A Personal Reflection: Bukit Brown and what it means for all our pasts and our futures

A Personal Reflection: Bukit Brown and what it means for all our pasts and our futures

by Tan Chuan-Jin on Sunday, November 6, 2011 at 4:54am

I was interviewed by ST and ZB on Bukit Brown. These are my thoughts on the matter.

 

What it means to me

Our history and heritage is precious. They are anchors to our past even as we look forward to our future. It matters because in some shape and form, it makes us who we are and not just any global citizen. There is something distinctive and special in being Singapore and Singaporean. Our past belongs to us and no one else. For me, it is this sense of our nation that makes it all worth fighting for.

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