Lunch Chat

Had an interesting conversation with my colleagues over lunch 2 days ago. We talked about our National Service, Chinese people, and people who serves the country. Our conversation is as follows…

When the National Service first took off, many people were not receptive to it (I am sure there are still). It is a good thing for our youths, who are more and more segregated in terms of schools (public schools, Chinese schools, Tamil schools) and more and more pampered. Even in churches, I think we are somewhat segregated. NS is a good place where people of all races can come together as a community to achieve something.

Then, we have the Chinese whom we think are migrants and consumer-minded. See how our grandparents have migrated from China to Malaysia to earn a living and build a fortune (for some). Now, Chinese are still asking where else better to migrate to as far as better opportunities and easier lifestyles are concerned. It never ends.
The Chinese hardly think of how to serve the country. Look at how many Chinese are in the military, police force, etc. because all we think of is how much benefit can we draw from doing something.