By Anais Adjani Iyshaque Matthew

Singapore is my home, where I belong. But, I want to make it a better place for everyone and future generations. About 3 weeks ago, I watched a video on how Singapore was going to be like or was planned to be like in 15 years. The video was made in 2007. In the video they featured things like screen popping out and you could tell everything from there. A lot of new high-tech stuff and others. One thing in the video that Singapore had accomplished was the Singapore Flyer. I have not been on the flyer before but by the look of it, you could tell that Singapore was about to do so much more! Some of my friends thought that Singapore could not accomplish it, well not in 15 years. But, I think Singapore can accomplish it. With all the brains and technology that Singapore has and with all the interest, I^‘m sure we can make it happen.

In 50 years, I envision Singapore being, more peaceful. I hope Singaporeans are more confident in whatever they do. Nowadays I see students and even adults, giving up on things easily. Just last week during the National Day celebration, I saw a group of girls quarreling just because neither of them wanted to model for the catwalk. I heard them shouting, “I don’t want to do!!” or “You do lah!!” Most people in Singapore have picked up the habit of using ‘Singlish’ .

I think Singaporeans must learn to be more eager to do things, especially taking part in voluntary activities such as helping out the less fortunate. I also envision Singapore being a more courteous country. Singaporeans are always in the habit of not greeting other people. Sometimes when there is another person walking by, we always forget to greet them. We also now misuse the word “hello”. You may think how can we misuse the word hello but we can. Most Singaporeans now use the word “hello” to get people^‘s attention, which I think is not good.

Lastly, I envision Singapore to be a peaceful and happy nation. No riots and no wars. Racially harmonious. I know Singapore now is racially harmonious but just in case anything happens, I wouldn^‘t want a riot like Maria Hertogh riot to repeat again. Racial harmony is important in the future and if we keep up the harmony, I’m sure we’ll have a bright future ahead of us. Go Singapore!!!

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