SG60

Can you believe it's been 60 years since Singapore was ejected out of Malaysia? What began as one man's day of anguish became a day synonymous with true independence. Since then, we have been celebrating that very day.

Happy 60th National Day!

Salute To The Nation

In this National Day-themed comic, four stick figure NS Men salute to the flag of Singapore with "1965" in Arcade font on the flag's white stripe.

Happy National Day to all readers from Singapore, including myself.

A Showdown with no Second Face-off

Back in 2001, during National Day, Pokemon and Cardcaptor Sakura had a face-off. No, it did not have them fight each other. Rather, it was a TV marathon. And when it ended, viewers such as myself were left wishing that one day, Ash Ketchum and Sakura Kinomoto will face each other again in the future. Unfortunately, it didn't happen because neither character was eligible for Nintendo's Super Smash Bros series due to licensing issues. Maybe Masahiro Sakurai knew about the licensing issues concerning Tatsunoko vs Capcom, which is why he enforced a "no non-video game characters allowed" policy for the Super Smash Bros series. But if licensing issues are not the reason, then the lore of both franchises will be the reason. Pokemon was always considered a very dangerous series because of backstories having wars in them, while Sakura Kinomoto's magical girl escapades were only made possible due to the dark events of Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle, and Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle had a stabbing incident where it turns out the Sakura that got stabbed was a clone. For all we know, the real reason Ash never grows old was because Pokemon had been all just a dream from a dying, mentally ill Ash living in a mundane world all along. Even then, the producers do not want to mention that he was a Zainichi Korean as well.

All in all, we will have to accept the fact that we cannot have nice things...

Stronger Together

Author's Note: The title of this comic is based on 2022's National Day theme song and is also found on the Singapore flag featured in this comic. And yes, that is the top of the SAFTI Military Institute Tower featured in this comic.

Need to know more? Below is the 2022 National Day theme song, Stronger Together:

All in all, in these dark times, we will be Stronger Together. Happy National Day.

The Road Ahead

Let's face the reality. The Dark Times have gotten a lot darker as the Bible prophecies foretold. However, this bad news is actually preceding the best good news ever, and it's about being liberated from the evils that this Earth is suffering from since Genesis 3.

To say that I am acting like Jeremiah, you must remember that despite being one of the Holy Bible's biggest prophets of doom, Jeremiah was also one of the Holy Bible's biggest messengers of hope as well. That's why there is a glow of light at the end of the road symbolising The End of the Dark Times.

Speaking of a light at the end of the road, this year's Singapore National Day Theme Song is called "The Road Ahead", which this comic's title happens to be named after, and it is about facing the future.

Here is the music video for The Road Ahead:

If you think I do not like being positive, keep in mind that I actually like being positive. However, I am not positive about the future right now because the turbulent times are going to be even more turbulent than they normally would. This means that the Bible's prophecies concerning these turbulent times are finally being fulfilled slowly but surely...

#SGUnited

Author's Note: To all readers who wish to know where I am from, yes, I am from Singapore, and I support the hashtag #SGUnited campaign. And yes, that is the flag of Singapore on top of what appears to be a part of a Housing Development Board (HDB) apartment. Happy National Day.