Random Drawings for the Nation's Birthday

9th August 2012. Drawn by Xin Li.
Happy National Day!
I shall save the reflections and go straight to the sketchpad, hope you enjoy the little random sketches I made for National Day (:

Exams, you can’t get away from it in Singapore.

Sir Stamford Raffles, the official founder of Singapore still leaves his name everywhere on the island from private schools to hospitals.

CCA anyone?

You definitely must have seen these guys around.

I love Chicken Rice, I will sure miss it once I am away from Singapore, it is always the first thing I had when come back from an overseas trip.

Satay is a delicious treat too. Where can you find really good satay?

Just like the French got their salon and British got their gentlemen clubs, Singaporeans (and Malaysians) got their kopitiams.

And these discussions of anything from where to get the best durian or tau sar piah to politics are best enjoyed with a really good glass of teh tarik.

I personally think, our country, given its size and population has one of the highest density of food bloggers, a testimony to the nation’s favourite hobby.

And good food is always one thing that we look forward to when we get to book out. Yew Ann would pine for his Carl’s Junior Burgers when in camp.

On such a holiday, you definitely see a lot more of these guys around Marina Bay.

Hopefully less of these for drivers.

But do understand that these people burn a public holiday (aka rest day) to keep the country running

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And it is not only those in the civil service. Wherever Singapore is today, it is undeniably, the result of everyone’s effort since its beginning of its history.

Like the many pioneers now buried at Bukit Brown, they too once played a part in the creation of Singapore.

The nation is now 47 years old and for that span of 47 years, this tiny island has changed a lot.

A different set of challenges now face the country, how would we tackle it?

A few more years down the road, what will we recognize as Singaporean?

Not the sight of this bag I hope, though it is kind of amusing.

Or is it one of these icons?

There are no absolute answers. But in the meantime, have a meaningful and enjoyable National Day Weekend! It doesn’t necessarily mean you have to celebrate the country birthday, you could use it to spend some time with your family or friends or take some time off your busy schedule and enjoy something you really like!