PA to reach out to working youth, new citizens

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/070305/5/singapore262127.html

The people's association will be hosting lunchtime programs to help stress the importantance of racial harmony, aiming to bring the community together, and also to help new citizens feel more at home. This programs is targeted at young and new citizens.

I feel that the PAP has a good attempt at forging better bonds between neighbours, as these activities will allow them to be closer to each other. It also allows to get closer to the Singaporean youth, to get better understanding of how and what the younger generation of Singapore think, and to get a better grasp of what lies ahead in the future. To the new citizens, this also offers them a way to blend into life in Singapore and know their nieghbours better.

To these new citizens, this is their best way of finding their way around as a a new Singaporean. This provides an unique opponurity for them to understand the society and culture norms in the the country, to better prepare them for what may lie ahead.

However, I also feel that a better approach can be used, like for example activities that lasts longer, and that causes the citizens to be more involved. I think this is a better approach as a more involving program will allow the citizens to each other better as they will be doing things together, instead of listening to something together.

This, however, is a biased view from a student who would have more time than somebody aged 25-35. The PAP may have taken into account the busy schedules for most people as they need to work. Also, the above suggestion is made by a student who attends camps which can devote plenty of time to team-bonding.

In conclusion, I think it is a good idea for the PAP to initiate this program.