Nationalism

Given the recent anti- Japanese protests from China and South Korea, and the not so recent protest against China by Taiwan, and the not not so recent spate between Malaysia and Indonesia...... I'm wondering will Singapore has it's chance?

No no..... I can already hear one of the ministers saying. We are a very matured society, and all these demonstrations will hurt our country's international image.

:(

Do we really stand by our country if Singapore got step over?

Recently I saw a post from the blog scene:
China is apparently planning an “out-of-the-blue” (OOTB) attack on Taiwan, that will initially consist mainly of missiles, warplanes, paratroopers and troops out on "training exercises". What this means is that, during what appears to be peacetime maneuvers, the troops involved will suddenly move against a nearby nation and invade. This tactic was developed by Russia during the Cold War.....
-- pekingduck.org

During my secondary school days, I heard a story from my ever enthusiastic chinese teacher that in one of the years which Malaysia had some disagreements with Singapore, our international neighbour tried to gain attention by staging a paratrooping exercise at (gasp!) Johor during our (gasp gasp!!) National Day celebration. Of course they received special attention.... from our standby units and special forces. My teacher even go on as to say that if Malaysia did cut off our water supply, the Singapore troops will be mobilised and storm into Johor to secure the water supply. He even joked that all Malaysians in Johor had a Singapore flag in their house to use to welcome Singapore Army when the need rises.

Haha. How true I don't know. But right now we first pay tribute to our Operational Ready soldiers. We salute!! (Music from the National anthem.....)

Anyway.... what I want to say is will Singapore stand unit if troubles arise? Wil shoppers still visit Johor if our friendly northern neighbour keep making things difficult? Will we still go Batam if Indonesia people burns our flag again? In this volitile region, we have to be in one mind to stay united.

Speaking of National anthem..... I have to admit that I only know how to sing the last two words of the song: Majullah Singapura.

Hmmm..