out the routes for the Flag flyby and the Total Defence display. They didn’t put me on a helicopter, but they got the Navy guys to bring me out for a ride!

Previously when the Parade was held at the National Stadium and Padang, the Navy’s involvement was rather limited. The event shifted to the Floating Platform two years ago, and the waters at Marina Bay provided an excellent opportunity to showcase the three Services in the Military Defence component.

Yes, my fellow passengers were senior officers in the Army and Airforce. I never felt safer.

The audience at the NDP Combined Rehearsals and National Education shows had an adrenaline rush when the land, air and sea elements rolled out before their eyes. It’s not just what you see. It’s what you hear.

I wish I could have taken more pictures, but erm, I was holding for dear life. In this simulated scenario, the Navy boats are giving chase to the bad guys armed with explosives. People standing at the Merlion Park and the Esplanade might just get that additional surprise when the choppers and boats get close. Raincoats aren’t unnecessary, but expensive cameras should be kept away.