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Reflections

I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues

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“I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongue” (Dr. Suess, 1998)

Eight days, eight days spent in a foreign environment surrounded by buildings, people, traffic and trees. Trees that look familiar yet are not the same. I tried to come into this trip with an open mind and see Singapore without any filters in place. However this proved to be difficult as I myself have a strong connection with what I believe to be a healthy natural environment. But who is to say that my views on nature are correct? Or that they transfer to the Singapore environment?

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Discoveries, Thoughts and feelings

Land reclamation, a blessing and a curse.

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I’ve found it difficult to consolidate my thoughts on this particular issue in a way that provides a balanced perspective of both sides, but to start off I’d like to say that I understand. I understand the tremendous growth that Singapore has experienced with the development into being the economic hub that it has become. I understand that being one of the smallest countries in the world, land viable for infrastructure is more valuable than anything, and I understand that there appears to be no simple fix that only has positive implications.

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