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What Makes Us Uniquely Singaporean

By Bryan Lim

It’s hard to stay true to your roots as a Singaporean. In a country whose economic and social development has it modernising itself at breakneck speed, it is truly difficult for us youths to hang on to the heritage and tradition of our ancestors. The ambition of the government to lead Singapore into being one of the top economic powers of the world has made them overlook culture in favour of businesses. This has resulted in kampongs disappearing and activities like tree-climbing being banned all in the name of making us citizens more cultured and ready for modern civilisation.
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Tuesday,10 January 2012 by Catherine | Blog, YRC CUB |

Experiencing International Schools in Singapore

VIVAAN KHABYA, 10, ETON HOUSE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
YAA 2011/12 Finalist

Well, usually if there are international schools in other countries, there would mostly be people from that country. But, in Singapore, there is a good mix of many people from various nations of the world. So, the thing unique about my school is that there are children from many different countries. Some students who are from the same country sometimes communicate in their mother tongue. And there are also different languages that you can learn in my school like mandarin (local), mandarin ( foreign), Hindi, Japanese, Korean etc.
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Friday,16 December 2011 by Guest Blogger | Blog, YRC CUB |

National Development… Now.

By Jezreel Castro, 15, Dunearn Secondary School
YAC Core Member

National Development is a country’s capability to improve its social welfare. This includes the people’s health, transportation and even the children’s education. What’s your first thought whenever National Development is mentioned?
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Friday,16 December 2011 by Guest Blogger | Blog, YRC CUB |

How proud are you as a Singaporean? As a citizen of the world?

By Ethel Midjaja, 11, Juying Primary School
YAA 2011/12 Finalist

On the map shows many big, strong and prestigious countries where people might more likely wish to spend their holidays. Would anyone care to bother about that teeny weeny little dot somewhere in Asia? Singapore, is that dot ,with a population of five million and no raw materials or natural resources. It was a miracle that we, a small island, could possibly support ourselves. We may be small and young, but within the past forty-six years, we have progressed rapidly.This is why I am proud of my nation.
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Friday,16 December 2011 by Guest Blogger | Blog, YRC CUB |

TEENAGERS TODAY

By Emilyn Foong, 16, Changkat Changi Secondary School
YAC Core Member

Teenagers, are irrefutably, the future of Singapore. Since we play such important roles in the development of Singapore as a nation, how can we, as teens, contribute to building Singapore’s national identity?

Well step up onstage with that megaphone and share your ideas! Singapore is gradually being recognized as an up and coming entrepreneur hub, and more resources are being put into its development. Teenagers are a wealth of untapped creativity and imagination, and now that we have the platforms to express and use those talents, why not put it to good use?
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Friday,16 December 2011 by Guest Blogger | Blog, YRC CUB |

MY LIFE, MY TERMS By Nicholas Chan

Review by Rose and Kenrick Lam

YRC Magazine asks mother and son tandem Rose and Kenrick Lam to review 15-year-old Nicholas Chan’s book entitled My Life, My Terms, in an attempt to look at how the book reaches out to parents and teens, who are its primary audience.
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Saturday,22 October 2011 by Catherine | Blog, YRC CUB |