"What's the occasion?"

[thoth51]

August 9th is Singapore's Day of Independence, and the National Day Parade rehearsal was taking place over the weekend. The annual celebration is known for large elaborate shows and fancy costumes. I was out with my girlfriend in my camouflage kilt, made from the same fabric of our armed forces and bearing my old formation's badge when a man asked if I was participating in the Parade. :-\
I was tired and didn't have a witty reply handy, so I just said "No." and just shrugged and smiled when he suggested that I might be in violation of some uniform code.