Singapore's National Day Parade would be carried out in an entirely different format this year due to the ongoing pandemic and even the backpacks that are normally distributed to attendees of the parade are now given to all Singaporean / Permanent Resident (PR) households.
The thing is; this Singapore Together Pack wouldn't be delivered to your house. You have to collect it from Community Centres / Clubs (CC) assigned to your postal code; check for your designated collection centre by visiting the website here.
There are a total of 20 designs for the tote bag and i was super happy with my HDB block design that's named "My Home" and created by Mr Mohamad Fadhil Bin Abdul Jalil from the Metta Welfare Association.
Not sure if you can see from the second picture but the tote bag has a velcro strap to deter theft! In addition, there's also a pouch for you to keep loose change or items. I wouldn't be surprised that come national day on 9 August, we would see an entire parade of citizens carrying the tote bags!
What else is included? I was expecting useless stuff like tons of vouchers with short expiry dates. Well the vouchers are still there in the form of e-discount coupons that can be found on this website; at least we can reduce paper wastage. Hm... what about the above pack with 4 red stickers?
Turn around to read the instructions! With so many of us holding on to a smartphone, it's good to know that the planning committee has decided to do away with the lousy quality torches and in its place are red filter that we can paste over the handphone's torchlight!
Temporary tattoos and iron-on stickers; i was actually thinking of putting the tattoos on Jovyn but she said we should only do it during national day. Can't argue with that. For the iron-on stickers, i don't think i have any use for them.
A commemorative fridge magnet! Now, i love fridge magnets as they do a wonderful job in sprucing up a plain looking fridge! Whenever i travel, i would make sure i get a fridge with the name of the place i visit. Only problem is that i sometimes travel to a few places and it's not sensitive to buy one for each place! I do love a decorative fridge but i only have that one two-door fridge!
I think most people would agree with me; in these pandemic days, the most precious and useful things are the bottles of hand sanitizer, packs of both reusable and surgical masks and the box of digital thermometer. I know where my iron-on stickers would go to now!
A can of Yeo's chrysanthemum drink (lower in sugar)! To me, Yeo's my favourite local beverage brand and every lunar new year, this would be the brand i seek to buy although we are also more health conscious now and would consider non-sugar beverage like Pokka's Oolong Tea.
Scan for hidden message! Of course i am not so observant; someone shared on social media and it piqued my curiousity too!
Guess we would only know the secret on National Day; can only hope the servers don't crash even though i am not likely to remember unless someone shares it again then! A high likelihood, i bet.
Other items included a pack of biscuits from another reputable local brand; khong guan! There's also a handheld Singapore flag. For the state flag, it's not included as a default but the lady who handled my collection did ask if i would like to have one.
Why would i reject?
I am proud to be Singaporean!
Majulah, Singapura!
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