Story about Singapore's Lifestyle

Young Singaporeans nowadays are very stressful and ‘kiasu’ because they are made to work hard and do well in their studies to obtain certificates. Singapore has very little natural resources. Hence the government is putting in all the effort to upgrade the standard of the human resource. The government hopes that the young Singaporeans will get a certificate and get a good job in Singapore or overseas. In this globalized era, the world is competing on human resources and talent. Getting a good job, you can serve Singapore well.

Another point is that, Singaporean students are also competing against foreign students. These foreign students come from Korea, China, and Malaysia. They increase the competition among students. They catch up very fast in their studies, especially their English. They work hard for it and hence they do stand a higher chance of getting scholarships. Singaporean students have to study hard to obtain the scholarships. Hence, I have to say that young Singaporeans nowadays are really stressful.

The last point is that Singaporeans are known  as ‘kiasu’. Singaporeans are afraidto lose out. For example, registering their children to top schools, taking a lot of food when they go for a buffet and also queuing up for free items. There was once when Macdonald gave out free Hello Kitty dolls when you purchase a‘Happy Meal’. Singaporeans started queuing up for it and there were also some who quarreled over this matter. They fought for the Hello Kitty dolls. Hence, Singaporeans are known as ‘kiasu’ people.

However, I feel proud to be a Singaporean because Singapore is multi-cultural. The best part is the sense of belonging to Singapore. In Singapore, the government is not corrupted and the government does govern the country well. The most important part I that Singapore is a safe country. The security inSingapore is very well taken care of. We can walk on the streets late at night and feel secure and we never ever see riots or protest in our streets. That is why I like Singapore. Hence, let the whole world know that Singapore is the best country and we are proud to be Singaporeans.

Source:http://n2.swiiit.com/wbn/slot/u1315/Story%20about%20Singapore%20lifestyle.doc