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Monday, August 18, 2008

Foreign Talent


people has been saying that those representing our home country aren't singaporeans. but, i would like you guys to think again. they might very well be people from foreign countries and were brought in by our nation and trained up to play for us, represent us in sports which we singaporeans aren't able to achieve in.


we always complain that foreign talents are competing with singaporeans for places, be it in jobs, sports and any other factors. but in the midst of the current olympics games, there has been an uproar on the nationality of the players representing us.


well, have we ever stopped to think, if we want so badly a singaporean to win the medal for us, why aren't we working hard towards it? why are we so lazy in everything we do?


simple, we do not like hardwork and we take things for granted. look around you, if you complain that these china nationals are being imported to play for us and that they aren't carrying the name of our country high and proud, would you like to end up being the one to sweep the roads? clean our toilets? work under the scorching sun in construction sites?


think again! there may have been foreign talents taken in and groomed to represent us but there too are foreign workers who are sweating their days on ends away to clean the shit that we leave behind and build the buildings we live and work in! why are we complaining?? they have put in so much effort to build singapore up for us! they might not be as smart as some of us are but they are willing to go through that pain for work.


very well, look at the table tennis players and taoli for swimming. they have attained singapore citizenship and i am very sure that they of all people carry the pride and honour of singapore! they are the ones that made it there for us, they made the effort, they put in the hardwork and have brought singapore another medal since the 1960s.


for me, i will applaude them, i will congratulate them and i will thank them. i have always had dreams like any other person, to represent singapore in the olympics or maybe even in the SEA games but these dreams may never come true because i have not put in as much effort as they are willing to sacrifice. so please i urge you singaporeans to think again.



8/18/2008 12:22:00 AM

UPDATED:D