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“We have no regrets—only love, gratitude, and excitement for the journey ahead.” Moving from Johor, Malaysia, Shely traded space for community. She fostered a kampong spirit among neighbours, ensuring their children could play freely.   Watch more: https://www.asiaone.com/video

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00:00Every day at 6am, come out the Singapore National Song.

00:04I will always sing maju lah Singapore.

00:07So, you want to sing?

00:09Do not sing.

00:24What's up? My name is Shili.

00:26I'm from Johor, Malaysia.

00:28I've been 30 years old.

00:29Hi, my name is Shili.

00:31I'm 30 years old this year.

00:33I'm from JB, Malaysia.

00:36Since I was young, because I was staying in Johor,

00:40which is very close to Singapore,

00:42I grew up in a very big land.

00:46So, we can cycling over there.

00:49My relatives always there.

00:51I have my cousins, aunts, uncle, all in Malaysia.

00:56So, usually I just play inside my house.

01:00My neighbour would come over my house to play around.

01:03We just like together playing our toys.

01:07If, let's say, outside of the house, like you're going to play in the road,

01:12then the parents are not allowed at all.

01:15Because it's the safety issue, because just outside will be directly,

01:18it's a car that passing by.

01:20There's no place to, like you know, no park.

01:23And they have a distance to go to the park.

01:26It's not that near that I'm walking distance to go over there.

01:30So, I'm studying up to secondary four in Malaysia.

01:35So, I decided to change my path to Singapore,

01:40have a uni over here.

01:42Mainly, it's because of they have a 721 in Malaysia.

01:46721 means that they are allowed 70% of Bumi Putra go to the university,

01:53and 20% for Chinese, and 10% for other races,

01:57to go into the local university.

02:01I know that chance is not that big.

02:05It's because of 20%, and I know my friends,

02:08all their result is very good.

02:10And then my aunts come in, and then she say that,

02:14okay, actually I have another opportunity to,

02:17maybe, exam in the O levels,

02:20and then come into Singapore for the university life.

02:24So, in the end, I decided to take the second one,

02:27that I come into Singapore for a university.

02:31My dad is walking over here since 1990.

02:36Although our house is in Malaysia,

02:38but my dad always having a motorcycle,

02:41and then in-out every day.

02:43Until that, I'm going to university,

02:47I'm still staying in Malaysia.

02:48But then, I will follow my dad in-out every day.

02:51So, I know it's a tough life to jam in the customs,

02:57that we have to, a lot of motorcyclists over there,

03:02pushing their bikes.

03:03But then, we have no choice.

03:05I mean, he has no choice to,

03:07want us to have a better life.

03:09That's why he came in every day for work.

03:11In the end, we decided to move in.

03:132013, I get my PR.

03:16And then, on 2016,

03:20we moved into this first house.

03:22Already stayed almost 10 years.

03:24So, this, we feel is very grateful.

03:29So, actually, on that time, I didn't expect,

03:33I can so close with my neighbour.

03:35Like, we actually just like a family.

03:37We have our festival together,

03:39like even lunch, dinners,

03:41like most of the time together.

03:43When I start to meet the first neighbour

03:46that we have talked to them,

03:48she come over and see my house

03:50that my fish tank at outside of my house.

03:53And then, she start to ask like,

03:55Eh, why this fish tank is in the water?

03:58Why would it be in the water?

04:00And then, like this and that.

04:01And then, she start to talk to us.

04:03And this is our first met.

04:04So, after that, like that time,

04:06she just have the little second one,

04:10the titi.

04:12Then, we also celebrating for the

04:14one year's birthday with titi.

04:17And then, Kakak is the jie-jie,

04:20which is their biggest daughter.

04:24So, she's very close with us.

04:26I always will bring her to the supermarket.

04:28Then, we will cycling together over there.

04:30So, she'll always be here.

04:32She'll always sit here,

04:33Eh, jie-jie, what time you come back?

04:35Ni jie-jie dien hui lai.

04:36Yeah, so she every day, like,

04:38sitting here with my parents.

04:40And then, they are watching TV.

04:42And then, playing phone.

04:43And then, sometimes,

04:44she'll play around with my dad la.

04:46So, as long as she not at the house,

04:48she will at my house.

04:50She's just in and out.

04:51So, she know the password of my house.

04:53Like, my friend over here is like,

04:55Oh, here is so kampong eh.

04:56You all never close your door one ah.

04:58Never lock one, is it?

04:59Then, we just can go in her house,

05:01anything, and she just come in anytime.

05:04She is very excited when she know I'm pregnant.

05:08So, she actually have followed me

05:10the whole journey of my pregnancy as well.

05:12And then, she very excited to see my daughter out.

05:16Only the first day that I come back.

05:18Then, she already here.

05:20And then, sitting beside the baby.

05:22And watching the baby.

05:24Also, she's like, very lovely.

05:25Then, she like my daughter a lot.

05:27She will take care of her very well.

05:29She will bring her to playground.

05:31She like jie-jie so much also.

05:33Yeah.

05:34She always like, follow jie-jie.

05:35And then, you know,

05:36if asked her to come back,

05:37then she will cry.

05:38Like, yeah.

05:39Keep crying.

05:40I want kakak jie-jie.

05:41I want kakak jie-jie.

05:42Like that.

05:43They are very close.

05:44And I hope that this close can be here forever.

05:47No matter that, you know,

05:48in the future,

05:49maybe we will move out or what.

05:50But, it's a very family type.

05:53Like, for both of our, this family.

05:56So that, although now,

05:57she's an only child here.

05:59You know, she have a good neighbor,

06:01jie-jie, koko, to play around.

06:03We don't know how it will be, like,

06:05the following years,

06:06what things will happen.

06:07But then,

06:08this is the things that we very cherish.

06:11Then, we know that,

06:12yuen ching,

06:13bu ru jing ling ma.

06:14Right.

06:15Any things,

06:16of course, that your neighbor

06:17will be the one that can help you first.

06:19So, that's why we are very happy

06:22that we really meet this kind of friendly neighbor

06:26and learn that much more neighbor

06:28have moving in.

06:29And then, they are all very friendly as well.

06:34Since young, actually,

06:35when I go to school,

06:366 a.m.,

06:38I always sing the Channel 8 and Channel U1

06:41because we are very near.

06:42So, I can accept the things.

06:44So, they will have a Singapore national song.

06:46So, when I am being a Singaporean

06:48and I sing this song,

06:50I got a lot of touch as well.

06:52Because when I'm young,

06:54every day,

06:556 a.m.,

06:56confirm the,

06:57I think Channel 8 will be,

06:59come out the Singapore national song.

07:01So, I will always sing.

07:03I can feel like, you know,

07:05the dreams come through

07:07kind of,

07:08of feelings.

07:10My wish to my daughter

07:13is like she can have a very happy life.

07:16This is what I wish to,

07:19when even I haven't pregnant yet,

07:20I hope my children

07:22to have a happier life.

07:24At least in their childhood.

07:26Not so stressful

07:28and it's not that

07:30it's not that

07:32it's not that

07:33like

07:34like

07:35like

07:36Now, recently, she go to childcare

07:38and

07:39that is very different with

07:40the Datika, the kindergarten

07:41that I'm going to.

07:43So, this is a very different

07:45things that I have explored.

07:47After that, my girls go to this

07:49childcare.

07:50I realise

07:51Singapore actually

07:52let them play

07:54and then learn around.

07:56They go to the trees

07:58to draw the track of the trees

08:00and then they

08:01go and pick up a leaf

08:02which is that

08:03I never been

08:05happen

08:06in my childhood.

08:07My childhood

08:08like it's more on like

08:09okay, it's education

08:10or you go then

08:11it's just study, study, study.

08:12But here that

08:13they're learning.

08:14They have a story

08:15talking from the teacher as well.

08:17So, she's very happy

08:19to go to school.

08:20In the end,

08:21I feel that here

08:22is much more

08:23matched

08:24with

08:25what I wish her to be.

08:27You know, follow here

08:28the education level

08:30education path

08:31of Singapore.

08:33So, she's very happy.

08:34I mean,

08:35I hope

08:36that she can

08:37feel

08:38here is a

08:39it's a good choice

08:40that I made for her.

08:41Dear Singapore,

08:44the place

08:45our hearts

08:46choose to call home.

08:47Here,

08:48we have built

08:49our little family

08:50and we are watching

08:51our child grow

08:52surrounded by

08:53warmth,

08:54safety and hope.

08:55we are deeply grateful

08:57for Singapore's

08:58clean and sustainable

09:00environments

09:01and for the

09:02meritocracy

09:03that inspires us

09:04to keep

09:05striving

09:06and believe in fairness.

09:07Our neighbourhood

09:08has welcomed us

09:10with kindness

09:11and comfort

09:12making every day

09:13feel like we are

09:14truly belong.

09:15We have no regrets,

09:16only love,

09:18gratitude

09:19and excitement

09:20for the journey ahead.

09:22our story continues here.

09:25We love you,

09:26Singapore.

09:27With love,

09:28Chile.

09:29nosaltres

09:34we love you,

09:35every day

09:372022

09:39we live

09:42forいきます.

09:43And

09:44for us,

09:45every day

09:46was

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