a brief history on singapore's independence; after world war II, singapore and malaysia merged to gain independence from great britain in 1963. the merger, however, proved uncooperative. for demographic, political, and economic reasons, malaysia effectively cut singapore’s membership from the malaysian federation on august 9, 1965. this historic date marks singapore’s independence.
there you go.. another year passes by and now the nation celebrates its 40th year of independence. it's just another year passing by for me. freedom..? the air that i breathe is the only thing thats free! have we really becomed independent or are we more being dependent then ever before? how tolerant are we towards our cultural differences or are we merely ignorant from this foreignity that seperates ethnicity. we are one big multi racial community that needs more than just tolerance, but also acknowledgement of our right to practice our beliefs. for now, i believe this rights are at times violated or taken away because of its affect to the surroundings. will this injustice be waived? i have not an answer to those. but i hope these are not the things that pride ourselves of our independence to our freedom. even if this concerns the minority and if it does, i'd rather pride myself as the minority who will defy.
