it was a disappointment. i wanted to watch the parade but since it was not posted in the website of QND, i thought there was no parade whatsoever, only to hear that indeed, there was one! even if its only a military parade, i would have like to watch it for the historical value that it was. another thing, i wasn't able to watch the fireworks because it was very, very late already. i thought it was 9PM? i was stucked at ct center, frozen to my toes, waiting for a taxi for hours because of that monstrous traffic..grrrr....