Proud to be here

Dear Sir,

I walked to my mother's house from the bus stop. It could have been miles and miles of kampung roads, under the hot sun.

I walked with my baby, strapped to me.

SAFE.

I could have been fearing for my safety.

When I travel, I got these from locals or fellow travellers.

"You can speak Mandarin so well!"

"You don't have a Chinese accent when you speak English!"

I wouldn't have been able to do it without you.

I'm now an SAHM by choice.

I could have been a housewife because I wasn't educated. Because I didn't have a choice. 

We achieved so much in 50 years. And that's remarkable. I'm proud to be a daughter of Singapore. Thank you, dear Sir. Thank you for everything you've done.

Love,

A daughter of Singapore