My Hometwown in Singapore
In response to the article below, here is my response:
My hometown in ANY part of Singapore, what WOULD have made me feel more at home, would be that they stop demolishing buildings that means much more to me, stop closing down schools I have attended, and stop enbloc activities that reduce the neighbourhood's houses to a pile of rubble just to build a new block of apartments.
Dear Singapore, the price of your 'progress' is the familiarity if my environment. What 'memories' do you expect me to keep?
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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.
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