Secret 1: A Singaporean could try to make it in the private sector.
If he failed, then (a) if he is well educated, the government would
take him in, (b) if he is not well educated, the government could
give him opportunities like vendor stalls in the public sector with
rental nearly free (for example, a vendor stall pays less than
S$100 per month in state schools, a Malay vendor selling drinks and
tidbits at one of the beach parks pays S$0 : I talked to them
personally), like cleaners in public sector etc.