Based on what we learnt on the Golden Age the previous lesson, i realised that Singapore has somewhat gone through a "golden age" from 1965 to 2015. We may not be what we are today, if it wasn't for Lee Kuan Yew's contributions and effort. Lee Kuan Yew passed away on 23 March 2015, 3.18am peacefully, at the age of 91.
In the 1950-1980s, Singapore was a small fishing village, with no resources, nothing. moreover, we have just separated from Malaysia, leaving us with no one to lean on.
Lee Kuan Yew helped us to solve different problems. He encouraged Singaporeans to take up Chinese, and English as well. it greatly helped us, as English allowed us to communicate with the Eurasians and Chinese with the Chinese in china. Now, students like us use English as our main subject, while most of us have Chinese as a second language.
He initiated the Housing Development Board, or more commonly known as HDB. He gave every Singaporean a home, where we would feel safe. his actions also helped to clear poverty, and at the same time ensuring that Singapore was a clean place.
Singapore river was also cleared during this period, and the stench that was once smelt everywhere was taken care of, and a clean river has overtook its place. Singapore soon prospered and more ports were built, technology was advanced to take care of the minimal resources we had.
We have prospered from a small fishing village, to a metropolis. from a third world country to a first. from a dirty slum, to a garden city, in the past 50 years.
this year marks the 50th year since Singapore gained Independence. The golden age in the Tang dynasty lasted from AD 618-907, a total of 289 years. But i believe that Singapore has achieved much more in these past 50 years as compared to the golden age as the tang dynasty, and we will continue to advance and achieve much more in the future.
No comments:
Post a Comment