(Above: ACTION! Brothers Nicholas Ng (left) and Christopher look on, riveted, as SAF soldiers get close to the spectators during a mock terrorist attack.)

By Kenny Chee

IT WAS a moment of awe for two brothers who harbour dreams of becoming soldiers.

Christopher Ng, seven, and Nicholas, six, got to see the soldiers they admire up close at their first National Day Parade (NDP) on Sunday.

They were there with their family and relatives, thanks to a contest organised by RazorTV and Stomp.

my paper follows the Ng family from a flat in Choa Chu Kang Central to the Marina Bay Floating Platform and chronicles their highlights.

kennyc@sph.com.sg

For more of the family in action at NDP, watch the RazorTV video specials at www.razortv.com.sg

Excitement builds | The Ng family prepare to set off from their Choa Chu Kang home for the parade. Joining them is Christopher's grandmother, Madam Ang Ah Moi, 58 (seated).

S'pore wave | Christopher's mother, human resource executive Eileen Chua, 30 (left), and his engineer father Patrick Ng, 31, at the spectator' gallery of the Marina Bay Floating Platform as the NDP hosts rouse the crowd.

Sky-high spirits | Sitting on his maid's lap, Bryan, Christopher's three-year-old brother, waves his Singapore flag as the Red Lions parachute down to the Floating Platform.

Kid in charge | With the Floating Platform awash in a sea of bewitching red and white lights at night, Bryan (right) hurries to the front to wave at the performers.

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