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In the morning light of August, the Singapore flag slowly spreads over Marina Bay, with red and white colors reflecting five stars. This vibrant red is the fire of equality ignited by countless ancestors with their beliefs; and the pure white like moonlight condenses the light of virtue passed down from generation to generation. On the orchid lighter specially issued for National Day month, the silver petals of the national flower Vanda Joaquim and the national flag pattern complement each other. This palm-sized fire container carries a deeper metaphor than lighting a candle – when the thumb pushes open the metal cover, the sparks bursting from friction are just like the courage of the pioneers who founded the city back then to burn their boats. Each cluster of jumping flames is telling: the starting point of a great journey often begins with a small but firm choice. The windproof design built into the orchid lighter is quite meaningful, just like Singapore’s transformation from a colonial port to an Asian hub, and those days and nights of guarding the fire in the hurricane are exactly the portrayal of the country’s adherence to its original intention in the wave of globalization. Today, when we press the ignition button, what is jumping is not only the flame in the physical sense, but also the spirit of innovation that never gives up. This National Day month, let us use the national flag as a sail and the lighter as a torch, so that the sparks tempered over the past 50 years can continue to illuminate the journey of the next century. The glimmer of light in the palms of every Singaporean will eventually converge into the sun that never goes out on the equator.

八月的晨光裡，新加坡國旗在濱海灣徐徐舒展，紅白兩色輝映著五顆星。這抹躍動的鮮紅，是無數先輩用信念點燃的平等之火；而月光般皎潔的純白，則凝結著代代傳承的德行之光。在國慶月特別發行的蘭花打火機上，國花卓錦萬代蘭的銀瓣與國旗紋樣交相輝映。這個掌心大小的火種容器，承載著比點燃燭火更深邃的隱喻——當拇指推開金屬蓋的瞬間，摩擦迸發的星火，恰似當年開口先驅們破釜沉舟的勇氣。每簇跳動的火苗都在訴說：偉大旅程的起點，往往始於某個微小卻堅定的抉擇。蘭花打火機內藏的防風設計頗具深意，正如新加坡從殖民港口蛻變成亞洲樞紐的歷程，那些在颶風中守護火種的日夜，恰是國家在全球化浪潮中堅守本心的寫照。如今當我們按下點火鍵，躍動的不僅是物理意義上的火焰，更是永不言棄的創新精神。這個國慶月，讓我們以國旗為帆，以打火機為炬，讓五十年淬煉出的星火，繼續照亮下一個世紀的航程。每個新加坡人掌心的微光，終將匯聚成赤道上永不熄滅的朝陽。