The difference between you and me is that you served NS because
it is compulsory, the law says you must so you lan lan served. I
served NS because I have come of age and considered serving NS a
duty for all Singaporean, and it was an opportunity for all
Singaporean to
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solidarity and be trained to defend our country.
I wasn't desperate to become Singaporean, I had a choice to move
to Canada or Australia. I could also move to Taiwan but that wasn't
even considered.
When my father came to Malaysia, it was called Malaya, a british
colony. There was no bumi or preference for certain race!!!
I guess the point is, you lan lan served NS thinking the
government would give you all that you wanted in return, but later
felt you were played out, you didn't get all that you wanted. you
probably thought your father should have moved to JB before
singapore was kicked out of Malaysia, so as bumi you would
receive a lot more from the government. so now you move and stay
there, hope that one day, they will give you. hahaha...
No, I never regretted being born in Singapore, serving my NS and
reservist. I was never disappointed with my belated parents choice
of staying foot in Singapore when Malaysia and Singapore broke away
in 1965. I don't care about Malaysia politics and what the
Malaysian government do to their citizens. You keep forgetting that
you said its good for Singaporeans to retire in JB..hehe. Your
father came to Malaysia in 1960s prior to 1965. He should have come
straight to Singapore state from China then he probably don't have
to face all the obstacles and hassles while living in Malaysia and
then came to Singapore. About you serving NS and not going to
Canada or Australia because you already a PR in Singapore and need
to serve NS because the Singapore Government would punish your
parents financially if you fled to other countries. Besides you
probably have weighed and calculated your situation that it was
easier and better for you to serve NS and get a new citizenship
faster as a citizen of Singapore rather than going to Canada or
Australia whereby your status there were uncertain.