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The national day parade
I could hear the fast beating of my heart as I put on the
knee-high boots which distinguished me from the other
members of my group. As the drum majorette of my
school’s brass-band, I felt responsible for the success of
our performance in the National Day Parade which is
going to begin in ten minutes’ time.
As the huge clock at the Town Hall struck three o’clock in
the afternoon of the ninth day of August, we were
commanded to take our positions at the Padang. Our
Prime Minister arrived followed by the President in his
stately Rolls Royce. They took their positions at the
grandstand and the National Anthem was sung.
A pompous display of colors pervaded the Padang. Then
the march-past in the earnest began. One by one the
contingents represented groups of government servants
from various departments. Then came the others such as
the groups representing the Post Office Savings Banks,
the nurses, the flight stewardess from Singapore Airlines,
student teachers from Institute of Education and many
more.
After these, I eyed a few groups of cadets in green. They
marched smartly and in perfect co-ordination. They were
the few selected groups of National Cadet Corps members
who had won the interschool competitions. Following them
were three groups of National Police Cadet Corps
members, the Girl Guides in their pleasant blue and the
Red Cross and St. Johns in white.
My heart beat even faster as I clenched my mace. The
Buona Vista combined band group was already half way
through their performance. They were loudly applauded;
and then a moment of suspense, as I gave the command
for my group to move forward to the performing ground.
We made three formations and we were applauded by our
schoolmates who were sitting together visibly in their dark
green uniform. Then came my final performance. I threw
my mace high into the air, positioned myself to a half kneel
and caught my staff majestically. The round of applause I
received was tremendous. After that, we formed our
marching rows again and moved on in the procession.
We had to march for another two kilometers to the
dispersal area. As we marched, we could sense
thousands of pairs of eyes looking at us, observing and
admiring. I was elated and pleased with the performance
that did us credit. I felt rightly proud for having availed
myself of the opportunity to represent my school in our
country’s most auspicious occasion. I knew that my
parents watching the procession over the television must
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