So happened that I read the papers this morning and I saw a column on the “Busy life style of Singaporeans”.
When we are young, we yearned to grow up fast. While we were busy with our studies, we hoped that we could join the workforce fast. Working non stop day and night just hoping we could get promoted and fetched the kind of salary we always expect. Some get married along the way and they hoped their children could grow up fast enough for them to start enjoying life. Somehow in desperations, those who can’t seem to find a partner saw the world came crashing down on them.
To be frank, are all these perception and pace of life a result of the place, the country we live in?
No doubt, compared to neighboring countries and some other part of the world, I do love Singapore for its strong social responsibility and safe environment.
However, as we progress, in exchange for the advancement of the nation, we sacrificed memories and places. We see construction works on the roads, building & land site almost everyday. Of course, it is a good thing that we get to live in a nicer, cleaner and cozier environment compared to those old flats. But all these came with a price.
It is the same as recruiting foreign talent into Singapore. In recent years, we noticed the amount of foreign workers in Singapore has increased. In the next few years, can we differentiate ourselves as a citizen of the country?
What about imagining the future that the only history reference made available to our descendents will only be those heritage preserved areas, pictures and artifacts?
We construct new places like Marina Barage, Hort Park as a form of getaway from city life style. We build International Resort as a form of entertainment. To me, all these are man-made and non natural.
Soon enough, it would be more of a country we construct to live in. Will we forget how Singapore looks like?
Maybe this is one good reason to take up photography, capture more picture of the Singapore now as a form of memories for the future.
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