"Why can't I say what I'm thinking?
Why must I hide what I'm feeling?"
As One United People
Wednesday, August 5, 2009 / 9:17 PM

With the current economic recession along with H1N1 outbreaks in many parts of the world, will it bring all of us together and fight this crisis as one united people?

Well, I went to the clinic yesterday because I was having high fever and now I have to stay at home for the whole week. Anyway, while I was at the clinic, the nurse told me that I go high fever and she gave me this mask. While I was about to sit down, the mother of the daughter next to me brought her away from next to me and shift place. Well, I do feel dishearted at first but after thinking through, well, it is the mother right to protect the daughter that she love maybe because knowing I am sick and had a high fever.

But anyway, I still believed it will bring all of us together to fight like how we used to fight or combat SARS Crisis and the financial crisis 1997 - 1998. Since Singapore National Day is coming up soon, let all of us say with pride to recite the national pledge together. All of us know that we can never live alone as there is this saying,

"no one lives alone on an island"

Well, at least the saying is something like that but totally not like that. But anyway, it is time for all of us to come more together, regardless of race, language or religion to be united and fight this crisis. If we had done this before back then, why not again now? Let it be we are the first country in the South-East-Asia to rocket up in the sky with high economic growth along with good jobs and so on.

I can also say that we, Singaporeans, isn't that affected with the financial crisis because I noticed or observed even if it is financial crisis or not, we still go on for holiday. We still spend. We still watch movie. In fact, I just watch Harry Potter 2 weeks ago. haha. But anyway, THAT IS GOOD.

Ever wonder why?

Because it shows that we are not easily that affected by the financial crisis. I do not know how true this may be because I am just a student. I do not know how adults out there is facing. I do not really know how much suffering or pain my father, mother and brother is facing this financial crisis But I do feel happy and delighted to see all young people helped out during the NDP and my cousin was one of them. Helped in the usher spectators into and out from the grandstand and so on. Some youngsters are motivators. I saw a young man in the national television - suria. They was interviewing him. I always see him at mosque for friday prayers. I've watched NDP as spectators countless of time and participate twice. I just watched NDP 2009 recently and I can feel the atmosphere of young people and the old come together and do apart for their nation birthday! It just tells me how patriotic and how much they do love the country!

However, even though my father, mother and brother feels down or feel like giving up. To the adults and anyone out there, don't give up. I do not know if you all will read this whole post but I just type in of what I feel. Well, Yeah, Don't give up! If we can ride on the storm of financial crisis and Sars Crisis back then, why not now? Believe that we can and we are never alone because I believed we, Singaporeans will stay united to ride on this crisis together as one united people.

Do come together and recite the pledge at 8.22pm. To all youngster, maybe it is time to not really play much and entertain yourself but do something for Singapore, your homeland? Do recite yeah? I can't force all of you but I can only encourage and I hope you do recite at 8.22pm along with other Singaporeans out there.

Well, that is for now. This is just my thoughts. However, I am sorry if it have offended anyone out there because I do not mean to. Whatever it may be, don't forget, you are never alone! and ... do recite the pledge at 8.22pm!


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Hear us out..

What I really wanna say is you stay on my mind.
And I die everytime, that you're not around me.
What I really wanna show you is what's in my heart..
But I stop when I start, keep it locked inside me
What I really wanna do is just scream it out loud,
get the message through.
What I really wanna say is I love you..



Done by: Fiie