August birthdays

August 10, a day after national day. More importantly, it is Fadhillah's birthday. I didn't get to go to watch the NDP, wasn't successful in the ballotting. I didn't get to celebrate her birthday either. Just like all of the others. I don't expect to anyway. Maybe it is silly of me remembering any of their birthdays .....

Somehow, NDP doesn't mean much to me as it was before. Maybe if I was there watching it, it would have been different. I was successful once, and I felt good being there. But not being there, somehow I couldn't feel the celebration. Not that I am not patriotic. Patriotism has nothing to do with it. Yesterday I watched the parade while on the bus, on TVMobile. Thanks goodness for TVMobile, no matter what some people feel about it, I welcome having a TV on the bus to occupy me. Too bad most of the time I couldn't hear what was being broadcast. It would have been better than having the noise from the other communters who doesn't seem to bother that the whole world may be listening to their conversations.

Anyway, I was able to catch some of the celebration going on at the platform. It had been raining. It remineded me of the one time I was involved in the parade, it was raining at that time too. As the bus passed Nicoll Highway, I saw the helicopter carrying the flag. It felt nice being able to see the event actually happening "live" instead of on the TV. It is a lot of different being on location as things happen, and to watch it somewhere else. I could see people, who weren't succesful to get to the parade, positioning themselves along the way, ready to catch the fireworks, which most probably is the hightlight for all of them. Maybe I shall do the same next year. Maybe haha.

Today is her birthday ... I can only write here to wish her ... I don't even know if she reads my blog anymore.

Anyway .... Happy Birthday Fadhillah!