Walked to the Bukit Batok East Community Club in the rain at 10.45am to attend the Bukit Batok East Edusave Merit Bursary & Scholarship Presentation Ceremony. Registration was quick for the counter which I had to report to (unlike the first two counters, which were mainly for the primary school students). The ceremony began at 11.30am with the arrival of the Guest-of-Honour, Mdm Halimah Yacob. There were a total of 710 recipients, and photographs were taken for every group of 25, so it was quite some time until my turn. After the ceremony was over and I ordered a group photo at the counter outside, I headed home.

And it basically rained the rest of the day.

Earlier this morning, the terrorist mock attack, codenamed Northstar V, was conducted at 4 MRT stations and Toa Payoh Bus Interchange. I was watching the news about the public's response to the event. I was shocked to hear some people complain about the inconveniences of the event and some suggesting earlier and more obvious warnings before the event so that the public would be better prepared for it. They failed to realise that none of these will happen in the event of a real attack (touch wood). If a real terrorist attacks, would you rather make sure the people around you are safe or complain about the "inconveniences" the terrorist has brought? If a real terrorist attacks, would you know about it beforehand? In fact, I even think that a future mock attack should be held without any initial warnings to truly reflect what may truly happen.

So, all in all, kudos to the SCDF.