Every year when the National Day Rally comes to town, social media in Singapore goes into overdrive.

The hashtag #ndrsg was trending globally due to Singapore's mobile Internet penetration rate and heavy social media usage.

So how do the young-Singaporenas-cum-social-media-addicts experience the National Day Rally when they live their lives vicariously via spaces such as Twitter?

Pretty darn funnily.

#1 They know what colour is PM Lee's shirt this year without even turning on the TV.

#2 They know the main points of PM Lee's speech even though they are reading his fake Twitter account.

#3 They will know that Singapore is aiming to go green at all cost.

#4 They believe there is something fishy going on between Mr Brown and MP Baey Yam Keng.

#5 And then they understand that it is actually because MP Baey Yam Keng has a selfie addiction.

#6 They know how individual MPs travel to the ITE College Central.

#7 They know what is the immediate reaction to the NDR speech based on the word on the street.

#8 They know that PM Lee spoke for a very long time.

#9 They know that race is still a sensitive topic in Singapore.

#10 They know that PM was a good orator.

#11 They also know the quirky habits of other Ministers.

#12 They know that PM spoke with fantastic powerpoint slides.