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Tuesday, October 03, 2006

8:09 PM

SINGAPOREAN THAT'S WHO WE ARE!

I think I have the answer to the failure of Singapore's entertainment industry. Or our ability to retain our miniscule talent pool, to keep scholars within our nation's boundaries, to halt our falling birth rate - we have no culture whatsoever to speak of!

The more I think of it, the more I find it important - that a small country like us, who have not much more retentive power than a safe walk in the street at night, a guaranteed lack of protests or political unrest and good food (which amounts to quite a bit actually). We have no history! We have no han fuk no qi pao no sari no corset no bread pudding no bimimbap (or sth) no gou-bu-li-bao-zi no dim sum no burgers no eggs and bacon nothing! While here we are, calmly considering UK and US universities (last resort, NUS), people all around the world have never questioned going to a local university. Well, true, they have states to travel through, but, still! They are kept back by their language proficiency, by their lifestyle, by their natural sense of belonging.
In so many other countries, retaining our talent pool is not so much a problem, as hasn't been brought up at all. But in SINGAPORE! Oh they are trying, they are.

I suppose in the end we will all come back, but it's a matter of asking ourselves - why is Singaporean the only nationality who can get the best experience overseas?

We should have a royal family, we really should! And shoot a GOONG: The Singapore Edition.

HAHA my ulterior motive is revealed! :D
Shall go for dinner now, see you!

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