Happy National Day!

Just another day its our nations 42nd Birthday



For all those out there who doesn't know the meaning of our nation's colours..here is it..just putting this post cause its national day and feelin kinda patriotic at the moment :)

The National Flag of Singapore is a symbol of statehood. It replaced the Union Jack, which had flown over Singapore for 140 years (1819-1959). It was the committee headed by Dr Toh Chin Chye, the then Deputy Prime Minister, which first conceived and created the flag. Together with the State Crest and the National Anthem, it was unveiled on 3 December 1959, at the installation of the new Head of State, the Yang di-Pertuan Negara, at the City Hall steps.

Upon independence in 1965, it was adopted as the National Flag.

Its Meaning:

Our National Flag consists of two equal horizontal sections, red above white.

In the upper left corner is a white crescent moon beside five white stars within a circle.

The features of the flag were not arbitrarily chosen.

Each feature has its own distinctive meaning and significance:

Red symbolizes universal brotherhood and equality of man

White signifies pervading and everlasting purity and virtue

The crescent moon represents a young nation on the ascendant

And the five stars stand for the nation's ideals of democracy, peace, progress, justice and equality.

Now how many of you actually knew that (wink wink*)

desong was shot at Wednesday, August 08, 2007