SINGAPORE : Those who cannot be at the Padang for this year's
National Day Parade can join the party at three other locations -
Yishun, Tampines and Jurong East - and still get the sought-after
NDP goody bag.
The electronic balloting system, which started two years ago, will
again be adopted to distribute parade tickets.
But this time, besides tickets to the Padang, funpack coupons for
NDP goody bags are also up for balloting.
Said Dexter Teo, chairman of NDP Ticketing, "In the past year, we
distributed about hundred thousand funpacks at the National Stadium
for the NDP celebrations. For this year, due to Padang seating
capacity, we'll be distributing about fifty thousand. The rest of
the funpacks will be distributed to the celebrations at the
heartlands, for the general public to enjoy the same mood as the
NDP."
And this year, instead of using professional designers, organisers
turned to six students from Temasek Polytechnic for the funpack's
design.
Said Sam Wong of Temasek Polytechnic, "Most of the time, they were
willing to spend on ideas that we wouldn't dream of, that they
would come and manufacture a real product from students'
work."
The concept behind the funpack is versatility, so both young and
old can use it every day, even after the parade.
There are three ways to apply for the funpack coupons or NDP
tickets -- through SMS, over the Internet, or through any AXS or
SAM machine.
-To apply for 2 tickets/coupons, send SMS to 40892
-To apply for 4 tickets/coupons, send SMS to 40894
-To apply for 6 tickets/coupons, send SMS to 40896
-For website application, visit www.ndp.org.sg
Successful applicants will be notified by phone.
Applications for the funpack coupons or NDP tickets are open from
May 27 to June 5. - CNA /ct
