Met up with Liping when she came back for a holiday break earlier this year... and amongst the many things we chatted, she remarked that we, Singaporeans are rare species!
The trigger of the topic was about the earthquake she experienced at LA last year; and she appreciated the fact that within a couple of hours, someone from Singapore called to check her safety, and it was an official from MFA... because she had registered at the website. She was impressed! Me, too! Wow! So efficient! Then she came, actually, to contact overseas Singaporeans is pretty easy and quick, because, as compared to any other country, there are only so few of us!
Moreover, the birthrate of Singapore has been decreasing... and how many "true" Singaporeans you could get on earth? Hm... while we know we have attracted many foreign talents to settle down in Singapore, "true" Singaporeans, here, I'm referring to those who by-birth, they are Singaporeans and they remain in this homeland... No many. It's only about 3 million! So, everyone of us is a 'significant' contribution to the population size! and hence, our 'market value' amongst the mankind has grown' too!
Well, this was brought to the table when having lunch with some ex-students, when one related her experience in China, the way her driver drove up the hill. Wow! Car-racing, hair-rising experience, haha... then she commented, she felt that the "life" in a huge country with huge population size did not seem significant at all! Ironically, the increase of a new life in such country would be significant. Hahaha... An interesting way of thinking :)
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