Of NDP Ticketing System.

If you have known mi long enuff, you would have known I had been a very patriotic citizen. Im proud to say, since primary 4 when i first attended the NDP, I have never failed to bring my ass down to the national day stadium/padang on every 9 augusts or 2 sats before the actual dae.

From 2 years queueing at tampines stadium, I continued, faithfully queuing even when the queue shifted to a much desolated Bedok camp two. Queuing then was not a 1, 2 hrs affair. Its a overnight thing. Which means u need to pay a price in order to celebrate the country birthday. But its ok. Im patriotic.

After some years, some crap generals of the SAF begin introducing a surprise NDP ticketing system. Which means news of ticketing would only be released couple hrs before ticketing excersie starts.

Yes they think they smart, but we exprienced queuers were even smarter. We deploy our scouts team to the frequent ndp ticketing outlets to spy for any logistical movement. Lo and behold, we found 3 and 5 tonners truck with army personnels at bedok stadium

After which, a few phone calls confirms our findings. Call bedok stadium and act wanna book badminton courts, soccer feilds. Well i guess our 3g army is not as advanced as our 3g mobile phone then.

Wadever it is, instead of surprising us, i guessed they were much more surprise seeing us the exprienced queuers with our sleeping bags 1 day before the actual ticketing starts.

But due to some sophiscated andidontwanttosharewithyou reasons, i didnt manage to get any tickets. Using $40 BIG LIKE CANNON bucks, i made my virgin purchase of a pair of NDP tickets.

That particular year. I went to two NDP show. Preview and Actual . And on the actual dae, i had sore eyes. (literal)

The following year, dont know is it they wanna revenge against the exprienced queuers who had managed to pwned yr ass the previous year, they introduce

BLOODY NDP TICKET BALLOTING.
Sounds good what, y bloody? This is so because for as long as this system is introduce, i think about 4-5 years liao. i have not manage to even win one tickets. I dont understand y i simply cant win it. Is it becuase they know im one of the exprienced queuers thats y black list mi?
I dont know much about how this balloting system works. But what i know is the system sucks. This system had prevented the true hardcore NDP fans to attend the celebration. Every year, there were tickets wasted. How i know? it can be reflected through empty seats appearing at the spectators stands.
And this year celebration was another classic show. As u know this year our ndp celebration is at marina bay. stage on water. with a stand capacity of 22,000. National stadium is 55 000. U teach mi la.. how to win tickets. The reason y this year NDP is at marina bay is because of econmic gains also. the stand structure would be there for 5 years. Which i guess would be reused for the F1 thats coming in and the existing F1 powerboats events.
Yes i understand the rationale behind the 22 000 stand. But y cant u just add one more show?
Do u know by adding one more show, you will give mi 22,000 new chances in winning just one ticket.
I seriously think that the chances of striking a ticket for ndp is equals to the chances of stirking 1st prize for big sweep, toto and 4d. At least for mi.
So i hope tat if u manage to get hold some tickets, and have any extras, please do not hesitate to offer them to mi. Come on la, reward mi with smthing for this long entry.
Please?

tengyan
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