Comments on: A National Day video by TOC

By: UCF

UCF — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:38:13 +0000

“UCF, you missed my point, by a 50 meters.”

Hey hey hey, I was talking to 1world1Dream, understand?

By the way, it’s spelt “metres” here in Singapore, and “50 metres” is not a collective noun.

By: kelly

kelly — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 10:49:00 +0000

Video is neat! :)

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The Singapore Daily » Blog Archive » Daily SG: 11 Aug 2008 — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 03:09:29 +0000

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By: Saint Splattergut

Saint Splattergut — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:29:04 +0000

Thank you for your reply, Rachel.
I… I tried listening to the song again… but … er, let’s blame it all on my habit of listening to screaming Norsemen. ^^”

Btw, 1:54 – beautiful picture.

By: u_r_minority_views

u_r_minority_views — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 01:04:34 +0000

6) UCF on August 9th, 2008 12.40 am “I hope everyone ponder hard enough and understand why the term country was artificially created.”

Anything that is created by people is “artificially created”.
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UCF, you missed my point, by a 50 meters.

By: blackfeline

blackfeline — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 04:53:14 +0000

my heart already mati long ago as far as the boring NDP is concerned! Our FTs love it!

By: mr kit

mr kit — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 13:50:51 +0000

i watched the olympics instead

By: UCF

UCF — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 07:14:18 +0000

Anon 1:23,

Actually, 1world1Dream is right. NO need to consider old-fashioned artificial ideas like borders or countries anymore when the whole world has become united and then persuaded to dream only one dream. Since we are “all the same” genetically we must all follow the one dream of the one benevolent leadership of the one united world.

A world that works!

Weijia,

You are wrong, there is only one glorious story, one united world cannot possible have a dark side, only a small number of troublemakers and separatists.

We should all join hands with the beneficient leadership to root out subversive elements that disturb the unity of greater togetherness whole.

By: Weijia

Weijia — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 06:38:33 +0000

Dear anon, seems like you don’t like China very much. well as usual there’s always more than a single side to every story. Plus every country has it’s darker side. Hope you’re able to find out more and perhaps, your view will change.

By: Alex Ong (eX.A.K.R.)

Alex Ong (eX.A.K.R.) — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 05:35:58 +0000

Definitely much more original that the manufactured garbage we get year after year; the song describes the dark side of Singapore very well; the images and messages in the video is somewhat tilted to the anti-establishment view, although I can see an attempt is made to portray both sides of the story.

Overall, however, it’s excellent work for the effort put in. Great work, people!

By: anon

anon — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 05:23:32 +0000

Why no such 1 world 1 country bullshit when the red army(the parent and grandparent of the useless and worthless second hand scholar who can’t make it in China education system) start a “Cultural Revolution” and killed a lot of innocent artist just because they feel like it.
Anyway Happy National day to Us Singaporean and PR who converted to citizens.
The concept of Country is most evident in China. Romance of 3 kingdom. It is because people can start a war using the guise of country. To look at this better, look at the current situation where China INSIST that TAIWAN and TIBET (perceived truth aside)belong to china. And have EXERCISE to demonstrate their military Might (this is their juvenile methods).
But what can we expect from a third world country which exports it’s rejects all over the world.
Li jia wei will not betray her Zu Guo, So do not expect a gold medal from her.The allegiance to her mother land is just too strong. Hence the heart not in it and tired speech.And honestly If we have all local sport mens in the event ,I would have watch that O Lim Pig. But now rent video/cd/dvd to patch the timeslot that the clueless media cluelessly lose ratings for.
That also why they have no idea why they are losing ratings.PRC play world of warcraft too.Their china online games just plain sucks.

By: Jacob

Jacob — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 05:20:52 +0000

Now this is what i call a National Day song!! Good videoll!! Kudos to all who worked on it. ;-)

By: Rachel Zeng

Rachel Zeng — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 01:50:57 +0000

Trust me Saint, the more you listen to it the better it sounds! Now this song is practically living in my head hahaaa but in a good way and mind you I am a heavy metal person (most of the time).

Hey and Andrew, thanks for giving me the chance to do this. The process was both fun and tiring (the late nights lah!) but I got to learn something new through it so it’s all good.

XO, thanks! It might not turn out the same without the help of a friend via google chat who stayed up late trying to help me out as well.

By: Saint Splattergut

Saint Splattergut — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 01:10:00 +0000

Believe me, theonlinecitizen , I never listen to anything on TV.

I listen to quite a lot of types of music… including some of the genre the band likes to associate themself with. But! I will give ‘em another try. ^_^

By: mr kit

mr kit — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 22:30:36 +0000

Mr Lee also spoke of adapting Singapore to be able to educate and engage what he called “cyber—citizens”.

He said: “We must adapt ourselves to it, and use it to educate and engage our cyber—citizens. We will evolve our policies and rules, our economy and society, to take full advantage. We will continue to open up our system progressively.”

Mr Lee hinted that the country will continue to open up space for political and societal debate, saying it is the “right way to go”. But he also said that as the country continues to open up, its new generation of citizens need to understand that all freedoms come with responsibilities.

that doesnt sound good

By: XO

XO — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:49:05 +0000

Great work Rachel! But don’t overexert yourself and get sick leh..

By: UCF

UCF — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:40:58 +0000

“I hope everyone ponder hard enough and understand why the term country was artificially created.”

Anything that is created by people is “artificially created”.

By: 1world1Dream_BeiJing_Olympia

1world1Dream_BeiJing_Olympia — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:51:11 +0000

The IOC chief said “1 world 1 Dream”

What is the concept of a Country?

How did the term Country come about?

Talents who leave a country – called losers?
Talents who come to this country – called what?

The 1st human. Is the world not his land?

So which smart one artificially created the concept of a Country?

What happens when the whole world is 1 big country?

Borders, how did they originate? Who invented borders?

Humans, are we not all the same genetically speaking?

I hope everyone ponder hard enough and understand why the term country was artificially created.

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By: theonlinecitizen

theonlinecitizen — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 13:20:27 +0000

Dear Saint,

If you listen to it a few times, it actually is quite good. I agree it’s an unusual song for National Day but that is precisely the point – to not have the same type of song as those we hear on tv, including a heartfelt vocals.

Andrew