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Confessions of a born-again Singaporean
For years, the writer tried to make a life for herself elsewhere. She admits she was blinkered.
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If my heart was not going to lead, then I would have to first make a decision to love the country I call home, says the writer.
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At 12, frustrated after I came home with subpar results for a maths paper, I decided I wasn’t suited to be a Singaporean.
As a child of the 90s, I – rightly or wrongly – believed there needed to be certain checkboxes to be a model Singaporean. Do well in all subjects, check. Be a demure, size 6 girl, check. Excel in sciences and maths, check.
