| MediaCorp
stars united as one for NDP 01
August 6, 200
Regardless of race, MediaCorp artistes stand
united to perform for NDP 2001.
Story by YY
Translation by Yap Geok Hui
(Click on pictures for larger image)
 For
NDP 2001, MediaCorp fields 72 artistes for the mass display singing
item, Singapore Town. You can expect a multi-cultural, star-studded
outing as apart from Channel 5 and 8, some of these artistes come
from Suria and Vasantham.
What's the most memorable National Day for
model couple, Edmund
Chen and Xiang Yun?
Edmund says, "I had sung and danced for the
NDP in the previous years. However for the NDP last year, we (whole
family) were invited to be among the few to take the pledge. It
was a whole new feeling and experience."
Xiang Yun adds, "This year is also special
to us. It's a refreshing feeling to be singing and dancing with
so many colleagues."
Apart from NDP, what other celebratory activities would you
like to see?
The attentive mother of 2 wishes that alternative
National Day celebratory activities can be organised for people
who could not get tickets to NDP. In that way, more people can join
in the festive mood.
To this, hubby agrees. "That's a good idea.
We are all busy with the performance and have no time to sit with
the kids to watch the performance. After all, the festive atmosphere
is something that is not possible to recount or feel through TV.
If there are such smaller-scale performances, we can bring the kids
to celebrate together with our neighbours."
The proud parents would be at home watching
the repeat telecast with the kids, "My son already knows some part
of Singapore Town. My neighbour's son, especially sings the song
very loudly."
 Jaraad
Shamen Ghazzali from Vasantham feels that it is an honour to be
part of the performance and that he is proud to be creating a joyous
mood for Singaporeans together with his fellowmen.
What's the most memorable National Day for
Jaraad?
"It's last year's National Day. I was still
in school and I represented the school in a display item. The atmosphere
made the experience unforgettable. However, this year, I would be
performing on stage, it's even more meaningful."
This Vasantham rookie admits that having just
joined MediaCorp for a year, he is pleasantly surprised to be assigned
such an important task.
 He
points out that although he has to put in 12 hours of rehearsal
time, the group activity makes him forget his fatigue and gets him
all excited instead.
Apart from NDP, what other celebratory activities
would Edmund Tay like to see?
 Edmund
says, "I wish that one week prior to the big day, there would be
different celebratory activities to act as warm up for the actual
day in various estates. People from all ages and races can perform
song-and-dance items to mark Singapore's history or her future.
In addition, I hope that there would be street parties like Swing
Singapore in Orchard Road."
Your most memorable National Day?
"There's something new each year. When I was
a child, I liked the contingent parade. I think this year's NDP
2001 will be my most memorable National Day with so many performing
artistes."
 Yvonne
Lim's most memorable National Day?
"When I was a child, my family got tickets to
NDP. I only know that I was really happy then. After that, we got
tickets to NDP for a few years, so I watched the parade happily
for a few years."
 The
bubbly 25-year-old will be singing during the post parade party
together with Fann Wong and Jacelyn Tay among others. The party
will be webcast live through Woof! at http://www.woof.com.sg
NDP
2001 will be telecast 'live' on Channel
5 , Channel
8 , Suria
and Vasantham
Central in the 4 official languages. Viewers on the move can
also catch it on TV
Mobile.
Log on to www.mediacorpsingapore.com/ndp
or www.woof.com.sg
for the 'live' webcast of the Parade from 6.10pm to 8.00pm.
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