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you're my song

some dreams live on in time forever
those dreams,you want with all your heart
and i will do whatever it takes
follow through with the promise i made
put it all on the line
what i hoped for at last would be mine

if i could reach,higher
just for one moment touch the sky
from that one moment in my life
i am gonna be stronger
know that i have tried my very best
i would put my spirit to the test
if i could reach

some days are meant to be remembered
those days we rise above the stars
so i will go the distance this time
seeing more the higher i climb
that the more i believe
all the more that this dream would be mine

"reach" by gloria estefan & diane warren

hitting the highnotes

"among my most prized possessions are the words that i have never spoken." ~ orson rega card

a simple girl in a big big world

Seldom,very seldom does complete truth belong to any human disclosure; seldom can it happen that something is not a little disguised,or a little mistaken.

- Jane Austen, Emma

Talking much about oneself can also be a means to conceal oneself.

- Friedrich Nietzsche

sounding the rhythmof life

"there are moments when i wish i could roll back the clock and take all the sadness away, but i have a feeling that if i did, the joy would be gone as well." ~ nicholas sparks

Sunday, August 21, 2005

Listening the rally speech made by our prime minister tonight has once again shown me what it means to be Singaporean. The impact was greater when I viewed his words in the context of what I’m learning now. Perhaps one thing that comes out from doing area studies is that you see your country from a broader perspective. You see how the forces of world politics and economics shape the way we live today. As it is,the Singapore we know today is very different from that 10 years ago. As much as I am an optimist, the next 10 or 20 years look set to be difficult. There are many worrying alert signs blinking red around us. The competition is so real you can almost smell it.

When time and tide changes, we have to constantly remake ourselves to suit the environment. While our challenges are different in nature from that of our forebears, I think they are just as formidable. We are definitely a pragmatic lot as well. It’s obvious for instance,from the courses schools are offering and what we are studying. We can say we are doing what we are doing because it is our dream or that it is our interest. But by and large,it’s part and parcel of a blueprint for nationhood survival that we as the people have come to partake in. By churning out engineers,IT personnel,life sciences experts,we are positioning ourselves to face the changing needs of the country. We may be able to pursue so-called interests because opportunities have opened themselves up to us. And as a country,we are able to grab them as we try to stay ahead of the pack by another 10 or 15 years.

For many of us,we could be pretty much contented with our lot. Our main concern in the next few years could be how much salary we draw,the type of house we live in etc. This is natural and we would want to safeguard ourselves from unexpected changes that could throw our plans into disarray. For to be optimistic is not the same as being complacent. I think we have also shown ourselves to be a people who work hard to get what we want and are resilient in tough times. But I’ve come to see that for our generation it would be good to be aware of the changes taking place beyond our surroundings. It would put us in good stead to know just where we stand in relation to others, so that we can continue to adjust and adapt.

The changes that our country will undergo in terms of geographical landscaping or social fabric,as highlighted in the speech,sound really exciting. I am definitely looking forward to them. And I think yes,we can be proud to call ourselves Singaporeans.

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