SINGAPORE - This year's National Day Parade saw a uniquely intimate, stripped down evening show, focused on the stories of ordinary Singaporeans - from nurses to volunteers and cabin crew - banding together to fight the Covid-19 pandemic.
In line with the crisis, the large live audiences of the past were also absent. Aside from 150 spectators at The Star Performing Arts Centre, most here caught the show live from their homes. But such measures could not dampen the mood, with spirits soaring high from the enthusiasm and passion with which the performers sang and danced, and evident in the applause that followed each of the 11 items.
The performances this year included a personal song by singer-songwriter Shazuan Shiraj, also known as Abangsapau, who lost his father suddenly during the circuit breaker. Aside from caring tirelessly for Covid-19 patients, the 34-year-old, a nurse of 10 years, was also behind the viral photo of nurses calling on members of the public to stay home.
Under its Computers Against Covid initiative, the organisation refurbished and distributed almost 3,000 laptops to those in need through some 130 beneficiary organisations, such as family service centres.
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