Many, many years ago, there was a book called “Singapore-Island-City-State”. It’s one of the those coffee table book, with nice photos of Singapore and it’s people. Think it was published for National Day- you know, one of those feel-good, propaganda book.
As I get older, I tend to feel more and more appreciative of what Singapore has and what it offers. Of course, that is not to say that I agree with all the policies implemented by the powers that be. And there are some issues which I’m really, totally unhappy about (they are getting how much pay rise????). However, the country is relatively stable, most of us do have a job and a roof over our heads (in fact, many have quite a few roofs over their heads, judging from the spate of condominiums on sale recently). Crime rate isn’t too bad and things actually work (though some say, they work too well- like clockwork with no room for flexibility).
Many of the expats that I meet have often told me that they like Hong Kong if they are single but once they have families, they prefer Singapore for its stability and safety- 2 key words if you have children.
Of course, things can always be better and hopefully they will become better progressively. But you know, there’s no Shangri-la on earth and I think for what we;ve achieved so far, we can give ourselves a little pat on the back…(if there’s any government officials reading this… a few more monetary package would be most welcomed. ^^ )
P/S- I do not belong to any PAP group….grassroots or otherwise.
