On Singapore

"I am not actually a brave man. But I love Singapore and I love Singaporeans."- Fighting for 29 years and counting, Mr Chiam See Tong.

A man of wisdom, a man who truly deserves respect.

People may support different parties. There are friends who support the PAP and those who are for the opposition parties. Regardless of which party we support, I don't think it is wise to be arguing or lashing out at anyone who doesn't agree with anyone else just because they support different parties.

We come from different backgrounds and we all have different statuses, it may be in terms of social standing, wealth, occupation, etc. Current policies may or may not benefit us, that is very subjective. For those who benefit from the policies, obviously they wouldn't want a change. That goes without saying for those who don't benefit. There are indeed people who just look at the mainstream media and just treat it that they have 'all the resources needed'. There are people who blindly support. There are people who go with the crowd. You call them daft Singaporeans. But just as there are 'daft Singaporeans' who are pro-PAP, there are also similarly daft ones supporting the oppositions.

That being said, the main thing isn't to prove who is right and who is wrong. You can support whoever you want, as long as you think that is the party which best represents you. I hate to see Singaporeans being divided when times like General Elections come. Aren't we small enough? Why the hate? Just learn to understand that not everyone suffers from the policies, and not everyone benefits from it as well. There are two sides to a coin.


I just saw a video on Mr Chiam speaking on the recent White Paper. And I really admire his spirit. Despite suffering a stroke before, with all the constant pressure put on him as one of the few opposition parties in Parliament, along with Workers Party Mr Low Thia Kiang, it is rare and amazing to see such a commendable character in Singapore. He may be weak physically but he is strong-willed. I feel sad for the fact that people chose to boot him out from GE2011. Nevertheless, I believe he has won many hearts of young Singaporeans.

I always thought of Singapore to be, a corporation. And day by day I feel that it feels more and more like it. The country is focused on staying competitive. GDP, GDP, GDP. The lives of Singaporeans, such tolling lives, are but mere digits... easily replaced and filled up by people from overseas. I feel sad to see such statistics on paper. 6.5 mil, 6.9 mil, they can just adjust and set it as a target to fulfill. Lol. Giving extra incentives for people to have more kids just so to increase population size to solve the ageing population problem. It feels like a tool, just to solve problems for the country. Does it mean that people are expected to have kids because of extra incentives instead of feeling the need to have a family? Sigh.

There are people who believe that political issues are out of their concern and we are just talking about it once every 5 years. There are people who think that all these talks and speech will not affect them at all. I can only say, by the time they realise that these things are indeed affecting them, it will be too late. Today you may be taking money from your parents and all you worry about are exams and grades. In 5 years' time, the things that you worry about will not be just that. Your parents will stop giving you money. Your worries will not revolve around getting As or Bs in your transcripts. You will start to think about job prospects, cost of living, housing, loans... Maybe it's too early. But in 5 years' time your mindset will change. Don't be too early to say this isn't any of your business.

There will be more to come in GE2016 I believe. It will be something spectacular.