Something for National Day

[MarrickG]

Why not we start something similar in this thread?

NATIONAL Day is coming.

This year, The Straits Times will celebrate the places where Singaporeans call home on this island. The concept for this year's National Day Supplement is My Hometown in Singapore.

What makes people loyal to a particular neighbourhood?

What makes them proud?

What is so special about, say, Serangoon Gardens?

What is so unique about living in, say, Woodlands?

What do folks in Katong enjoy that others cannot?

Everyone has a home, or a hometown, in Singapore. Everyone has a story to share about the joys of living there.

We want to hear those stories.

We want to see photos of your hometown.

We want to read your poems, or lyrics of a song you wrote about your hometown.

Or even a podcast or a video you've made to express yourself.

In tandem with the National Day supplement on Aug 9, we are devoting space at straitstimes.com to allow you to share your stories, pictures and more.

Please submit them either with the relevant attachments or video links, to [email protected] with the heading 'My Hometown in Singapore' by July 15.

Leave your full name, age, occupation and mobile phone number.

We will also publish the contributions from the public in our supplement.

http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_530996.html

 

[lianbeng]

good idea!
teach those birds to sing: count money singapore!

 

[saratogas]

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[makapaaa]

Why are the FAPee ministers BEST PAID in the world, but not only can they not deliver, they still wanna sell out Sporns to foreigners?

 

[HellAngel]

My little contribution (sorry that I have limited vocab)

My name is Ken
And I am a Hokkien
I’m born and bred in Singapore
And like many I was born in Si Pai Por
When I was young, I studied hard hoping to land a job with the government
But the bilingual policy gave me nothing but result disappointment
Now I’m working daily from 9 to 5 for pittance
While I see FT enjoying the fruit of our forefather and sending tons of remittance
While I know to have loyalty you must have a sense of belonging
That is something that Singaporeans are lacking although many are longing