Twin brother, Raymond's second son, Roland is now in the Singapore National Service. He had just received his A-Level results and what can I say? What smart kid he is !
A - Economics
A - Mathematics
A - History
A - Literature
A1 - General Paper
MERIT - History S Paper
In this competitive environment in Singapore where meritocracy is the ONLY criteria to succeed in everything, from good schools, to good jobs to good life, all kids are taught to be competitive right from kindergartens to Junior colleges and universities. No differentiation of race or religion, and no preference given for being the siblings of YBs, Ministers, or CEO of GLCs.
I wish him all the best in his future undertakings!
Well done, Roland. You have made us proud!
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Congratulations to your nephew on his success, best wishes for his future.
Singapore's educational system certainly encourages excellence and drive to succeed, and generally does not bother with one's race or religion.
But I am not a great admirer of Singaporean society in general. I deal with a lot of Singaporeans on a daily basis. Somewhere, along with the culture of excellence, the society tends to breed arrogance and a cold, calculating outlook on life. That's not 100% the case, of course, but I have seen it in enough cases to realise that is a very common thread in the society.
Within a Singaporean, there is always a likelihood that he or she has Malaysian blood. I myself is one where I came from Johor but due to studies and work, had chosen to settle in Spore for some obvious reasons (not so nice to disclose in public). I have not inherited that cold calculating outlook as yet despite over 30 years in Spore. True, there are some who fit your description, no doubt.
BTW, Roland is my second son.
hi SK .. brilliance seems to run in your family...congrats to your nephew... my first time trying to place comments in anyone's blog...
Kathy
www.smarthumb.com
I am sure he was given all the support from his parents, well done to him and those who supported him.
6 subjects, and those are the important ones....
Why do Malaysian students think that more is better?
Dear Allied, thanks to your comment. You are so right about the mentallity of Malaysian students who scrambled for 17 As (on subjects remotely relevant to today's world) so as to parade their result slips to show he/she is better than others. But are the strings of A's true reflection of their prowess or their intellectual capability? Are these A's REALLY REALLY deserving A's? Or was it because the passing marks had been lowered so much that scoring 50 marks or lower was adjudged grade "A" effort? Another feel-good crusade our garmen is so fond of?
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