Today marks the 43rd National day of Singapore. I have been living here for the last 7 years and today, I could not help from thinking what do I love about Singapore? First of all, I have great respect to the government of Singapore for their good governance and vision for growth. From my experience living here, Singapore is a source of envy versus my country in terms of its strong, transparent, and holistic government policies. Second, Singapore is a very peaceful country despite the many cultural differences among the people living here. You walk in any street and you will see the Chinese, Indian, Malay, Filipinos, Australians, Americans, Europeans all coming together and blending homogeneously like they are all coming from the same race. Singapore is truly embracing globalization which keeps the country attractive despite being a small sovereignty. Third, Singapore is a very vibrant and pleasant country! I really love the different tastes of food here, you don't need to travel many countries because you can find them here (and they are not as expensive too if you know where to find). The shopping scene here is superb, all year round there's always a good sale! The arts scene here is also blooming which makes your social calendar much more interesting. I also love the fact that despite being a modern metropolis, Singapore did not forget about balancing modernity with clean environment. I think the urban and city planners of Singapore are really doing a great job. Despite being small a country, there's always space for good parks and great spaces for amusement, truly a great place to start a young family.
I guess overall, I do love it here and I have no reason yet to move out. I just hope that I can bring some of the good experience here back home and learn from the Singapore transformation.
Happy Birthday again Singapore!
