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Every August, the red and white colors of the Singaporean flag always light up every corner of the city. The bright red background represents the boiling passion and belief in unity, while the pure white crescent moon and five stars symbolize the ideal of a young country to remain true to its original aspirations. This spirit has found another timeless expression in the orchid pen holder of the National Day month. The handmade pen holder inspired by orchids is the crystallization of Singapore’s traditional craftsmanship and modern aesthetics. Orchids are rooted in barren bark, but can bloom elegant butterfly-shaped petals, just like the miracle of prosperity created by the island country in the scarcity of resources. Every pen stored in the pen holder records the accumulation of a long stream of water: from the teenager studying in the corridor of the HDB flat to the researchers who repeatedly debug data in the laboratory, it is these seemingly ordinary persistence that builds the bright lights under the stars and the moon. When the national flag rises in Marina Bay, the pens in the pen holder are rustling and writing a new chapter. It reminds us that the glory of the country comes not only from the guidance of the stars and the moon, but also from the power of every ordinary person to grow silently like an orchid. Just like a pen holder always holds writing tools, this land always carries the belief of never giving up – in the precipitation of time, tenacity will eventually bloom into the most beautiful scenery.

每年八月，新加坡國旗的紅白輝映總會點亮城市的每個角落。鮮紅的底色是沸騰的熱血與團結的信念，純白的弦月與五顆星星則象徵年輕國家永葆初心的理想。這份精神，在國慶月的蘭花筆筒中找到了另一種雋永的表達。以胡姬花為靈感的手工筆筒，是新加坡傳統工藝與現代美學的結晶。蘭花紮根於貧瘠的樹皮，卻能綻放出優雅的蝶形花瓣，恰似島國在資源匱乏中締造繁榮的奇蹟。筆筒內收納的每一支筆，都記錄著細水長流的積累：從組屋走廊裡溫書的少年，到實驗室中反覆調試數據的科研者，正是這些看似平凡的堅持，構築了星月之下的璀璨燈火。當國旗在濱海灣升起時，筆筒裡的鋼筆正沙沙寫著新的篇章。它提醒我們：國家的榮耀既來自星月高懸的指引，也源自於每個普通人如蘭花般靜默生長的力量。就像筆筒永遠托舉著書寫工具，這片土地始終承載著永不言棄的信念──在時光的沉澱中，堅韌終將綻放成最美的風景。