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The thrill of landing elusive NDP tickets after years of balloting
In person, the parade was even better than a Taylor Swift concert. Singing the iconic Home with thousands of other Singaporeans is truly where the heart is.
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The view from the writer's seat at the 2025 National Day Parade.
PHOTO: CARMEN LEE
Carmen Lee
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I’ve been an equity analyst for over 35 years, focusing on Singapore-listed companies –analysing them, making investment decisions and, occasionally, trying to predict the unpredictable. Many of my calls have turned out to be spot on.
Unfortunately, that track record does not extend to securing tickets to Singapore’s most coveted event – the National Day Parade (NDP).

