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In August, when the Singaporean flag is flying, the red and white colors not only symbolize equality and purity, but also embody the collective will of the island nation to “stand together through thick and thin”. When the fireworks of the celebration illuminate the Marina Bay, the orchid pen holders on people’s desks are silently witnessing another form of perseverance. This pen holder, based on the national flower Vanda Miss Joaquim, has a deep meaning in its overlapping petals: six petals embrace the column, just like the social picture of different races coexisting in unity; the purple-red gradient glaze precipitates the scorching tropical sun, just like the resilience tempered by Singaporeans in adversity. The word “perseverance” engraved on the bottom of the pen holder is the most exquisite annotation of the “survival society” – every pen put into the pen holder is a concrete precipitation of the spark of thinking. From the swamp when Raffles landed to today’s smart city, Singapore has used 200 years to prove that greatness is never in earth-shaking moments, but in the accumulation of daily hard work. Just like the orchid pen holder stores not only stationery, but also countless late night inspiration and persistence. When the rustling sound of the pen tip rubbing against the paper merges into a symphony of the times, this nation that measures its progress with pen holders will eventually carve out eternal stars in the long river of time. At this moment, looking at the national flag fluttering outside the window, every Singaporean can hear the resonance in their blood – those pens ready to go in the pen holders will eventually write the legend of the sea of stars.

在新加坡國旗飄揚的八月，紅白兩色不僅象徵平等與純潔，更凝聚著島國”風雨同舟”的集體意志。當慶典的煙火照亮濱海灣時，人們案頭的蘭花筆筒正默默見證著另一種形式的堅守。這款以國花卓錦萬代蘭為原型的筆筒，其層疊綻放的花瓣暗含深意：六片花瓣環抱柱蕊，恰似不同種族團結共生的社會圖景；紫紅漸變的釉色中沉澱著熱帶驕陽的熾烈，正如新加坡人在逆境中淬煉出的韌性。筆筒底部錒刻的”持恆”二字，恰是對”生存型社會”最精妙的註解——每支投入筒中的筆，都是思維火花的具象化沉澱。從萊佛士登陸時的沼澤地到今日的智慧城市，新加坡用200年證明：偉大從不在驚天動地的瞬間，而在每日伏案耕耘的累積。就像蘭花筆筒收納的不僅是文具，更是無數個深夜的靈感與堅持。當筆尖與紙張摩擦的沙沙聲匯成時代交響，這個以筆筒丈量進步的民族，終將在時光長河裡鐫刻出永恆的星光。此刻望向窗外獵獵飄揚的國旗，每個新加坡人都能聽見血脈裡的共鳴──那些筆筒中蓄勢待發的筆，終將書寫出星辰大海的傳奇。