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| August 9th is Singapore National Day and a big local holiday. Turns out that all the fireworks, jets and helicopters with flags suspended below them (that we've seen from our balcony for the past 4 weeks) were not weekly events but practice sessions for the 'big day' |
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Every neighborhood has a similar banner and most apartments and all public buildings sport Singapore flags.  One of Bruce's associates took us all out on his boat to view the fireworks from the bay. The ride out through the harbor was really cool... hundreds of tankers, tugboats and container ships interspersed with several other small crafts like ours.  |
