Slice Of Adventure: Media Invite: SG50 Roadshow

I was invited to the media launch of the SG50 celebrations last Saturday. What is SG50? Simply put, it is a celebration of Singapore, a celebration of what it means to be Singaporean, in anticipation of our 50th birthday in 2015.

On National Day this year, we jostled with the crowds at One Fullerton, waiting expectantly for the fireworks display. What I didn't expect was the sense of pride that filled my heart during the aerial flypast bearing the Singapore flag. I became keenly aware of the fact that despite my gripes about certain aspects of life in Singapore, I am proud to be Singaporean and am grateful and blessed that I can call this nation my home.

With this sense of awakened pride, I felt that it was meaningful to be part of the SG50 celebrations and went to the roadshow to find out more.

The booths at the roadshow revolve around 3 themes:

1) Celebrate Our Heritage

2) Celebrate Our Community

3) Celebrate Our Dreams

Celebrate Our Heritage

For SG50, the focus on Chingay will be on Singaporeans showing love for Singaporeans. You can express your love for Singapore by making flowers out of recycled plastic bags in the ''We Love SG Flowers Booth''. The flowers will be used on the costumes of the performers and for the collage as seen in the photo below.

Learn how to make flowers from recycled plastic bags at this booth

Celebrate Our Community

The Care and Share@SG50 is a national fund-raising and volunteerism movement led by Community Chest. As part of the SG50 celebrations, every donation you make till 31 Dec will be matched a dollar to a dollar by the Government.

Celebrate Our Dreams

The SEA Games will again return to our sunny shores in 2015 after a 22-year long hiatus and will be held from 5-16 June 2015. The theme "Celebrate the Extraordinary" is about connecting individuals, communities and countries to their dreams.

Take a photo with Nila, our SEA Games mascot

Can't get enough of Nila


E was surprisingly interested in colouring the mascot. This was because he got to write encouraging messages to the athletes representing Singapore.

Share your wish for Singapore's 50th birthday at the Wish House. The Wish House will be travelling around Singapore to collect wishes leading up to the grand opening of the National Gallery Singapore in November 2015.