the singapore airshow 2008
i went and check it out with my parents yesterday. the crowd was crazy. the facilitation of the whole event was even crazier. it was probably a plan that worked on paper and in theory, and when put to a real test of at least 40,000 people, it was a just disastrous.
besides being a typical singaporean that just complain about the what-nots, i think the airshow was quite something. being inspired to be a pilot from young…it reminded me more of what i have been missing out. yeah…i didn’t just want to be a commercial pilot, i actually wanted to be an air force pilot.
i was among the tens of thousands of people watching the aerobatic flying display. first to start the show were the 6 black knights from the singapore air force. ok..i have never watched such things live, it has always been a thing on tv, and the closest i ever got was seeing the fighter jets fly by and hearing them loud and clear when they do their practices when i cycle at east coast park. seeing them live this time just made my heart beat so hard. nice…i wish i was one of them up there. still….i never stop dreaming about it until now..hahhaa..
my father likes the trade show exhibition more than the exhibition of just planes. being an electrician, he is really intrigued by all the air plane parts and engines. thou not understanding a word of english, he had a spent a long good time just looking at the models. he has watched tonnes of national geographic and discovery on cable (with the help of chinese subtitles) so he was talking to my mother (who just listens patiently all the time) about all the pieces of information and knowledge he has gathered from everywhere.
that’s my father..something i really admired him for. he never stopped learning even thou he wasn’t very highly educated and not really english educated at all. to be honest..it was something i was ashame of for a while when i was really really young. like i would go to school and meet other kid’s parents and they seemed so high and mighty. but along the way..i just became very proud of my parents. they came a long way in their own lives..even though they didn’t make it very big….but i really think they did a lot for themselves and their best within their own means.
i saw many interesting aircrafts and things related to the field. from air plane engines… window materials..technology being used to automate flights and etc…it’s really not just about boeing or airbus building a plane. nice….
the black knights from the singapore air force
black knights doing their stunts
happy valentine’s from the singapore air force
and of course, the big thing now: a380. too bad, it was a by-invite only event to tour the aircraft. but i was more than happy to be just standing under it and see it’s magnitude for myself.
everyone rushing for the a380 as it gets towed in to the site
i guess i didn’t regret going to the airshow and bringing my parents along as well. even though we had such a long nightmare getting there and back. will i ever go again?… hmmmmmmmmmmmmm………..erm….
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