Countdown @ Esplanade 2009

It's the last day of the year 2009. People worldwide are waiting in anticipation for the clock to hit 12am. In Singapore, it's no different. Crowds of people are forming almost everywhere, especially in the town area, for the countdown to 2010.

At about 11pm that night, I met some of my usual friends - Kelvin, Kai Sheng, Ka Tat, Wei Rong and Benny at Yishun MRT. Our destination is the vicinity of the Esplanade at City Hall. Upon arrival, we were like forced to squeeze between loads of people just to get to our desired location. It took us about 20 minutes to even walk a mere 500m. Once we reached the open space opposite the Padang (I think its near the Benjamin Sheares Bridge), we were immediately treated to a spectacular display of fireworks. The view was simply awesome. Many cameras were held high in the air and screams of joy were prevalent. The whole amazing sight lasted about 10 minutes. Immediately after that, we decided to take a few group photos.