CID Photo Activity:
This was a photo I took during March of last year. It shows our nation's and school flag flying at half mast, as our founding father, Mr Lee Kuan Yew passed on. This was very different from the usual singing of the national anthem, with both flags flying high. There was a deep sense of forlornness in the air as students and staff alike grieved for Mr Lee. I found that it was very extraordinary from my regular school life to see the different way that the national anthem was held. I don't want to think about this, but will I ever get to see a flag flying at half mast again? I may not be schooling anymore when that time comes. I chose this picture because I could tell the difference with the school, the usual hustle and bustle of the school is replaced by quiet sadness. However, it was this time that reminded me of how fortunate I am to live in Singapore, as well as to educate us, the younger generation, of how much the pioneers of Singapore had managed to build Singapore to be such a beautiful, busy city it is now. Besides this, there are also many things that the school did which is different from my regular school life, such as setting up booths to show us students about the great things that Mr Lee did, and also during lesson time, my teachers would take some time to tell us how they felt about this incident. I remember that I could tell our year mistress was very upset over this, everyone's sprit was pretty much broken. However, this encouraged us to pick ourselves up from where we fell, and strive for the better, and in this case, making Singapore a better nation together.
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