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A viral photo of a discriminatory notice pasted on an entrance outside Kallang Leisure Mall has caused outrage among Singaporeans (above). The sign, which reads, "NO ENTRY TO ALL NDP UNIFORME PERSONNEL", was found plastered on the glass door of one of the mall's entrances. The notice specifically targets Nationa Day Parade (NDP) uniform groups who have been rehearsing tireless over the past few weekends for the upcoming National Day Parade - which is widely expected to be one of the grandest in Singapore's history as Singapore celebrates it golden jubilee anniversary.

I've volunteered last year and this year's NDP. The civilian NDP contigent always complain and their complain is weird sh!t.

I see the pride in the junior red lions who trained alongside Red Lions (parachutists from full time uniformed personnel). Barely 11 years old they learnt sky diving. The floating platform is a sea of red and white as faces are painted with our national flag and participants at NDP wore red and white. It is prideful to see young and old together at NDP, cheering or clapping at the festivities.

As part of its celebrations for Singapore's 49th birthday, SingTel is offering all postpaid mobile customers free all-day unlimited mobile data usage on August 9. The free local data usage starts from August 9 at 0000 hours and will end at 2359 hours (11.59PM).

National pride and political affiliation are separate issues. I fly my flag because I love my country and want to show the world that I stand united with my fellow Singaporeans, regardless of race, language, religion and political affiliation. We will be a laughing stock if we continually complain about the influx of foreigners, yet do not even bother to fly our flag in the lead-up to National Day. How would other countries view us? Would they regard us as a country united on the surface but divided at the core?

Singapore citizens and permanent residents can apply for tickets to the National Day Parade (NDP) and its preview at The [email protected] Bay from tomorrow to next Sunday via short message service (SMS), the official NDP website, as well as SAM and AXS kiosks.