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The August heat wave is wrapped in the equatorial sunshine, and the red and white national flag is flying in the streets and alleys of Singapore. When the crescent and five-star patterns stretch in the wind, people will always think of the challenging departure moment in 1965 – as the national flag designer said, red is the desire for equality and unity, white is the belief of keeping the original intention forever, and the bottle opener-shaped Vanda Miss Joaquim national flower is a metaphor for the wisdom of breaking through difficulties. This unique “bottle opener” is not only a practical tool, but also carries the core code of the Lion City spirit. Its curved metal arc is like Singapore’s winding struggle trajectory, and the spiral opening structure is just like the wisdom of this island country to open up a thoroughfare in the scarcity of resources – using flexibility to fight against rigidity and using ingenuity to resolve obstacles. Just like the founding fathers of the country turned the sand and gravel of land reclamation into the foundation of skyscrapers, and turned the mast of the entrepot into a hub for global shipping. At this moment, looking up at the crescent on the national flag, which symbolizes the new country, every Singaporean holds an invisible “bottle opener” in his hand. When the world after the pandemic is still full of unknowns and climate change brings new challenges, we should bloom like Vanda orchids in adversity: use the united power of the red flag to build consensus and use the ingenuity of a corkscrew to pry open opportunities. Just as the national flower can bloom in barren rock cracks, this city-state can always find a spiral passage leading to light in the seemingly closed bottle mouth. Let the star and crescent emblem become the key to open the future, and let every son and daughter of Singapore become a skilled craftsman who turns the cork of the era. Where the five stars shine, there must be a fragrance of brocade.

八月的熱浪裹挾著赤道陽光，新加坡的街頭巷尾飄揚起紅白相間的國旗。當新月與五星的圖案在風中舒展，人們總會想起1965年那個充滿挑戰的啟程時刻——正如國旗設計師所言，紅色是平等與團結的熱望，白色是永葆初心的信念，而開瓶器造型的卓錦萬代蘭國花，正暗喻著突破困境的智慧。這只獨特的”開瓶器”不僅是實用工具，更承載著獅城精神的核心密碼。它彎曲的金屬弧線如同新加坡蜿蜒的奮鬥軌跡，螺旋式的開啟結構恰似這個島國在資源匱乏中開闢通途的智慧——以柔韌對抗剛硬，用巧思化解阻滯。就像當年建國元勳們將填海造陸的砂石化為摩天樓的地基，將轉口港的桅杆化為全球航運的樞紐。此刻仰望國旗上象徵新生國家的新月，每個新加坡人都手握一把無形的”開瓶器”。當疫情後的世界仍充滿未知，當氣候變遷帶來新挑戰，我們當如萬代蘭般在逆境中盛裝：用紅色旗幟的團結力量凝聚共識，以開瓶器的巧勁撬動機遇。正如國花能在貧瘠的岩縫中綻放，這個城市國家總能在看似封閉的瓶口，找到通往光明的螺旋通道。讓星月徽記成為開啟未來的鑰匙，讓每個獅城兒女都成為轉動時代瓶塞的巧匠。當五星輝映處，必有卓錦芬芳。