Left home at 6+ to pick my brothers and cousins at my cousins' house. The car was packed full, of course. 7 people in a 5 seater car. Reached Raffles place to park the car and met up with my uncle, aunties and 1 more cousin. Went to have dinner at Sakae Sushi and were lucky to wait only a few minutes for a table for 11 people.
After a hearty meal, we went to catch National Treasure Book of Secrets at 9.40. It was quite a good movie. Towards the end of the movie, people started leaving. We too, left in order to have time to walk towards Marina Bay and catch the fireworks display. Both sides of the pathways were chock-full of all kinds of people. Teenagers, tourists, foreign workers, families like us all waiting for the moment to welcome 2008.
Luckily, we had a good spot, right in front of the fireworks, though we are on the other side. This year's fireworks display was magnificent! Pink, purple, blue, red, green lit up the night sky. Yellow flowers too. Gold sparks lingered in the air. Everyone cheered when the 1st firework was shot up into the sky. It was a good 8 minutes of display.
After that, chaos began. The pathways were sardine-packed. The worst thing was when some people started spraying those party ribbons and foam. I hated those stuff. Since there were fencing and barricades to prevent people from crossing the road, we had to detour.
But in the end many people including us, crossed the road anyway. The fencing were already pushed down by the sheer number of people. We climbed over the barricades in the middle of the road. Good thing I was not wearing a skirt. All in good time, we reached our cars and bade goodbye to each other. It was a fun day.
I hope that next time we can book a hotel room or two to catch the display as the view will be better and we will be more comfortable.
A great year aheads!
