| Jacelyn
and Deyuan express their love… for Singapore!
August 8, 2001
It's the eve of National Day. We got young
Singaporeans Jacelyn Tay and Wang Deyuan to talk about what they
like about their country and the changes which have taken place
from the time they were kids till now.
By Wang Hong
Translation by Yap Geok Hui
(Click on pictures for larger image)
I love Singapore
 Do
you love Singapore? Do you like it here? Do you have special feelings
towards the country? We pose the questions to the cool beauty.
"Yes, yes, yes…" a string of
positive answers with enthusiasm, tell us the obvious.
"I was born in Singapore, well it has been
26 years… (On realizing that she has just revealed her age,
Jacelyn sticks out her tongue.) I'm happy to be living in Singapore,
the environment is beautiful, the government is capable and the
people live in peace and bliss."
 "Although
ours is a small country but we are vibrant. We have a high living
standard and everyone is comfortable. It's simple bliss to be living
in Singapore," the slender actress says enthusiastically. Guess
Zoe has a contender for being Singapore's ambassador.
Given her zest about her country, it comes
as a surprise that in her younger days, the star had always wanted
to migrate. "It's funny. After being to so many countries on
work, I now think I would be a citizen on this land till my old
age."
In her eyes, Singaporeans are honest people.
She attributes this to the education system. "I guess all the
moral education we received inculcated goodwill in us as kids."
My Singapore
 "We
are all witnesses to changes in Singapore. Last time, we used to
be the object of envy of other kids for having a black-and-white
TV set. Now, everyone has coloured TV sets. We didn't have so many
phones back then, now almost everyone has a mobile…"
 To
24-year-old Deyuan, Singapore is a small country that has everything.
"With a strong government and a industrious population, we
still have lots of potential. Now we are the 4 dragons of Asia,
I hope there will come a day when we are one of the powers of the
world."
My Singapore dream
 The
jovial Deyuan turns serious as he recounts, "I used to hope
for 5 Cs but now I hope for the country's prosperity and the well
being of the people. I hope that everybody has a job and that the
unemployment rate would not be too high. We should all upgrade ourselves
to increase our stakes of survival."
Jacelyn, too has great dreams for the
country. "I hope for all Singaporeans to fulfill their dreams
and improve with the nation. I hope for the nation to be a good
role model for the rest of the world, to be in the Top 10 lists
of all the good stuff."
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