Aug 20, 2011 - ST Forum
THIS May, I had my first experience as an overseas voter. After
watching most of the GE 2011 campaign videos, reading the tweets
and commenting on Facebook, I began to pay more attention to the
problems and issues in Singapore. I became more aware of the
importance of government policies and their impact on citizens.
It was heartening to see Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong giving
the National Day Rally speech when I returned from Britain for the
summer break. The speech did indeed show that Singapore's
Government listens to the people. Of course, no plan is fool-proof
but I was immensely impressed by the measures taken by the
Government to help Singaporeans. I would have had a better and
deeper experience of the Rally if I could have attended the event
in person and listened to the delivery.
I suggest a bigger venue such as the Singapore Indoor Stadium or
an equivalent so that more people could be invited to attend.
I am on an internship under the [email protected] programme and I
was hoping that one of the components of the programme would be an
invitation to the National Day Rally. The group of interns in this
programme consists of many overseas-educated students who are not
on any government scholarships and would be interested to join the
public service after graduation, just like myself.
I really look forward to the next National Day Rally and
hopefully, this time, it would be held in a bigger venue, allowing
opportunities for students like myself to attend.
Ting Joe Li Yah
Imperial College
London
