i am proud to be a singaporean!

while in fiji, my indian counterpart asked me:
"when did singapore gained independence?"

i replied:
"erm....1945 i think.... eh no that was WW2! i am not too sure, maybe 1965"

indian counterpart:
"what! you have no idea when your country gained independence?"


and so i went to google today and i was right, 1965!
not that bad, years of learning history in school has paid off.