Went to Air Show 2012 on the last day. The main purpose of me going was simply to see the B-52 Stratofortress flying display, even though I knew it would be merely 2 minutes. Unfortunately for me, it was a no show. It was very disappointing for both my friend and I.

Being the last day, even some of the static display (such as Jacky Chan’s private jet and the 787 Dreamliner) have already left. To make things worse, there are those who seem to have no awareness of the people around them. I noticed a few (who are apparently not locals) taking their time to pose before the F-35, and just when I expect them to move off after they are done, turned around and just gawk at the plane. I have no idea why they did that, though it reminds me of their fellow citizens doing the same at our public swimming pools and even the Sentosa beaches. Quit telling me we should be grateful to these jokers because they are the ones “building Singapore”. There is only this much to my gratitude, and that’s not mentioning they could be working elsewhere and much worse off. In Dubai, for e.g.

Anyway, there weren’t very much to see in the exhibition hall either, since a lot of companies have already closed their booths. We simply mill along with the crowd to enjoy the air-conditioning after a long period in the open. I am not surprised with that because a lot of general public wouldn’t really be interested in the details of defense technology anyway. Defense technology and defense contractors – such nice names for death dealers who are providing the means to kill people better and more efficiently.

Anyway, here are some photos I caught at the air show with my camera. I did a terrible job capturing those planes in the flyby but at least I got some of them and they didn’t turn out as bad as I imagined.