the government have encourged Singaporeans to embrace foreign talent into our society. They are an essential part for both our economy and business growth. in the near future, almost every aspect of the community will be dealing with people from other countries, one way or the other. Singapore, a small city state can no longer rely on just exports to other countries. we have to globalise, see the big picture and be long term. Foreign talent is the key to sustain the economy, our economy.
now back to the issue on having foreign talent representing JJ.
1) Foreign talent representing schools, is there a crime?
one reason i think that we have foreign talent representing our school is that, our school, a community junior college have a chance and opportunity to face sportsman in the better jcs. foreign talent in our school does not symbolise that we're raging a war against our own fellow school students in Singapore, we are however, giving a fair chance to these students, to help them integrate into society, they have come into JJ, many via the foreign talent management scheme, in hope of a new life, a better school environment. they do not need to come here to be degraded by us. we should welcome them. furthermore, they are representiing JJ. not China, not Korea, not any country, with all due respect, but JJ a school in Singapore. they ARE students of JJ, and JJ have the right to send the best player out for competition. it does not make sense to select students base on their nationality. if we do that, almost the one third of the Singapore population would be wiped out already. Martin Luther King once said "a man is not judge by the colour of his skin, but by his character and what's inside of him" as conservative as Singaporeans can be, but no matter what, we should be open-minded.
2) insignificance of cheering
As told by our great teacher mr simon leow, "when we're winning we cheer, its normal. but when we're losing and we still cheer, that's character" i'm proud to be a JJcian, as JJ has taught me about more than just what is taught on the academic level, but how to mature as a person. we cheered for every single team that went up for the prize presentation. from the 4th to the 1st. we even cheered for our opponents, when their own supporters could not even open their mouths in time to congragulate their own team. the newpaper showed our girls shaking hands with the opponent team while they were on the benches. our JJ girls made the effort, but what about the others? this isn't about winning our losing. it is about sportsmanship and the spirit of sportsmanship. even though the opponents were made up of local players, but did they even make the first move to thank their opponents? no. what more can be said?
3) DSA
there is nothing wrong with the DSA scheme. but it is evident that most players from the top jcs in Singapore are of course, local, and with no doubt, the best. if i'm a good shooter in my sec sch and am approached by teachers from the top jc to enter the sch, with the condition of representing the school, i will of course, accept the offer, even if my results do not make the cut.the rest of the jcs are left with the 'average' students that are good in the sports but not exceptionally good. thus, in order for these jcs to have at least one opportunity to play in the finals, we can only turn to foreign talent. this is the scope where JJ belongs to. the international students DSA into JJ too, with the same condition. JJ gave them a place they belong. they are now JJ students. we don't really care where you're from, india, china, korea etc.. what matters to us is what's inside. the newspaper were with no doubt, discriminative against them, and what wrong have they done? does being a Singgaporean mean to have a pink ic, be born in SGH and have an edusave account? if that defines a Singaporean, then i must say that we're uber shallow.
all i can say is that we're proud of our badminton team, they have fought well, foreign talent or not, they are part of the JJ family and that's what matter most. Singaporean, we have to reflect. foreign talent--- should we embrace them or be narrow-minded and discriminate them. it is your choice. i have made mine evident. so should you.
God bless.
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