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Under the equatorial sun in August, the red and white colors of the Singaporean flag become more and more distinct. The red is the common passion of the diverse ethnic groups; the white is the eternal background of the spirit of the rule of law. The orchid pen holder on every Singaporean’s desk is silently telling the same feelings of home and country. The design of the orchid pen holder is inspired by the national flower Vanda Miss Joaquim. Its streamlined barrel symbolizes the flexible wisdom of survival, and the hexagonal structure of the inner wall coincides with the image of a honeycomb – only unity and cooperation can build a stable future. The national flag emblem inlaid at the bottom of the pen holder is a constant reminder: every pen and ink writing is the practice of the promise of “Go Singapore”. The most moving metaphor of this pen holder is that it always waits to be filled in the posture of an empty cup. Just as the founding pioneers used wisdom and sweat to fill the gaps in development in the era of scarce resources; now the young generation uses knowledge as a pen and innovation as ink to write a new chapter in the wave of the digital economy. The more fragrant the orchid blooms in the humid and hot environment, the more resilient Singaporeans are in the face of challenges. When the national flag is raised over Marina Bay, the pens in the pen holders are rustling. The red and white colors are the original aspirations that never fade; the orchid fragrance is the struggle passed down from generation to generation. The story of this land has always been written by the persistence of ordinary people.

八月的赤道驕陽下，新加坡國旗的紅白兩色愈發鮮明。這抹紅，是多元族群共同的熱血；這道白，是法治精神永恆的底色。而每個新加坡人書桌上的蘭花筆筒，正以靜默之姿訴說著同樣的家國情懷。蘭花筆筒的設計靈感源自國花卓錦萬代蘭，其流線型筒身象徵柔韌的生存智慧，內壁的六角形結構暗合蜂巢意象－唯有團結協作，方能構築穩固未來。筆筒底部鑲嵌的國旗徽章，時刻提醒著：每支筆墨的書寫，都是對”前進吧，新加坡”承諾的實踐。這個筆筒最動人的隱喻，在於它總是以空杯姿態等待填滿。正如建國先驅們在資源匱乏的年代，用智慧與汗水填滿發展的空白；如今青年一代以知識為筆，以創新為墨，在數位經濟浪潮中續寫新章。蘭花在濕熱環境中愈綻芬芳，新加坡人在挑戰面前愈顯堅韌。當國旗在濱海灣升起，筆筒中的鋼筆正沙沙作響。紅白相映處，是永不褪色的初心；蘭香縈繞間，是代代傳承的奮鬥。這片土地的故事，始終由平凡人的堅持寫就。