please memories the replies to the recollections by tomorrow.
yes, this is a bit of a late notice but i just received the email from Miss Kokila an hour ago.
here they are:
NDP 2013
Recollections
NARRATOR:
There was a time, not long ago,
When other flags flew in Singapore:
The British flag in colonial rule,
And the Japanese flag in war.
There was no freedom, no justice,
When our forefathers stepped ashore.
Life was a struggle, bitter and hard.
And families were hungry and poor.
They spoke a dozen different tongues,
Though their dreams were all the same.
But their hopes for a better life were lost
When war and invasion came.
RESPONSE:
They had no rights, they had no say,
And they longed to be free one day.
NARRATOR:
2. After the war, we called for change,
For the right to decide our fate.
Some of us wanted democracy;
Others, a Communist state.
Riots and killings in our streets,
Years of hate and fear.
People said we’d never survive
As independence drew near.
When self-rule came, we took a vote
And joined Malaysia, merged as one.
But even friends disagree sometime,
And more trouble had soon begun.
RESPONSE:
Our happiness was not to be,
Until our country could be free.
NARRATOR:
August nine, nineteen sixty five,
We were out of Malaysia…alone!
Against all odds we had to build
A nation of our own.
We’ve come this far, by ourselves,
One people from many lands.
Our forefathers paid the price for us;
Now the future is in our hands.
This is our home, where we belong,
And our flag flies high and free.
But let’s not take for granted
What we have will always be.
RESPONSE:
We pledge to keep our nation free
With justice and equality!
its just six lines, so i'm sure all of you are able to memorise it by tomorrow and not a single person should forget, alright?
practice it with your other guide friends before cca as well.
a brief comment for all of you -
we are left with 2 final school ndp rehearsals (including tomorrow's cca one) so we really have to put our 110% effort into it.
people always look down on guides so we have to prove them wrong this year and show the whole school that guides can march well.
all of you in the contingent have spent so many hours training your marching so don't let it go to waste!
remember,
- sing the national anthem loudly. don't make it like previous years when ncc is the only contingent that can be heard.
- say the pledge and response to recollections loudly
i just hope all of you can do your best.
since many of you clearly don't want to listen, then there's nothing more i can say to you guys.
but keep up the good work for the rest of you :) thanks for reading this! scroll up for cca details ^^