Friday, January 7, 2011 @ 8:10 AM
Singapore’s population of the initial 2million during 1965 has increases dramatically to the current number of over 5million with further potential to increase. Of course, Singapore’s growth cannot solely rely on the nation’s citizens and hence foreign talents have been invited to Singapore to work, this will benefit Singapore’s economy as foreign talents bring in essential knowledge and experiences that some Singaporeans lack. This ensures the continuation of economic growth.
Singaporeans however have grown wary of the increase of foreigners in Singapore and have the mindset that the foreigners are snatching the jobs in Singapore leaving them unemployed. That is why there are cases in Singapore whereby foreigners are being subjected to racist remarks. Singaporeans in fact should be grateful for the foreigners for the economic growth and not be petty over some minor loss of jobs. As economic growth in Singapore will lead to more jobs available in the future.
In the past, kids would just run around the playground for hours and then return home to watch the television or finish the homework from school as computer games was a luxury that a few can afford. Now, kids just stay at home playing their handheld game consoles and playing it on hours end. Handheld game consoles that cost $200 to $300 a piece and computer games that cost $60 to $70 some even worth $100 over are given to kids of ages 6 to 18. Traditional games like catching and hide and seek are dying out as time changes.
Singapore’s growth has indeed lead to many achievements that is astounding for a country with no natural resources, but one has wonder the implications of this growth both its pros and cons and try adapting to this new society that has changed so much or else we will be left out.