National Day 2009

As you all know, National Day is coming out soon. This year, for the Sec 1s, we will be going to Taman Jurong to collect newspapers to raise money for the needy. You may think this is rather odd. On National Day, usually it is a time to sing songs and remember our history (actually, would be good for upcoming history test:), not go out and do CIP.

To be honest, I too felt the same way. In my 6 years in primary school, national day is always the same. We come to school in red and white, sing the past 5-6 years of national day songs and somebody will come and tell us about the history of Singapore. Same old story.... However, even though it is good to sing the songs and recap on Singapore's history, there are also other meaningful things to do.

We all know that our forefathers worked hard to bring Singapore to its present state. If not for them, we would have such a green and clean city. Therefore, we should also do our part to help fellow Singaporeans. This is espicially apt as this year's National Day theme is "Come Together- Reach Out". The second half of the phrase is most important. We should reach out to help others no matter what the circumstances.

You can be sure I will give my best in the upcoming newspaper collection.