We need to appreciate Singapore and each other, NOW
The photo shows my CPF. I am 40 years old and unemployed for more than a year. I still have some savings, so I’m not poor. Worst case, my parents give look after me for life. Don’t feel sorry for me. I am not poor. I have no house, I have no spouse. I have no car. I have been bullied my whole life by Singaporeans. Not foreigners. By my fellow Singaporeans. Even when I’m overseas, my fellow Singaporeans bully me. Sinkie pwn sinkie. I am not poor. I do not need any pity.
Many of you have a house, a spouse, a car a job, but still feel poor. And then when I show you my CPF, you run away, you refuse to talk to me. You compare yourself to the rich, and conclude that you are poor. But refuse to compare yourself to poor people. If you compare yourself to rich, you are not rich. It does not mean you are poor. I compare myself to poor people and I know I am not poor. You must compare yourself to poor people to confirm that you are poor. But many of you despise the poor.
Sinkie pwn Sinkie. HR executive said on public TV that Singaporeans are not good enough compared to foreigners, you get upset. But you do not appreciate your fellow Singaporeans. You do not appreciate your Singaporean talents. Why should you be sad when a HR executive says that Singaporeans are not good. You should be happy, because it proves that your fellow Singaporeans have no talent.
You go overseas and post on social media how awesome other countries are. But get upset when MRT breakdown. If you think Singapore sucks, why get upset when MRT breakdown. Or when there is a fire. Or when there is a road accident. Singapore sucks, so bad things should happen. You should be happy when things go wrong, because it proves SG sucks.
You need to be aware, Singapore has very little cultural identity other than speaking English. But many do not want to speak good English. Singlish is a combination of languages found in Malaysia. Hainan chicken rice and Perankan culture originated in Malaysia. We are not long separated from Johor. We are still very much Johorian. Now more and more Chinese companies coming in. You should be happy. Cheap food, cheap goods. National identity who cares?
For those of you who want change, who want positivity, who want hope of a better future: Appreciate Singapore, appreciate your fellow Singaporeans. Stop thinking you are poor unless you really compare yourself to the poor. Or compare yourself to me. I will meet you for coffee and share my life story with you. We need to stop this self-victim mentality or we will keep on bullying one another. We need to stop thinking we are poor or we will keep looking down on each other. We need to start thinking about our national identity, and not always expect government to do it. Government says how Singaporeans can improve, many of you become cynical. How to decide national identity? Or do you want to go back to Johor?
We need to work together, we need to appreciate each other. We need to ignore the negative, and the cynical. Many people are bitter. We need to stop caring about them. We need to stop giving them attention. They are not helping by being cynical, by being condescending. They are insane if they think their cynicism and vitriol can help
We have it good in Singapore. We have succeeded against the odds. And we can go further. If we can go far with bitter people among us, think how far we can go if we have more unity. We need to start seeing the talent in each other. Start seeing the good. Tell HR executives we have talent. We are Singaporeans, we are talented. If a Singaporean struggles, we can help one another. If we can succeed as a small country, why can we not do more? We can. We need to change our mindset. It is up to you now.
The future of Singapore is in your hands.