I have just discovered a new trait of Ryan. He loves to sing and he sings rather well. He likes to sing the NDP songs. I think he grew up hearing these songs on the car player when Mummy had to internalise these songs for conducting. As they grow up, you will start to notice the little quirks and fancies evolving.
These days, he is singing NDP 2007 theme song, 'There Is No Place I'd Rather Be'. I am neither pro-nation nor anti-nation. But these songs do have the capacity to draw heartstrings. Somehow, it makes you think back those memories of your childhood, experiences in Singapore and your life journey as a Singaporean. You cannot choose your nationality, right? Just like how you cannot choose your parents or the kind of upbringing you want. It is kind of fated, destined. It is something that is a part of me, whether I like it or not, wherever I go.
On a musical note, this song is er, no different from the other years...melancholic and sentimental. After a few years, you cannot really distinguish between them! This year, there is another NDP song, "I Will", which is funkier and upbeat. But I am not putting up here, cos it is, in my opinion, quite a unlikeable composition. It features one of my ex-schoolmate, Emma Yang and some other singers. But like some say, it reminds them of a group of people getting together for a gang fight.
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