National day is coming soon!
In case you were wondering, Singapore is what I'm addressing( I landed there happy?). Yes yes, where I belong where I keep my heart and soul, this is home truly where I know I should be (quotes from Singapore's national day parade theme songs).
And as you guys might know, when national day is here, what'd you do? Hang thr national flag everywhere! Ok not everywhere but you can see it almost everywhere. Taxis, apartment blocks, schools and roadsides. You name it. And most likely there would be a Singapore flag there. Heck, people even organised a group event where they throw red/white colour things, where everyone was under a Singapore flag, and people in those apartments put their flags out when they ran past. Eh okay, not that it was bad, but... Seriously? There are better ways to show your love for the country.
However, when there are lovers, haters wouldn't be far behind. My mother's friend, who is enthusiastic about national day, stuck flagpoles with Singapore flags and all the other political party flags, in quite an orderly fashion too.
The next day, oh the horror, the suspense, the long ass description I can't write cause I'm not that great in vocab, that Singapore flag was burned... Not burnt like toast, but burned as in gone. Woosh, fire hungry, fire eat, fire go. And it was only the Singapore flag that got burned. What! (in case you didn't know, but burning of the Singapore flag is an offence)
Was it necessary? The uncle made a police report, and replaced the flag, yet that didn't last as well. And police took the flag to look for fingerprints.
I know people might hate Singapore government. And hate the country itself. Oh dear.
But burning the flag? Of Singapore? That's just plain offensive. I'm not a huge supporter of Singapore myself but even I would know my limits. Burning the flag of Singapore is like burning Singapore's identity. A flag is a country's most respected treasure, it's the very thing that represents a country.
Call me stupid to think that much, and that a flag is just a flag. Then I would ask you. DO YOUR RESEARCH.
Even of you hate being a singaporean, don't even burn the flag, protest or file a complaint. It's an act of declaring war to a certain extent as well.
Hope everyone has a great national day, whichever country you are from and whenever you celebrate it, and not have to face this kinda scenario ever. (like seriously, get something better to do instead, go find a job like working at a pizza place)
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