You should regret if you did not travel out of Singapore in this
life time of yours to see the worst in the neighbouring countries
and appreciate the best in a resort island called Singapore.
Singapore practically has nothing when we talk in term of natural
resources. What we have is a natural strategic habour where the
East meet the the West, and the rest, the small population of
around 3millions people!
That success was mainly due to the prudent and pragmatic management
of the ruling govt and it's wise that we keep a low profile and not
to brag about our success as it may be a "sensitive issue" among
sensitive neighbours who are in deep economic doldrums and messy
political storm!
PSA should keep a low profile too even it has done well in its port
management. Otherwise jealous would-be competitors may cut a canal
through the Isthmus of Kra in South Thailand to strangle the flow
of traffic through Singapore if they found it so lucrative! Its no
harm to remain humble yet transparent in its dealings. If we boast
too much, we may enrage our neighbours and they may do something
irrational to harm our livelihood!
Our MPs and ministers have shown tremendous restrains when our
neighbours time and again bashed us irrationally. These have shown
the level of education Singaporeans have attained and naturally it
will ward off some foreign desperados who try to score points in
their dosmetic political arena.
Whether you are young or old, no matter how we must keep pace with
technology. If we dont try to be productive, how to be much higher
paid than others and keep yourself competitive? More MNCs will move
out of Singapore if we do not raise our level of productivity to
remain viable and competitive!
If Singapore doesnt save for rainny days, how to whether the storms
which swept the region again and again?
To prove my points that you are in a resort Island called
Singapore, take a short trip to Manila's suburb to see how the
scavengers
survive in the rubbish mountain.........