When Was The Last Time You Sing Your Country's National Anthem?
By wendhieRN
@wendhieRN (754)
United States
August 14, 2008 5:38am CST
working in a hospital with a very hectic area is really taxing that i never remember that we ever sang our national anthem or even attended a flag ceremony for that matter. honestly speaking, the last time i remember singing our country's national anthem " Lupang Hinirang" (The Chosen Landin English) was actually on Manny Pacquiao's last boxing fight with David Diaz. i just hope that does not make me less patriotic or so. but anyway, when did the last time you sang yours?
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23 responses
@nytrisco (567)
• Philippines
15 Aug 08
Sing out loud? I think when I had a duty on V.Luna Hospital last year with my right hand on my left chest. I don't know why but every time the national anthem was played, I usually don't sing at all, I just stand still and both hands on both sides. I am not embarrass with my nationality (although I'm just half filipino), it's just that I don't want to put my hand on my chest and we really have a choice on whether we just stand still or sing with your hands on your chest. I don't think it makes me less patriotic or insulting the national anthem at all.
@StarChild517 (657)
• United States
14 Aug 08
seven years ago when I was at the circus I believe it was but I never really sang our national anthem I always thought the song kinda sucked.
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@wolfewatcher (191)
• Canada
14 Aug 08
the last time i remember singing O Canada was ummmm about 21/2years ago. my oldest daughter was in kindergarten and needed help learning the words for it but even i had trouble remembering some of it. the last time before that that i remember singing it was wayyyyyyy back in grade school which was in 1994.
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@intimate36 (1415)
• Pakistan
14 Aug 08
hello dear...I sang the national anthem today morning......
Today is my country's INDEPENDENCE DAY....so it was natural.....while ,attending a ceremony
@goddessofbeauty (713)
• Philippines
14 Aug 08
Since I'm working as a teacher, we sing the national anthem every morning in school. I just sang it this morning.
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@jlr1979 (14)
• United States
14 Aug 08
Everytime I hear the music to our national anthem I stop and sing along with it. Even if it is on the TV. If I hear it in person I will take of my hat, if I am wearing one, and sing and be respectful. Just can help it, must be the way I was raised.
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@prettyhanan (694)
• Malaysia
14 Aug 08
The last time I sang my country's national anthem is 4 days ago. For your information I am still study so every weeks we got assembly. Sing that song(NEGARAKU) is complementary.
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@sutanhartanto (4122)
• Indonesia
14 Aug 08
good question
i think it has been a long time since i sang our national anthem. i don't remember. well, maybe about 15 years ago, when i attended a flag ceremony (a welcome ceremony) for new students in my university. but i never forget our national anthem. i just cannot sing it properly
@hindichinese (748)
• Philippines
14 Aug 08
I just sang our National Anthem "Lupang Hinirang" just right now when I saw your POST. LOL...
But the last time that i remember singing it was last December at our Company's Grand Christmas Party that was of course last december. So it just means it's quite long time ago...
Go Team Philippines...
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@EnslinPorter (1718)
• Philippines
14 Aug 08
The last time I remembered singing our national anthem was when I graduated college. I didn't watch the match on a public area and didn't get the chance to sing with others. But anyhoo, maybe I will again when I start working in a government hospital.
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@danrunsfast614 (1396)
• United States
15 Aug 08
I dont think I have for a good ten years since middle school. I know it but don't ever sing it.
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@srini33333 (710)
• India
14 Aug 08
its been years alomst 3...t last time was wen i sang in skool .....aft tht i never sing tht....also it dosnt mean we r not patriotic....we r busy wit our work....thts it...tehr is nothng abt patriotism in tht
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@xfahctor (14118)
• Lancaster, New Hampshire
15 Aug 08
the last time I actualy sang ours was at band practice a few years ago. We did a hard rocked up version of the star spangled banner. Just to try somethng different. It actualy came out pretty good, lol. I wonder what francis scott key, the guy who worte it, would think if he heard it. I can't imagine he ever envisioned it sounding like we played it.
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@alpha7 (1910)
• France
14 Aug 08
This question is very difficult for me to answer, because i could sing more than two national anthems successfully without any problems,so when there is any competion and i hear them singing the respective anthems,i join most of the time.This is olymipics time so i see myself singing them on daily basis.It's very hard to believe but its like that.Thank Wendhie!
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@dhangski (3194)
• Philippines
15 Aug 08
The last time that I sang our national anthem (Lupang hinirang), was the other day. I brought my kids at school. As an officer of the Parents Teachers Association, we need to be there every other day to attend the flag ceremony.
Keep posting. HUGZ!
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@magojordan (3252)
• Philippines
15 Aug 08
When I watched in the cinema, I sang it proudly because what's the point of standing up to it if you don't sing it right? Also by doing so I get to say that I'm proud of me as a citizen of that country.
@trishasantos (1297)
• Philippines
15 Aug 08
I'm from Philippines too. Last time I sang it was just last Sunday. I am one of the commitee in the Taekwondo competition in Laguna. We have to sing it in the opening of the competition. Actually every competition, we sing it. But that was the last time I sang Lupang Hinirang, I just dont know when will be the next.
@nagen27 (20)
• India
15 Aug 08
National anthem I sing atleast once in a year when we celebrate our independence, which is a national holiday for us. So, we are supposed to assemble near the flag and sing national anthem. But, we forget it for almost one year. Another occasion is the celebration of Republic day, that is January 26. So, we do not sing our national anthem everyday. In film theater called Inox multiplex, we sing national anthem, but we not do that everyday. Since we dont' sing national anthem everyday, we perhaps respect it.