SG Day in NY: Possible Developments

Full disclosure: I'm attending SG Day in NY, and as an intended beneficiary I'm grateful for the Casaurina Roti Prata I'll get to eat, and I'm looking forward to the Singapore Short Films/Musical feat. Kit Chan.

1. Response has been overwhelming: the estimated number was 1000 Singaporeans but now the figure stands at about 3000 Singaporeans + 2000 "friends." Registration is now limited to Singaporeans only. Being the ever efficient Singapore, the event has been shifted to Wollman Rink at Central Park to accommodate the larger crowd. However, it still is a logistical nightmare:
• The organizers are rejecting "foreign talent" registrations from now on. That's not aligned with our overall talent plan. What if a New York high roller with an Asian fetish wants to get in?
  
• What happens when the goodie bags runs out (as they will)? Goodie bags are for Singaporeans only, but how will they check? Passport/ICs?
  
• Worse yet, what happens when the food runs out prematurely? Although Prima Taste is a sponsor, the organizers claim that no pre-mixes will be used in preparation of the food.
• The northeast has been having incredibly crappy weather.
• The event starts at 10:30am, but people coming from D.C. and Boston (that's me) will be arriving at noon or later...and the event ends 4:30pm. 4-5 hours drive one-way for a 4-5 hours event: expectations will run high.
• (Sounds like I'm just worried I won't get food when I get there, although that's not a big problem because I can head to one the Singaporean/M'sian restaurants like Penang, Sentosa or Nonya.)
  
2. Planned protest: one of the top returns on Google for "Singapore Day" is Singabloodypore's post publicizing a protest against the banning of FEER. I don't think the organizers can prevent that from happening in New York? Will be interesting to see what happens.
3. Recreating Zouk, MoS in New York with Mambo, Tiger Beer and Prata. A non-official event riding on the official event. Will self-organized, non-official events reach the financial ability/organization scale of official events sometime, with more Singaporeans abroad? Services catered to overseas Singaporeans have seem to stagnated at selling S'porean/M'sian food. Are Singaporeans too cosmopolitan/culturally indistinct to support a semi-permanent "Little Singapore?"

I'll add an actual report of the event after Saturday.