and a stage with the worst entertainers ever.. probably meant to pacify a very select crowd of the 1200 ppl seated around bishan park. teck ghee mid autumn celebrations 2006 the signage read.

 

elsewhere around the park, it was really nice seeing families coming together, both young and old, taking up a small spot in the park, hanging up lanterns, fiddling with candles to form fancy shapes. sparklers were crackling everywhere, amidst a crazy lot of smoke, spewing from those combustable substances. from far, those very items illuminated the night, and laughter filled the air. everyone was enjoying themselves tremendously! the phrase, "kids dont play with fire. its dangerous" was thrown out of the window. which really reminded me of the not so distant future when i was a kid, doing the exact same things at a certain sunset way. just a little more dangerous cos once the joy of a small and mundane fire from one or a few candles burnt out, our brains lit up as we decided to dig large holes in the sandpit of the neighbourhood playground and burn everything in it to obtain the biggest fire ever. ok so it wasnt that big, but hell it was a whole load of fun.

 

[twigs leaves, tissue paper, candles, fire starters, cardboard boxes, and whatever else with C (carbon)] + O2 = whatever crap that was left + CO2 + CO + C.

 

 talk about air pollution!

 

of course, if i wasnt doing security duty for PM Lee, i would have joined those kids yesterday to relive some of those fond childhood memories. damn!