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Celebrating Singapore’s 61st birthday with 42,000 hearts On 9 August 2026, Singapore marked its 61st year of independence with a National Day Parade that felt both deeply familiar and boldly new. For the first time in ten years , the celebration returned to the National Stadium — drawing some 42,000 spectators into the iconic venue, including myself, while thousands more gathered around the Kallang Basin to catch the fireworks and fly‑pasts. Here’s the summary of NDP 2026: the brief history, the venue switch, the new concert-style fun elements, and how Singaporeans actually got their coveted tickets. 🇸🇬 A Brief History & Significance National Day falls on 9 August to commemorate Singapore’s independence from Malaysia in 1965. The very first parade was held at The Padang in 1966, with about 23,000 participants. That inaugural event was a powerful declaration of sovereignty — and ever since, the NDP has become the nation’s most unifying ritual, a day...

With options almost negligible to travel overseas for holidays during the pandemic, there is no stopping us from travelling or holidaying domestically, well, minus the airplane. Using the Singapore Rediscover voucher to offset some of a staycation cost, a holiday in an airport mall may not be everyone’s cup of tea. But then Changi Airport and Jewel is unlike any other airport or shopping mall. One can get apprehensive staying in an international airport, albeit landside area, coming into contact with travellers, but the airport terminals were closed. Plus, it was during a heightened alert where dining-in was not allowed and so we thought it was going to be kind of dull. We were wrong! So, let’s start with the check-in into Yotelair. It was a breeze. After filling-up a simple health declaration form, we were given our room keycard. The cabin room is kind of small, but has almost everything that you may need, but then staying indoors in a hotel room for the whole stay was not the idea ...