Today is 9th August 2025, it’s also Singapore’s birthday and she’s celebrating her 60th birthday today! First and foremost, wishing Happy 60th Birthday Singapore! Year 2025 is a challenging and difficult year till date, on different fronts from a very different world that we are living in, facing changes and disruptions from geopolitical situations, to trade and economy.
As a small business owner operating a photography business, together with content creation and social media marketing, year 2025 till date has been very difficult, challenging. The amount of stress and pressure were immense.
A Time for Personal Writing
I regularly set aside time for personal writing, beyond my technology and business topics. Sometimes, my personal writing goes hand in hand with my visual storytelling/photography, sometimes, it’s just standalone writing of my personal thoughts, views and feelings.
Today on 9th August 2025, it’s a day of personal writing on Singapore’s SG60 birthday.
A New Era has Dawned Upon Singapore
A new era has dawned upon Singapore, the 4G leadership has taken over with the conclusion of the General Election 2025. In a changing and disruptive world order ahead, where and how would this new 4G leadership of Singapore brings us?
The tasks, challenges and difficulties on hand are not the same as our different eras that Singapore went through over her 60 years of independence till date.
A Changing and Disruptive World Order
We are currently living in a period of a changing and disruptive world order. This is a very challenging for the world today, from geopolitical situations in different parts of the world, to trade and economy.
The world today is changing, it’s becoming more fragmented, facing contests on different fronts and volatility getting higher. Singapore, we are a very small country by land size, we are known as a “Little Red Dot”.
How does and how can Singapore play a role in this changing and disruptive world order today and ahead? How does and how can Singapore change, adapt and adopt?
Changes, Growth and Future beyond SG60
While we are facing new challenges, difficulties and uncertainties ahead, we also count our blessings, grateful and thankful. Facing more than just rapid changes and disruptions to the world economy and technology world, we must remain agile, nimble, ready for changes, adaption and adoption as we ride out a new world of uncertainties and challenges ahead.
Singapore is still a relatively young nation, compared to many established countries and societies around the world. We have make significant economic progress and growth in 60 years of independence till date. We are definitely not perfect, we have our fair share of likes and dislikes, quarrels and ranting.
On our birthday list, we would like to have more meaningful changes, opening up for more interactive and direct discussions, and where we can work, grow and move forward together.
Happy SG60 Birthday to Singapore! Majulah Singapura!
I would continue to pursue my personal writing, sharing my personal thoughts, views and feelings, beyond writing technology and business topics. Sometimes there are many thoughts, views and feelings, and I can’t write all them down into one article. Nevertheless, I would continue to write on topics and subjects close to my heart, and share them when the time is right.
Happy SG60 Birthday to Singapore! Majulah Singapura!