It's not every day that you get to see PM Lee Hsien Loong in a candid fashion.
So, to PM Lee's credit, he has released a blooper for the trailer for the National Day Rally 2017 where his candidness is in full bloom.
NDR trailer a challenge
The trailer this year was a considerable challenge for PM Lee because he had to deliver his lines while walking towards the moving camera.
Here are the bloopers uploaded to his official Facebook and Instagram pages on Aug. 24.
If you're conserving data, here are some GIFs:
In one of the outtakes, he explains while chuckling that while walking, his mind would go blank, gesturing that the words escape his head.
After several attempts, this was the final product that was released:
On trend
PM Lee has been demonstrating his social media prowess in recent times, with his Instagram stories and his Facebook post referencing a meme.
This shows his continual approach towards embracing youth culture and technology, in our push to become a smart nation.
In fact, just a day before, he had tweeted Tan Min-Liang, the CEO of Razer who proposed to roll out a possible e-payment system.
We'll probably get to see more of PM Lee's candid presence in time to come -- but becoming a functional smart nation, however, might take a little longer than that.
Top image adapted via Lee Hsien Loong's Facebook video
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