Noon bells
Sat, 16 February 2008, 1:59 am by jadeiteHappy Total Defence Day!
‘Tis the day the government has set aside to commemorate Total Defence, on the anniversary of the British surrender of Singapore to the Japanese.
‘Tis the day when the public announcement system is tested by blaring the air raid siren over the the whole of Singapore for about a minute at noon.
Indeed, ’tis the day when at noon, everyone looks up from whatever they’re doing (or are rudely awakened) and says, “What the hell is that awful racket?” and then goes back to whatever it is they were doing (or sleep).
