Before you know it, a year has passed and it’s time to celebrate the independence of my nation again.
Happy birthday, Singapore.
I love you, I truly do. This is where I had grown up, this is where my family and loved ones are. I love how I had the chance to have an education, how I can sit here and blog about my fondness for this little red dot of an island, how I can later picnic in the city just so I could catch a glimpse of the exhilarating fireworks.
As I grow older, I have come to realise that loving one’s country is not the same as loving one’s government. I love Singapore for the intangibles – the familial ties that bind me, the memories that I have. It’s really a complex tussle, I can’t put it into words. I may not necessarily agree with many things that my government implements but I also know that without them, this country may not be where it is today. Is that a good thing? I don’t know.
But it’s going to be the home for me for the rest of my life – I’m getting married here, have a little apartment waiting for me next year and it’s where my children will grow up.
And as always, I love Kit Chan’s warm voice that exudes oodles of emotions. I just wish she doesn’t sound so strangled towards the end.
And maybe, that sums up my feelings for Singapore.
Yannisms 
hah. yes. kit chan sounds very strangled towards the end. and oh my, it was only a C. not even high at all. lolz.
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