| I am bitter because the Singapore education system doesn't aim for "Education", but is constructed to churn out nice little cogs for the economy. I am bitter because in Singapore, I have no right to criticize my government openly, the ambiguity of free speech laws make it so that I can get sued anytime. I am bitter because in Singapore, I am forced to serve 2 years, as all my foreign friends progress in their lives (Yeah, it may be "necessary", but it still sucks). I am bitter because in Singapore, I'm just a number, in a country where the economy matters more than its people (Arguably, the economy is FOR the people, but as policies, such as discouraging non-graduate mothers from having children, show, the PAP aren't reaaally that people oriented). I am bitter because in Singapore, the government directs the media. I am bitter because in Singapore, the opposition gets happily stomped on. I am bitter because, well, Singapore is just not a very happy place to live in. |