Wednesday, June 29, 2011
101 words in a sentence without punctuation?
On that hot summer afternoon of the weekend the scorching sun was burning the grounds of Earth and caused everyone in the busy Orchard Road to rush to shopping centres where there is good air conditioner which refreshes everyone and gets them relaxed while they are in the shopping centre where they look around as they shop for groceries and all sorts of interesting merchandise which are of high quality and price which isn’t surprising for busy districts like Orchard which is crowded everyday with people from all walks of life shopping in such a well developed place with much enthusiasm.
Do you think same-sex marriages would ever be legalised in Singapore?
I do not think same sex marrianges would ever be legalised in Singapore. This is because of the elder's objections and the situation in Singapore, pride, and also the government's efforts to educate the public on sex education.
In Singapore, most of the citizens are made up of Chinese. The Chinese are very particular about their descendents carrying on the family line and also particular about the tradition of the Chinese as well as their ancestors. The elders surely would not accept same sex marriages amongst their descendents due to the shame that would be brought to their family and the damage in tradition. Amongst the Chinese, it is always important to have a decent daughter-in-law or a filial son-in-law who will look after the parents and treat their spouse well with politeness and courtesy. There are cases where the elders would even threaten to break off the ties with their descendant if the descendant insists on getting married to a person of the same gender. Situations would vary, but it would not be easy surviving with just one's spouse and being rejected by family. And thus they would be discouraged to being involved in a same-sex marriage and thus same-sex marriage would less likely be legalised in Singapore. Furthermore, I am sure other races in Singapore have their own tradition and pride.
Singapore faces a low birthrate which is lower than its deathrate. However, its increasing population is due to the entering of foreign talent. And thus, due to the constant need to get foreign talent to enter the country to increase the productivity of Singapore's economy, the number of Singaporeans would decrease and foreigners would eventually dominate Singapore's population and economy. I am certain that the government would not want this to happen. Since the decreasing birth rate is already such a challenge to Singapore, I doubt that the government would legalise same sex marriages as same sex couples will not conceive and would not be capable of helping to solve the birthrate problem.
It would be difficult for couples of the same gender to get married. After all, the normal marrianges involve a male and a female. And by getting involved in same sex marrianges, people might despise them and marginalise them, hence shames the family of the two individuals. Because it would bring shame to the family, family members of the individuals might most likely reject very vehemently and would not allow the marriange to take place. Because of all these reasons of pressure and stress, it would be highly unlikely that same sex marriages would ever be legalised. Furthermore, since a young age, sex education has been taught to school children, so as to ensure they would not take the wrong path. There are specialists who go to primary and secondary schools to talk about sex education and there have also been engaging educational videos to educate children.
Since the government has spent money and effort in educating the future generations about sex education, it is unlikely that the government would be thinking of legalising same sex marriages in Singapore.
In my opinion, I personally feel that same-sex marriages should not be legalised. How does it even make sense for two people of the same gender to get married. Just look at a simple marriage again--- a male and a female get married, they care for each other, they have children, and on weekends they bring their children along with them to visit their parent's house and have a nice dinner. But same-sex marriages would bring great pain to not just the couple themselves, but the people around them. They would make people lose trust in them, and they would have no friends, no family to depend on. They would lead a lonely life with no pride. It doesn't make sense to sacrifice all the happiness an average person would have and go for a life which would keep the couple sad for the rest of their lives. Most people live for happiness. They live so that they can be happy experiencing things around them. But what is the point of it if all the happiness is gone? What is the point of only finding some happiness in each other? So if same-sex marriage is legalised, many people might take the wrong path in life.
In Singapore, most of the citizens are made up of Chinese. The Chinese are very particular about their descendents carrying on the family line and also particular about the tradition of the Chinese as well as their ancestors. The elders surely would not accept same sex marriages amongst their descendents due to the shame that would be brought to their family and the damage in tradition. Amongst the Chinese, it is always important to have a decent daughter-in-law or a filial son-in-law who will look after the parents and treat their spouse well with politeness and courtesy. There are cases where the elders would even threaten to break off the ties with their descendant if the descendant insists on getting married to a person of the same gender. Situations would vary, but it would not be easy surviving with just one's spouse and being rejected by family. And thus they would be discouraged to being involved in a same-sex marriage and thus same-sex marriage would less likely be legalised in Singapore. Furthermore, I am sure other races in Singapore have their own tradition and pride.
Singapore faces a low birthrate which is lower than its deathrate. However, its increasing population is due to the entering of foreign talent. And thus, due to the constant need to get foreign talent to enter the country to increase the productivity of Singapore's economy, the number of Singaporeans would decrease and foreigners would eventually dominate Singapore's population and economy. I am certain that the government would not want this to happen. Since the decreasing birth rate is already such a challenge to Singapore, I doubt that the government would legalise same sex marriages as same sex couples will not conceive and would not be capable of helping to solve the birthrate problem.
It would be difficult for couples of the same gender to get married. After all, the normal marrianges involve a male and a female. And by getting involved in same sex marrianges, people might despise them and marginalise them, hence shames the family of the two individuals. Because it would bring shame to the family, family members of the individuals might most likely reject very vehemently and would not allow the marriange to take place. Because of all these reasons of pressure and stress, it would be highly unlikely that same sex marriages would ever be legalised. Furthermore, since a young age, sex education has been taught to school children, so as to ensure they would not take the wrong path. There are specialists who go to primary and secondary schools to talk about sex education and there have also been engaging educational videos to educate children.
Since the government has spent money and effort in educating the future generations about sex education, it is unlikely that the government would be thinking of legalising same sex marriages in Singapore.
In my opinion, I personally feel that same-sex marriages should not be legalised. How does it even make sense for two people of the same gender to get married. Just look at a simple marriage again--- a male and a female get married, they care for each other, they have children, and on weekends they bring their children along with them to visit their parent's house and have a nice dinner. But same-sex marriages would bring great pain to not just the couple themselves, but the people around them. They would make people lose trust in them, and they would have no friends, no family to depend on. They would lead a lonely life with no pride. It doesn't make sense to sacrifice all the happiness an average person would have and go for a life which would keep the couple sad for the rest of their lives. Most people live for happiness. They live so that they can be happy experiencing things around them. But what is the point of it if all the happiness is gone? What is the point of only finding some happiness in each other? So if same-sex marriage is legalised, many people might take the wrong path in life.
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