Current queue status at Parliament

[o.o123]

wa guys the vigil guard that almost fainted back on duty, pray for him~

 

[sanbecky]

the left guy, is he the wobbly guy from just now??

 

[sunkissg]

8PM: Padang queues official closed, officials announce. cna.asia/1BAPG1I

 

[onegoal]

How about Thaksin?

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[lolsianlol]

The police guy jin satki. Cant even see face

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[cybertech]

The wobbling one is back. All eyes on him now.

 

[CoricopatXu]

What happened? Did they set up barricades to stop people from joining the queue?

 

[aerosmiths]

the left guy, is he the wobbly guy from just now??

i think so too

 

[harky]

look like yes

the left guy, is he the wobbly guy from just now??

 

[양 다우 왕]

jin satki. cannot see face

 

[ShinigamiX]

serious? from guards sia.......

 

[lolsianlol]

The guy start to wobble liao

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[Bubblebum]

The wobbling one is back. All eyes on him now.

The one on the left?
His standing position looks weird.

 

[victorian07]

Checking back in with better data connection. Joined the priority queue with my dad at 4.10pm or thereabouts.

Army personnel will try to direct you towards the left non-priority queue if you have no reason to be there. The most express queue would be for those on wheelchairs or baby strollers. Plenty of water, umbrellas, Jia Jia liang teh and chilled apples to go around.

Saw many Singaporeans and foreigners like Caucasians and PRC Chinese too. And elderly Chinese man told us it's his third straight day back here, with today being the longest at the priority queue.

A family of 4 with two twin boys decked in their Man United jerseys lined beside us. An uncle asked them about the scoreline last weekend, who scored and the boys, at most 6 years old, knew all the answers. They could even recite all Man U players' names by their squad numbers from 1 to 20. Very impressed. Their favourite player was Angel di Maria. Saw another Gurkha dad and son. Both were just happy to be here working and living in Singapore.

No doubt we see less Malay friends due to religious or other reasons, but I did see many helping out as ushers. One particularly cracked me up, when offering the torn cardboard box pieces to us, claiming "Limited edition fans!" We smiled, and readily grabbed one to offer some respite under the afternoon heat.

Upon entering the adjoining hall, the beautiful choral voices filled the room where one could feel the palpable sense of solemnity and sombre mood. The priority queue line had the privilege of being to the right, nearer to Mr Lee's coffin.

I bowed thrice, with my dad in front of me leading the way. He has always been a pro-WP supporter, but today we were here for the same purpose - to honour a man who has done all he could for Singapore.

Looking at the coffin draped with the state flag, I couldn't help but feel the casket was shorter than I thought it would be particularly as Mr Lee was such a giant in his life. But what was certain, was the finality of how this feels.

Left the place around 6.15pm, having spent a most worthwhile 2 hours in line.

Will let some pictures here do the talking.

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[ShinigamiX]

he cant even stand still.... how 2 go parade??

 

[양 다우 왕]

The wobbling one is back. All eyes on him now.

still wobbling like tremor.

 

[Case-Sensitive]

Chao NSF reporting in, after floating platform ish smooth le, about 1 hour wait @ Victoria Memorial Hall.

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[Micki78]

Where the f is.south korea

 

[yperic]

Who still at there queueing

 

[tuckloong]

wa guys the vigil guard that almost fainted back on duty, pray for him~

ya saw his sword move move also breathing very heavily also