10.40am: Spotted: Among the people lining the streets is MediaCorp actor Chen Hanwei.
"I came today to give Mr Lee the last show of respect. I hope everyone can continue to let the spirit of Mr Lee live on, and continue demonstrating his love for Singapore."
10.30am: Faces in the crowd: Mr Jeganathan Jeyabalan, a construction worker from Chennai who has been in Singapore for 15 years, came to the Padang with a copy of the Tamil Murasu. Using his poncho to shield it from the rain, he says, "No country can compare to Singapore."
10.15am: The slight drizzle at the Padang hasn't dampened the mood of the hundreds who have already begun lining the streets at City Hall ahead of Mr Lee Kuan Yew's funeral procession.
10am: Faces in the crowd: A family of 16 is handing out 10,000 Singapore flags for free at City Hall ahead of Mr Lee Kuan Yew's funeral procession. "We hope that everyone with this flag can raise it up when Mr Lee's casket drives by later," says Ms Lee Seah Peng.
Ms Lee said her 82-year-old father-in-law who was seated in a walker also wanted to tag along to distribute the flags to do his "little part" for Singapore. As of 10am, Ms Lee said they have distributed at least half of the flags.
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