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Friday, January 15, 2010
you know, sometimes i cannot help but feel very.. angry. when i read stuff on the "Singapore Condition", whatever that might be. i mean like, you sort of manufacture a state, and then a couple of decades down the road you make caustic remarks about how oh, Singapore's not a nation. or oh, you Singaporeans are too soft, too full of complaints, too whatever. ad nauseam. i mean like, you create the social conditions for these situations to arise, and then you come back and make it sound like its our fault? is it any wonder that we arent a "nation", when you dont cultivate a feeling of pride in being part of this big in-group we call a country? and about the FT thing. im not saying that all this importation of talent thingy isnt good or anything, cos honestly, i dont think i know enough to take a stand on that. because the value of a person's citizenship shouldnt be about economics, or the best value out there. i mean sure, theyre awesome goals to strive for. but shouldnt the it be more about an instrinsic value, a sense of pride perhaps?
i guess that's just my two cents worth. but i hope any self-respecting Singaporean would be able to feel the sense of outrage that i feel when our pride has been worn down (by our leaders, no less) and yet are asked to be able to hold our heads up with dignity and sing the national anthem during events like national day. and to listen to the appeal of "for the common good" whenever we have to swallow one of those bitter pills every once in a while and to accept it with good grace; when in all actuality.. what is the common good? who are these common people who are supposed to be connected to us? are we not mere digits, mere statistics out of a whole, as we have been told?
as the much-circulated quote goes:
"If you care too much about Singapore, first it’ll break your spirit, and finally it will break your heart." - Alfian Sa'at
if thats not enough, look here for some spine-tingling, consciousness-raising stuff.
anywaysies. school's in and, oh god. ive forgotten what having to wake up at a certain time each morning feels like. haha actually, forgot how to use my brain is what it feels like. urgh. i hope i can last through this sem. all proferred help is greatly appreciated.
3:21 pm
gail.
loves anything new
gets caught up in causes, events, loves
but doesn't do anything about them.
professes to be a supporter of the green movement
but leaves the lights on
disapproves of mcdonalds
but eats there anyways.
godwise, the jury's still out.
schoolwise, fass rocks my socks
but why do i have like a ton of work to do?
familywise, i guess theyre/its great
we just need to figure out what to do around each other?
freindswise, hey you guys are awesome.
blogwise, realises that the profile section is crappy
but doesn't know how else to fill up the space.