I am proud to be Singaporean.Above all others,I hate racists.I
may have Chinese blood,Indian blood and Portueguese blood,but I am
above all proud of my Singaporean roots.
I honestly couldnt' care less about race.To me,different races are
an ethno-cultural-linguistic product.Take for example the many
stories of Chinese raised by Malay families in
Singapore.Biologically,their heritage may be North East Asian,but
to themselves,they see themselves as Malay.When you are in love
with a woman,her race wouldn't matter to you.
I see racial harmony ever other day.My father is Chinese but my
mother is Indian with some distant Portueguese blood.They have
remained married for 20 years.I know of Indian friends with Chinese
girlfriends,of Chinese friends with Australian girlfriends.
Ironically,living in Australia,while I have heards of racism by
white people against others,I have never personally experienced
it.Instead,any racism I have ever experienced has come from my
fellow Chinese,because of my mixed blood.I know both racial harmony
and racial tension,and I can tell you,while opposing many of the
government's policies in principle,I cannot argue with the results
of their past policies as it has helped greatly in reducing racial
hatred and suppressing and removing much racial tension.While
racial tension still exists in Singapore,in my personal
experience,it is minor.
