Padang

On the other side of Connaught Drive is the Padang. The Padang, also known as The Plain or Raffles Plain in the past, stands in between the Singapore Cricket Club and Singapore Recreational Club. The Padang is a venue for a number of events, like the National Day Parade in 2005 and 2010. In the past, during the Japanese Occupation, the Padang was where the victory parade of the Japanese surrendering Singapore back to the British took place. Today, the Padang is a major recreational area used by the Singapore Cricket Club, as well as the Singapore Recreational Club for a variety of sports, such as soccer, cricket and rugby.

I recall, back in 2010, when we were Primary 5, we came to the Padang for the annual National Education (NE) Show. Tall metal structures were erected for seats, and entire Padang was flooded with a sea of students from various schools, all clad in red and white to attend the NE Show. Although the NE Show was one of the actual National Day's rehearsals, everything resembled the actual National Day, and we had a whale of a time.

The Padang