Happy Racial Harmony Day!

Did anyone else think today’s weather was insanely hot? Because it was SWELTERING this afternoon, I swear. I walked from one side of the campus to the other, and I was seriously dying even though I was wearing only a t-shirt and shorts. Imagine my surprise when I saw many, many people around school today dressed in FULL national costume! I remember thinking they were INSANE. Baju kurungs and cheongsams in this heat!? OH MY GOD.

It was only after much later that I realised that they weren’t just wearing it for fun, but that today was actually Racial Harmony Day! Seriously, did you even know that? After not celebrating it for like two years, it completely slipped my mind. No wonder everyone was dressed up so specially today! It’s really too bad I didn’t get to take any photos though (I know, I know, what was I thinking!). All the pretty costumes and colours!!! What a shame.

sec 3 racial harmony day!

Seeing everyone in their costumes made me kind of miss the Racial Harmony Day celebrations we used to have in secondary school. I loved dressing up, haha, as you can see from the picture on the left. We actually really bothered that year… Haha. I remember spending one entire afternoon with my friend down at Arab Street/Haji Lane, scouring costume stores for suitable costumes (she ended up with a hanbok, I took a kimono). Man, it truly was srs bsns last time - renting that outfit cost me almost $50! But it was worth it, having fun taking photos and acting out-of-sorts for a day. Ah, secondary school life! I miss it. Sorry, I looked super gross in that picture (it’s an awful picture anyway - terrible quality!) so I blacked my face out. I’m vain, so sue me!

Yes, you may use those special days as a chance to play hooky and fake ’sick’ (oh please, don’t pretend you don’t do this.. I did this a lot myself, oops), but after you leave school, you’ll just realise how much fun those times were! Dressing up with friends, going to your school hall (or wherever) for a concert or some corny performances/skits about loving everyone and living in peace and, well, harmony… Appreciate it while you can! Really.