I've always been a strong advocate of Singapore's bilingual policy. I cannot emphasise more on how important our mother tongue is, having worked in a company that required me to speak, type and read Chinese on a daily basis. I would have lost many opportunities, if not for my bilingualism. Unfortunately, I see the bilingual policy falling apart soon, with how Gen X and the younger millenials think it's "cool" to not understand their mother tongue.

The other day, I was lamenting to my friends that, with the exception of our bilingual policy, I don't agree with the education system in Singapore. I am thankful for everything the education system provided me with, but that doesn't mean I want my kids to grow up in the same system. I fought with my mom, to the point of tears, to even do a diploma in communications. She wanted me, someone who had never passed Maths, to study business.

There's no wrong in being a businessman, accountant or engineer, but I don't want my kids to grow up thinking that's the only path to success. If they want to become a sportsman, train hard. If they excel in dance, go perform. Want to do a degree in liberal arts or philosophy? Nothing — no judgement — will stop my kids.

Kinda ironic because I don't even like kids and I don't know if I'll even have one in the future. Maybe I'm just looking for an excuse to relocate.

Geez, I sound like a grumpy taxi uncle.  

"You're waiting for an opportunity, you'll leap at any chance that falls into your lap. You've already packed up — if not your belongings, at least your feelings. Your heart isn't even here, in Singapore."

And who's to say they're wrong?