{"id":20307,"date":"2015-07-05T12:52:53","date_gmt":"2015-07-05T04:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lifestinymiracles.com\/?p=20307"},"modified":"2015-08-13T22:30:20","modified_gmt":"2015-08-13T14:30:20","slug":"national-day-parade-ndp-2015-firworks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lifestinymiracles.com\/2015\/07\/national-day-parade-ndp-2015-firworks\/","title":{"rendered":"National Day Parade (NDP) 2015 – Soaking in the Action at the Fringe"},"content":{"rendered":"
Here it is, finally! The event the whole country has been waiting for: The 2015 National Day Parade to commemorate Singapore\u2019s SG50 Jubilee year.<\/p>\n
For us, we are continuing our family\u2019s little \u2018tradition\u2019 to chase, or to catch the fireworks and the aerial displays. We were thrilled to know that although the celebration proceedings has moved to the Padang \u2013 site of the first National Day Parade, the fireworks and the position of the general aerial displays have not changed much. In fact, there are MORE aerial displays, MORE fireworks, everything is bigger and better . After all, at 50, we have much to celebrate as a nation considering the challenges we had had to overcome.<\/p>\n
Granted that the best seats in the house are, well IN the house (or rather at the Padang), the rest of us mortals who are unable to get within a whisker of the grandstand but still want to soak in the revelry and experience the euphoria of the displays, we share our tried and testing opinions of the best alternative locations to view this year\u2019s NDP aerial displays and fireworks as well as giving you a sneak peek of the action we caught during yesterday’s rehearsal on July 4th<\/sup> 2015.<\/p>\n Jubilee Bridge:<\/strong><\/p>\n The best alternative place to view, in my opinion, would be none other than the Jubilee Bridge. \u201cWhat bridge?\u201d you may ask. Yes, opened on 29 March 2015, it\u2019s the new pedestrian bridge next to the existing Esplanade Bridge that links Merlion Park and the Esplanade waterfront promenade. It\u2019s even more significant that the bridge, which is built as part of Singapore\u2019s jubilee celebrations was actually mooted by the late Mr. Lee Kuan Yew to provide Singaporeans with a safe and comfortable walk to enjoy the vista of the Marina Bay. True to his sharp vision, the bridge provides one of the most ideal location to take in the Jubilee Celebrations. Here are some reasons:<\/p>\n