Is 9 Aug Singapore's Birthday???

• MCY

  11 Aug 05, 17:03

  I thought it should be the day Singapore is found (ie. 1819)
  
  9 Aug should be national day and not Singapore's Birthday right?
  
  It's like I'm born in 1980, got my independence at 21 years old (i.e. 2001) so in this case my birthday should be dated from 1980 and not 2001.
  
  I'm confuse?
• FireIce

  11 Aug 05, 17:05

  dun care wat it is called
  
  most impt....it's a public holiday!
• shade343

  11 Aug 05, 17:32

  Singapore was only declared a real nation in 1965. Before that, she didnt exist.
• Othello_Red

  11 Aug 05, 19:42

  before august 9th, singapore was simply a colony. so, 9th august is the day the nation of singapore was born...get it?
• Mr Fugue

  11 Aug 05, 19:43

  
• caleb_chiang

  11 Aug 05, 19:43

  When it became a nation/country free from any controls from other countries...
  
  Before, it belong to Malaysia/British colony....
• kingofbeholder

  11 Aug 05, 19:44

  Originally posted by MCY:

  I thought it should be the day Singapore is found (ie. 1819)
  
  9 Aug should be national day and not Singapore's Birthday right?
  
  It's like I'm born in 1980, got my independence at 21 years old (i.e. 2001) so in this case my birthday should be dated from 1980 and not 2001.
  
  I'm confuse?

  i already answer in last week thread.
  
  because singapore is LION CITY, so she have to be leo(9aug).
• The man who was death

  11 Aug 05, 19:48

  singapore's birthday falls on the ghost festival month, rather inauspicious ay?
• Gordonator

  11 Aug 05, 20:15

  Originally posted by The man who was death:

  singapore's birthday falls on the ghost festival month, rather inauspicious ay?

  at least it's not on friday the 13th.
• laurence82

  11 Aug 05, 20:18

  yest har, asked one of my frens
  
  u think the story of sang nila utama is true or not? u believe singapore got lion or not?
  
  she said YES! firmly and loudly
  
  then we have to break the news that lions can only be found in africa at that time...
• Mr Fugue

  11 Aug 05, 20:34

  maybe sang nila utatamade cock eye see wrongly leh??!! mistook a tiger for a lion?

  Originally posted by laurence82:

  yest har, asked one of my frens
  
  u think the story of sang nila utama is true or not? u believe singapore got lion or not?
  
  she said YES! firmly and loudly
  
  then we have to break the news that lions can only be found in africa at that time...

• LinYu

  11 Aug 05, 20:38

  Originally posted by MCY:

  I thought it should be the day Singapore is found (ie. 1819)
  
  9 Aug should be national day and not Singapore's Birthday right?
  
  It's like I'm born in 1980, got my independence at 21 years old (i.e. 2001) so in this case my birthday should be dated from 1980 and not 2001.
  
  I'm confuse?

  9 August is the day Singapore kana boot out of Malaysia by Tengku Abdul Rahman
  
• DeadPoet

  11 Aug 05, 20:49

  Originally posted by Mr Fugue:

  maybe sang nila utatamade cock eye see wrongly leh??!! mistook a tiger for a lion?

  Most likely.
• CoolMyth

  11 Aug 05, 20:54

  The tiger never cut hair what....
  
  Or otherwise Sang Nila Utama's eyes pa jiao!
• seow

  11 Aug 05, 21:07

  Originally posted by The man who was death:

  singapore's birthday falls on the ghost festival month, rather inauspicious ay?

  Well, according to the older folks, children born during hungry ghost festival are smarter. (gu lin jin guai)
• CoolMyth

  11 Aug 05, 21:08

  Originally posted by seow:

  Well, according to the older folks, children born during hungry ghost festival are smarter. (gu lin jin guai)

  More like ren xiao gui da!
• The man who was death

  11 Aug 05, 21:08

  Originally posted by seow:

  Well, according to the older folks, children born during hungry ghost festival are smarter. (gu lin jin guai)

  smarter meh? gu lin jin guai is more like acting wierd leh
• Mr Fugue

  11 Aug 05, 21:10

  Originally posted by seow:

  Well, according to the older folks, children born during hungry ghost festival are smarter. (gu lin jin guai)

  destiny analysis by month is not accurate enuff.
  
  hv to take into account year, month, day and hour to be precise.
• Gordonator

  11 Aug 05, 23:23

  Originally posted by Mr Fugue:

  maybe sang nila utatamade cock eye see wrongly leh??!! mistook a tiger for a lion?

  the truth is, he saw a cat.