Inspirations

If a moment of inspiration can create the perfect solution to many problems that we are suffering today, for example... The aging process and the inability to think beyond our 10% brain. Then I believe that Man is on the right track to evolve into greater beings. What do I mean? The opportunities of business today are almost limited. With only a few of the remaining industries surviving well and growing during the economic crisis with the decline in global marketing due to terrorism and unrest in certain countries like Israel, Middle East and South East Asia, what is best for inspiring entrepreneurs and "going-to-be" employees in the near future?

let's just focus on Singapore... i believe ever since the 1997 economic crisis, Singapore has not fully recovered to it's peak again. the economy is still on the stand-still and jobs has been insufficient. yes, the government does mention that more jobs are created, that the market is moving and tomorrow will be a better day. but let's not kid ourselves anymore... with the introduction of foreign talents and the acceptance of China Chinese flooding into Singapore, what does it mean for locals like us? i have nothing against the China Chinese community, really. in fact i admire their courage to travel all the way here and work for a better future, just like our ancestors that came to Nanyang during the 1900s. it's a bold move and i do venerate and envy their leap into the unknown comparing to certain Singaporeans whom are too pampered even to wash their own dishes (my sis).

if i am not wrong, the target population that our government is trying to expand is from the present 4 million all the way to 8 million, almost twice the existing number and rising. we are giving citizenship to China Chinese or even to India Indians and our Caucasian counterparts. yes, it's not a bad move to expand our population and let's not forget the baby bonuses and marriage drive the good people from the Community Development tried to install inside us. i mention "install" as i feel that Singaporeans are sometimes like robots. during the 1980s my parents were installed with the idea that 2 kids are more then enough... now they want us to produce 3. i told my mother, "they think we are pigs? they want 2 i give 2, they want 3, i give them 3?". i'm not saying that the policies are not good but aren't they a little too "pushy"? the present average age of Singaporean males getting married is 30 years old, but during my parents' time, 18 is just nice. "move on with the time", "improve and upgrade oneself", these are good characters to push and encourage but "let's have more babies" isn't going to be my cup of tea. i was intending to turn gay by the way... (sorry to have diverted from the main topic)

as i was saying... 8 million people living in the island of Singapore with jobs so scarce and limited. i ask some of my friends recently, "during our ancestor's time, when Chinese left China to travel to all parts of the world. what was the reason to do so?" and the answer as much to similarity with our history textbook is there was a "Push Factor". China was poor and back-dated, thanks to Mao but i'm not going there. instead i am focusing on the reason of the Push. so as they were poor and wanted to search for a better tomorrow, many left the centre of the world and headed North, South, East and West. may it be negative or positive but let's be honest. the truth is that you can find a Chinatown in almost every country today. so now let's turn our attention to current Singapore. is there a Push Factor pushing us out today? i believe there is. Expensive cars, houses, high cost of living, limited jobs, poor pay and even the fear of being freezed out by foreign talents. in sight of that, the government in fear of not keeping the local talents locally was so great that NUS and NTU removed the requisite of passing Chinese immediately as to be granted entrance to their degree courses. why? to keep our talents here cos' they know that once they are out there, they will not wish to return to Singapore. if we are so attractive, Singaporeans will flock our airports everyday to return but instead it's the foreigners that crowd our arrival hall.

what does it mean? presently there are so much push factor rather than pull factor keeping us in here, to grow in Singapore and lift Singapore to greater heights because of it's living conditions. yes, we are clean, we are modern and we are up to standard but that does not mean we are living happily. the work stress are great, the pay is pathetic and the promotion status are almost dead. included are the introduction of foreign talents and population. if the government is not squeezing us out, i wonder what their agenda is! if i am bold enough to speak, i'll say this to the whole of Singapore, "Please do not loiter around here unless given no choice. the pasture over the other side may not look as green as Singapore but why not try, you may think it's yellow but instead, it may be gold".

i love Singapore, seriously i do. the people i cherish, i love and i want to be with eternally are all based here. but if i have to look outside to make a better tomorrow, i won't hesitate to pack my luggages and head to Changi Airport because right now over here, we are over-crowded.