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10 colourful years and the way to a bright future

besotted

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This article brings tears of joy to my eyes

They came ten years ago - a special batch of 123 young arrivals from PRC

The majority of this batch have now made Singapore their home and they relate their fondness of the 10 colourful years spent here. 60% have started families here.

They are now professionals in engineering, IT, banking, accounting, geophysics, sales, etc.

Details and some accounts in Zaobao article as follows. For those who don't read Chinese, please pick it up - it is a language of one of the world's oldest civilisations and the language of the future.

Now what we need to do is import another 1.499 million of these PRC talent to reach our 6.5 million target and our future is bright

http://www.zaobao.com/xhd/pages/xhd091116.shtml


SM2奖学金得主十年回首 新加坡在他们的人生留下色彩

(2009-11-16)

报道/白雪 摄影/李白娟
  他们可能是新移民中较特殊的一群,10年前从中国来到新加坡时还是少男少女,在新加坡政府奖学金的支持下在本地大学留学,在这里度过了青春最灿烂的10年。

  1999年的第三届SM2奖学金得主共123人,如今他们大部分都留在新加坡,分布在不同行业,几乎全是永久居民或公民,而且超过六成在本地已成家。回首10年,那段与青春有关的日子,一直会是他们人生中浓重的一笔色彩。

  10月中秋节晚上的东海岸公园十分热闹,80多个曾是新加坡教育部奖学金SM2的得主,聚首庆祝他们在新加坡度过的黄金10年。他们是第三届SM2奖学金得主,这届总共123人,于1999年10月从中国的四川、上海、山东、河北四地来到新加坡。

  这个奖学金是为中国留学生设立,由新加坡教育部和政联公司合作,每年从中国招收成绩优异的学生。他们按来新之前已修读到的年级分成SM2(Senior Middle 2,高中二年级来新)和SM3(Senior Middle 3,大学一年级来新)。SM2的学生在本地一起度过20个月的预科培训之后,就各自进入新加坡国立大学或南洋理工大学读书,毕业后因为履行合约,几乎都顺理成章地留在本地。


曾是新加坡教育部SM2奖学金得主的杨叶(左起),陈理浩、聂蕾蕾、陈杰、张果、郭谦、焦阳,各自找到自己的天空。

  他们可能是新移民中较特殊的一群,最黄金的10年都在这里度过。他们很少刻意去给自己贴标签,因为融入新加坡是自然而然,水到渠成。他们看起来就是一群普通的本地年轻人,自得其乐地工作和生活着。

人生中浓重的一笔色彩

  “在新加坡的10年已是我们人生中不可分割的部分。”在被问到对过去10年有什么感想时,几乎每个人都这样回答。对这个群体而言,是在新加坡的岁月塑造了现在的他们。

  来自河北的张然目前在大华银行上海分行工作,她说:“新加坡是我的第二故乡,很多朋友都在这里。我怀念这里阳光明媚,很有活力与生机的感觉。在这里度过的日子是我人生中非常重要的10年,塑造了我整个的价值观,对生活的态度,与人相处的方式。”

  在本地的生活经历对他们来说也是一种财富。10年聚会筹委会主席陈杰说:“相较于我们在中国的一些朋友,我们更早开始自己做主,因此也比较早熟一些,这可能就是这10年带给我们的财富。”

  张然也补充说:“我们这群人已经很难找到完全有归属感的地方了,我们的需要已经多元化,不是某一个地方能满足的。其实说到故乡中国,我们真的又和它的文化完全契合吗?或许不,这些不可否认的差异也正是第二故乡新加坡给予的。”

  筹委之一的杨叶说:“樟宜机场和很多机场不同,它的色调是暖色,每次回到樟宜机场都有回到家的感觉。新加坡算是我排名第一的‘家’,因为这里是我工作、奋斗、努力生活的地方。”


张然:“我们这群人已经很难找到完全有归属感的地方了,我们的需要已经多元化,不是某一个地方能满足的。其实说到故乡中国,我们真的又和它的文化完全契合吗?或许不,这些不可否认的差异也正是第二故乡新加坡给予的。”

  有了这样的背景,即使未来的发展可能让他们离开新加坡,也不会是“忿忿然”地走,因为这个岛国在他们的人生中永远是浓重的一笔色彩,这里的10年永远是他们带有感恩之情的日子。

大多留在本地成家立业

  这次10年聚会,筹委会制作了一本纪念小册子,统计这123个人现在的生存状态。从这份同学录中看出,绝大多数毕业后留在新加坡,几乎全部都是永久居民或公民,而且超过六成的人已在本地成家。

  他们刚进大学选择专业时,受奖学金限制而全部进入理工科,但目前他们从事的职业,跨度相当大,并非想当然的全是工程或信息产业。如来自上海的徐来,看起来是时髦的都会丽人,让人无法联想到她名片上的职位——“Geophysicist”(地质物理工程师)。她说,自己毕业于电脑工程系,但更喜欢现在这份工作。

  他们之中有很多找到了自己喜欢的发展方向,如金融、物流等行业,就毫不犹豫边工作边重新读书,成功地完成职业转换。

  从同学录里的统计数据来看,排名第一的行业是收入颇丰的银行及金融业,占22.8%。他们有些在本科完全没有金融背景的情况下,工作后顺利考到CFA(注册金融分析师)等证书。排第二和第三的是IT业(13.8%)和电子行业(5.7%)。其余的行业跨度也很广,涵盖航空、咨询、教育、物流、自然资源、传媒等。值得一提的是,其中还有不少人选择继续进修或进入学术领域,这部分约占13.8%。

  从职业性质来看,排名比较靠前的是工程师(14.6%)、会计/银行(10.6%)、咨询顾问(10.6%)和销售(8.9%)。

  显然,本科专业对他们后来的发展道路来说,是历练而非束缚,本地社会环境也让他们较容易去做自己喜欢的事情。杨叶说,“我们的成长过程是自觉地走向自主、独立,受到的外界压力比较少,对于人生的规划相比中国的同龄人要自在一些。”

  杨叶是非常另类的例子:他的本科是机械工程,做过IT业,创过业,然后读生物学博士,后来从事金融。“我很难想象能在别的地方有这样的自由度。”他补充说,“是新加坡社会的环境因素起了作用。”
 

Hakka Tiow

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That's Right! Singapore is a Chinese nation. What can be more natural than to turn it more Chinese by our very own Chinese Hakka God Lee Kuan Yew if God himself is not doing a good job? You all want the minority to become the majority in one generation?

Singapore is Chinese! Make no mistake about it it! Bring in more PRCs. Make a PRC a Cabinet minister as soon as possible. Nothing can be more of a positive sign from the Government than that! All who are unhappy with the policy, please sell your HDB flat, reap the immense profit, thanks to the magnanimity of the Lee Kuan Yew leadership and fuck off from this country. All for the better to replace useless Singapore born with brilliant mainland Chinese!
 
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besotted

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Singapore is multiracial and multicultural.

But since the population replacement ratio is too low and since many local youngsters are pampered, being brought up with maids at home, and are not realistic in their outlook, it is good to have some hardworking and real talent to secure our future

There are six million fresh grads looking for jobs in PRC now, we just need to attract 300,000 every year over next 5 years, but the housing must be built up quickly

Large parts of Jurong still underdeveloped and can accommodate a few more AMK size wards
 

Hakka Tiow

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You could be right. The Safti training area is one big waste of precious land! Level it and build a new mega town linking it to the MRT lines. Built the town strictly for the new immigrants from China. Built the best amenities money can buy in the new town. Offer the best quality spacious HDB designed apartments for them at a subsidised rate, after all they are important to our survival as a Chinese nation. What name would you suggest for this new town? How about "Hor Tiong Kang" ?
 

besotted

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HDB flats must come under ethnic ratio policy as it has served well

No need change something that works

But real talent is abundant in PRC and we should not be too tardy

Being negative doesn't help. We must think of the future and how to ensure economic growth under trying circumstances
 

Hakka Tiow

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That's right too! Lee Kuan Yew can't be wrong! "Trying circumstances" are not his fault. Neither are gambling losses by Temasick! It's not the people's money anyway. How long does it take to build a nation and a national identity? It had been 50 years since self governance. We have our armed forces on display celebrating a national day, tanks, fighter jets and all. so we are a nation, Yes? And now allowing in a swarm of immigrants is turning the nation on it's head, No? So we start all over again, Yes?
 
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