I think many fellow locals of my humble and hardworking nation arent very happy with our founder.
They arent happy that our CPF contributions are high so that limits our disposable income.
They arent happy that the prices of housing are so high that they are sucked into long term loans by banks that they have to service for the rest of their life.
They arent happy that the certificate to purchase is based on so call market forces such that one moment its $1 and on the other hand, its $22,000.
Who are the ppple who are really happy in Singapore?
The students are not coz they are suppressed. They are grades chasers. They see the A+ in the subject and not the potential to learn. Thats why the logical thing to do is to pursue an undergraduate career and find a job. And this carries into the working world. They feel cheated that whatever they studied and learnt for the past 22 years of life was nothing. It was just a means to test how memory friendly the students were.
The biz men are pissed off with the idea of business in our country. Costs are high, rent is high. Almost all huge corporations are nationalized. Owned by the sovereign wealth fund, Mr T.
Students dont even think abt starting up a business. They are not meant to do so. They are meant to be products of the system. They are meant to chase for grades, they are meant to chase for jobs and the most important, money.
The issue here is globalisation and the power travel. If we did not know, whats the meaning of living and learning when we go overseas, we Sporeans would be trapped in this Kingdom. If we want to learn, we cant stay here any longer.
The reason is simple : we have to chase personal success from day one. I think one way we can do it. We need to open up our education system.
Students need to work when they are in junior college. Junior College serves no academic purpose other than knowledge. Or maybe junior college is too early to start working. Maybe All students have to under take a 6 month internship once completing their junior college education. This will give them an idea of working. Let them break free from the study mania we have built ourselves.
Once our older generation moves on, I think the youth will finally create change. We need to open up many elements in our education system. We cant quantify and assess learning. I give this government another 10 years. Let the founders move on.
Singapore Inc is currently in the start up stage. We have reached the point whereby the Human Resource has peaked, reached their threshold of work load and satisfaction. Change is imminent. As long as the Asian mentality is rampant, of always looking at value and being practical, the govt leaders might change, but the rest might be tough to change.
I think there is a silent undertone, a brewing disaster in the offing. The youth of Singapore want to speak up. The online media is being watched by the MDA and what have you. We are trapped? Could be, i dont think so but maybe.
Ultimately, the system worked 44 years ago when we needed leadership and guidance. Now we want to take responsibility of our own destiny and we want to kick start an enterprise...
I say I will.
