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狼大伟 LV7
发表于 9-9-2015 19:37:10
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一个新加坡小年轻写的：
Received the following from a friend:
A little perspective to share from a Singapore Gen Y who worked overseas.
4 years ago, with the challenging experiences from two years in the army fresh in my memory, and my new life in Japan being slowly but steadily established, I was angry about everything in Singapore. Angry about how I had to spend two years of my life in service. Angry about the influx of new immigrants that put our infrastructure to the test. Angry about the rising prices of everything. Angry that people around me seemed to have trouble buying their homes, and fearing that I would not be able to afford one when my time came. Angry about how hard it was to commute from my home, and angry about the prices of cars or how I couldn't afford taking the taxi when I wanted to. I was angry for change. But I was powerless. I was months short of the minimum voting age.
Not this time. This time, I get to vote. But this time, I am angry about different things.
4 years in Tokyo, and business trips to several countries, have changed the lens by which I judge Singapore, my home. And today, I'm angry about the way I used to think, and at the people who continue to think like I did. I began to appreciate and understand why cars had to be expensive in Singapore, as a spent hours in Jakarta's traffic jams. I began to wonder how our Taxi drivers make their living, as I paid $80 on my first 20 minute ride in a Taxi in Shinjuku. I began to understand that a more intricate network of trains was necessary for Singapore's transportation needs, and saw that all of it has already been in the works for over a decade, that transport networks don't build themselves overnight. And I realised that without stability, the transport system we have today would never have been possible, as I asked about why Jakarta doesn't have one, or why Kuala Lumpur's system is in a mess. Our homes aren't expensive for a city, and besides, prices have stabilised and supply has surged. Prices may have risen, but I'm thankful for $3 meals, because I rarely get to have a decent meal below $7 in Tokyo, and that's considering the weak yen. I know that most people in Singapore have enough to get by, and at least have a roof over their heads, unlike in Tokyo, where I walk by an underpass filled with homeless people everyday to get to my station, and every winter some of them disappear. But most of all, I hate myself for hating the immigrants. I am now an immigrant myself, and I've learnt first hand all the obstacles an immigrant faces when uprooting and moving into unfamiliar land. I didn't have to make it more difficult for them by making them feel unwelcome. And besides, they are here because there are jobs in Singapore that no one, not even the undereducated, or unemployed, want to do (because they somehow feel that they deserve more simply by being born Singaporean). These are people with degrees back home, but have put their pride and ego aside to work in another place that got its shit right and has better opportunities. Oh, and all those fancy futuristic things we have all over Singapore now that make visitors from all over the world envious and dazzled? They weren't built by us, but by the immigrants we hate so much.
To make up for all the trash talking I did 4 years ago, I would like to put in a word for the PAP, which while having their fair share of faults, have largely done a good job in stabilising, or improving, things in a very tangible manner since GE2011. And I welcome anyone who disagrees to have an open debate here. More knowledge can only do good for all of us.
“There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance.”
- Socrates
Good perspective from a Gen Y. People need to get out n see the dysfunctional systems elsewhere to appreciate what we have here.
Dear friends, whichever party you are, just consider all the factors wisely and vote wisely. |
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