At the time year 2000 was arrive in our life, so many people are worry for world will end and most of the banks concerns of bank statements issue and so many other. But for us we don’t care anything because in our bank account we don’t have any balance amount. What I remember is we enjoyed millennium party in Singapore. Everybody are excited about this at the time. In Singapore five major countdown parties, located around the island, they are: National Stadium (Old Place), Orchard Road, Serangoon Garden Circus, Downtown East and Suntec City/Marina Square.
For the first time in Singapore public transport history, trains and buses will operate until next day. For the people to enjoy the party and convenience of riding home on the public transport late night. We went to orchard road to enjoy the party. The whole Orchard Road is a 2.2 kilometre-long from the Tanglin mall to until Plaza Singapura and closed for that night. Everywhere have stage and full of entertainments.
Nearby Train station was closed for crowd management, so we have to walk from china town to orchard road, is about 3KM and took about nearly one hours. Along the way, so many people are also walking like us and police and security are everywhere and doing Logistics arrangements. Ambulances are also near every junctions and civil defence force are also on duty for public. In our heart we thank you to them for their sacrificing for us and believing that they also want to enjoy like us.
In the crowd, we no need to walk because of crowd monuments, we will flow with current. All the young people and old are happy and wear sexy clothes and try to showing off. At the performance stage, because of crowd until we touched each other but beauty thing is we don’t get angry at the time. Everyone is singing, dancing and drunk or high with party mood and enjoying.
After the time up for next year, everybody cheers and treads each other regardless of race and religion and continue the party until the end morning 3 AM. During the time, we are so hungry and thirsty and hunting for foods and drinks. As we know, all are jack up the price and making business for once off opportunity. We drink water and eat potato chips to settle our problems. We tried to call back to Myanmar for greeting our loves one and wished for the best of luck in our life.
I remember that my aunty was asked for where am I because of so noisy back ground and I am shouting happily. She told me that why I don’t go to church and pray inset of going out for the party with friends. I give the reason that once in our life time and also I did not know the church services time for the night. I promised her that I will go to church following day.
About 4.AM we went home with train and walk from train station to home and reached home about 5.30AM. At home we cook instant noodle and eat for hungry stomach and sleep the next day. Luckily in Singapore 1st January is public holiday and rest for the day. At evening I woke up and cook for the dinner and next day lunch box, showered and go to church at 5.00 PM. And I attended the mass at 6.00 pm and after finished I want home, had my dinner ad ready for next day to work…
GO WELL....(By: PatrickSanLin)
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