I won’t be sharing on this topic globalization a tough master this
globalization a tough master this
globalization a tough master this globalization is before us we all seem
globalization is before us we all seem
globalization is before us we all seem to be racing towards it well my
to be racing towards it well my
to be racing towards it well my background I’m born in Singapore grew up
background I’m born in Singapore grew up
background I’m born in Singapore grew up in a city I became a doctor 1985 I
in a city I became a doctor 1985 I
in a city I became a doctor 1985 I worked ten years in Singapore then I
worked ten years in Singapore then I
worked ten years in Singapore then I went to work in Yunnan Province in China
went to work in Yunnan Province in China
went to work in Yunnan Province in China in Sichuan bana which is the corner of
in Sichuan bana which is the corner of
in Sichuan bana which is the corner of Union my project I’m happy to say was a
Union my project I’m happy to say was a
Union my project I’m happy to say was a project of cedar Fang Yong can soothe
project of cedar Fang Yong can soothe
project of cedar Fang Yong can soothe our teasing way it was then a budding
our teasing way it was then a budding
our teasing way it was then a budding project and my job was really to go to
project and my job was really to go to
project and my job was really to go to see Shambhala to Train village doctors
see Shambhala to Train village doctors
see Shambhala to Train village doctors village doctors or tertiary Sun people
village doctors or tertiary Sun people
village doctors or tertiary Sun people from the minority tribes south swimming
from the minority tribes south swimming
from the minority tribes south swimming to and usually in one village up in the
to and usually in one village up in the
to and usually in one village up in the mountains the yearly income annual
mountains the yearly income annual
mountains the yearly income annual income of a family will be about five
income of a family will be about five
income of a family will be about five hundred US dollars per year per family
hundred US dollars per year per family
hundred US dollars per year per family per year so very poor in the countryside
per year so very poor in the countryside
per year so very poor in the countryside at those times and my job was really
at those times and my job was really
at those times and my job was really caring for the poor how do you care for
caring for the poor how do you care for
caring for the poor how do you care for the poor by sharing knowledge and
the poor by sharing knowledge and
the poor by sharing knowledge and because I’m a doctor I share medical
because I’m a doctor I share medical
because I’m a doctor I share medical knowledge my friends from Philippines
knowledge my friends from Philippines
knowledge my friends from Philippines who are agricultural people taught
who are agricultural people taught
who are agricultural people taught farming and loving people so there was
farming and loving people so there was
farming and loving people so there was my motto for the day caring for the poor
my motto for the day caring for the poor
my motto for the day caring for the poor by sharing knowledge and loving people
by sharing knowledge and loving people
by sharing knowledge and loving people there’s nothing romantic about being
there’s nothing romantic about being
there’s nothing romantic about being poor one of the challenges that we face
poor one of the challenges that we face
poor one of the challenges that we face today will be the increasing inequality
today will be the increasing inequality
today will be the increasing inequality among societies in income levels
globalization actually helped raise many
globalization actually helped raise many millions of poverty in China itself the
millions of poverty in China itself the
millions of poverty in China itself the cause of the increased rate millions of
cause of the increased rate millions of
cause of the increased rate millions of families have been brought out of
families have been brought out of
families have been brought out of poverty but globalization also sharpens
poverty but globalization also sharpens
poverty but globalization also sharpens the inequality between the very wealthy
the inequality between the very wealthy
the inequality between the very wealthy and a very poor so today I ask you why
and a very poor so today I ask you why
and a very poor so today I ask you why do you want to be trained why do you
do you want to be trained why do you
do you want to be trained why do you want to go to school perhaps the normal
want to go to school perhaps the normal
want to go to school perhaps the normal answer is to get a job and it is right
answer is to get a job and it is right
answer is to get a job and it is right to look after yourself but at the end of
to look after yourself but at the end of
to look after yourself but at the end of the day I hope that you’ll be training
the day I hope that you’ll be training
the day I hope that you’ll be training your skill that you will care for
your skill that you will care for
your skill that you will care for someone who is poorer by sharing the
someone who is poorer by sharing the
someone who is poorer by sharing the knowledge that you have with a bit of
knowledge that you have with a bit of
knowledge that you have with a bit of love this is a challenge before us 40
love this is a challenge before us 40
love this is a challenge before us 40 percent of your generation will be
percent of your generation will be
percent of your generation will be living alone family seems to be out of
living alone family seems to be out of
living alone family seems to be out of fashion but yet family is a bedrock of
fashion but yet family is a bedrock of
fashion but yet family is a bedrock of society one of the answers to
society one of the answers to
society one of the answers to globalization is that we have to handle
globalization is that we have to handle
globalization is that we have to handle families very very carefully we need to
families very very carefully we need to
families very very carefully we need to invest a lot more time love and effort
invest a lot more time love and effort
invest a lot more time love and effort to be with our families I came from a
to be with our families I came from a
to be with our families I came from a very weak school in Singapore
very weak school in Singapore
very weak school in Singapore I hardly passed my exams actually I
I hardly passed my exams actually I
I hardly passed my exams actually I never passed my Chinese language before
never passed my Chinese language before
never passed my Chinese language before I always thought our law in India when I
I always thought our law in India when I
I always thought our law in India when I got into medical school at that time
got into medical school at that time
got into medical school at that time Singapore University a hundred and fifty
Singapore University a hundred and fifty
Singapore University a hundred and fifty places when I entered medical school the
places when I entered medical school the
places when I entered medical school the first person I told was my mother my
first person I told was my mother my
first person I told was my mother my mother who never went to school before
mother who never went to school before
mother who never went to school before I’m the youngest of seven children and
I’m the youngest of seven children and
I’m the youngest of seven children and we live in a one-bedroom apartment in at
we live in a one-bedroom apartment in at
we live in a one-bedroom apartment in at that time a very gang infested area in
that time a very gang infested area in
that time a very gang infested area in Singapore as a child I never left my
Singapore as a child I never left my
Singapore as a child I never left my house to go out and play because there
house to go out and play because there
house to go out and play because there was too many gangsters outside when I
was too many gangsters outside when I
was too many gangsters outside when I passed and got into medical school I
passed and got into medical school I
passed and got into medical school I told my mother that I go into medical
told my mother that I go into medical
told my mother that I go into medical school she Sai she was very happy for me
school she Sai she was very happy for me
school she Sai she was very happy for me and yes she said number one we have no
and yes she said number one we have no
and yes she said number one we have no money to go to school number two she
money to go to school number two she
money to go to school number two she said something very
said something very
said something very Gobbo she told me in Cantonese normally
Gobbo she told me in Cantonese normally
Gobbo she told me in Cantonese normally go means here I donate the face I said
go means here I donate the face I said
go means here I donate the face I said what do you mean she says you know
what do you mean she says you know
what do you mean she says you know medical school is very tough you are my
medical school is very tough you are my
medical school is very tough you are my son you are always my son she told me in
son you are always my son she told me in
son you are always my son she told me in Cantonese let hang I’ve got a hangover
Cantonese let hang I’ve got a hangover
Cantonese let hang I’ve got a hangover sigh and she said I don’t need the face
sigh and she said I don’t need the face
sigh and she said I don’t need the face to go to wedding dinners or to the
to go to wedding dinners or to the
to go to wedding dinners or to the market to tell people my son is a doctor
market to tell people my son is a doctor
market to tell people my son is a doctor you don’t need to do that just go and be
you don’t need to do that just go and be
you don’t need to do that just go and be my son study well study hard there was
my son study well study hard there was
my son study well study hard there was my journey in encountering globalization
my journey in encountering globalization
my journey in encountering globalization that I had a mother who affirmed me and
that I had a mother who affirmed me and
that I had a mother who affirmed me and who say go out into the world learn the
who say go out into the world learn the
who say go out into the world learn the skills use your skills share with others
skills use your skills share with others
skills use your skills share with others people care for the poor so bill your
people care for the poor so bill your
people care for the poor so bill your family’s globalization in Yunnan one day
family’s globalization in Yunnan one day
family’s globalization in Yunnan one day I’m in the mountains we have market once
I’m in the mountains we have market once
I’m in the mountains we have market once a week but the core can see that means
a week but the core can see that means
a week but the core can see that means once a week people will come together
once a week people will come together
once a week people will come together from the mountains and from the towns
from the mountains and from the towns
from the mountains and from the towns and they buy and sell one day in this
and they buy and sell one day in this
and they buy and sell one day in this village market up in the middle of
village market up in the middle of
village market up in the middle of nowhere I saw this and I took a picture
nowhere I saw this and I took a picture
nowhere I saw this and I took a picture of it at that time using film develop it
of it at that time using film develop it
of it at that time using film develop it took the picture put in my journal paste
took the picture put in my journal paste
took the picture put in my journal paste it on my journal and I wrote the word
it on my journal and I wrote the word
it on my journal and I wrote the word globalization arrived what do you see in
globalization arrived what do you see in
globalization arrived what do you see in this photograph most Singaporeans do not
this photograph most Singaporeans do not
this photograph most Singaporeans do not know what is this
know what is this
know what is this they were tell me is orange or apricot
they were tell me is orange or apricot
they were tell me is orange or apricot but actually is peep ha by swamp baby
but actually is peep ha by swamp baby
but actually is peep ha by swamp baby pakka
pakka
pakka the coffee mixture so why did I wrote
the coffee mixture so why did I wrote
the coffee mixture so why did I wrote that globalization arrived up in the
that globalization arrived up in the
that globalization arrived up in the mountains
mountains
mountains this is strawberries and these are
this is strawberries and these are
this is strawberries and these are people this is a very Asian fruit and
people this is a very Asian fruit and
people this is a very Asian fruit and this is a typically Western fruit and I
this is a typically Western fruit and I
this is a typically Western fruit and I spoke to the farmer a year to that means
spoke to the farmer a year to that means
spoke to the farmer a year to that means he’s a year my
he’s a year my
he’s a year my noranti tribe who doesn’t even read
noranti tribe who doesn’t even read
noranti tribe who doesn’t even read Chinese and I asked him why do you plant
Chinese and I asked him why do you plant
Chinese and I asked him why do you plant strawberries were dead strawberries when
strawberries were dead strawberries when
strawberries were dead strawberries when you were young and he says no we are you
you were young and he says no we are you
you were young and he says no we are you nannies we don’t like sweet things we
nannies we don’t like sweet things we
nannies we don’t like sweet things we like sour things or spicy things we
like sour things or spicy things we
like sour things or spicy things we don’t really like strawberries I said
don’t really like strawberries I said
don’t really like strawberries I said why do you say bright Span strawberries
why do you say bright Span strawberries
why do you say bright Span strawberries he says oh my tau almond to sell to
he says oh my tau almond to sell to
he says oh my tau almond to sell to European Union this is a ten hour bus
European Union this is a ten hour bus
European Union this is a ten hour bus ride from Kunming I asked him where is
ride from Kunming I asked him where is
ride from Kunming I asked him where is almond where European Union he says I
almond where European Union he says I
almond where European Union he says I don’t know and then he told me he thinks
don’t know and then he told me he thinks
don’t know and then he told me he thinks that he was told that the Union
that he was told that the Union
that he was told that the Union strawberries are the second best in the
strawberries are the second best in the
strawberries are the second best in the world
world
world and command good prices and I asked him
and command good prices and I asked him
and command good prices and I asked him why he knew he said in Europe whereas
why he knew he said in Europe whereas
why he knew he said in Europe whereas strawberries are in high demand
strawberries are in high demand
strawberries are in high demand the strawberries only ripen in April and
the strawberries only ripen in April and
the strawberries only ripen in April and May when the weather is warm enough
May when the weather is warm enough
May when the weather is warm enough his strawberries ripen in January and
his strawberries ripen in January and
his strawberries ripen in January and February if you study economics which my
February if you study economics which my
February if you study economics which my farmer friend did not if your fruit
farmer friend did not if your fruit
farmer friend did not if your fruit which has elastic in my demand curve
which has elastic in my demand curve
which has elastic in my demand curve enters the market earlier than everybody
enters the market earlier than everybody
enters the market earlier than everybody else you command a higher price he says
else you command a higher price he says
else you command a higher price he says by the time the European strawberries
by the time the European strawberries
by the time the European strawberries ripen I already made my profit and this
ripen I already made my profit and this
ripen I already made my profit and this was a man who never been to school and
was a man who never been to school and
was a man who never been to school and yet he knew that the changing globalized
yet he knew that the changing globalized
yet he knew that the changing globalized market plus the resources that he has of
market plus the resources that he has of
market plus the resources that he has of sunshine in Yunnan in February allow him
sunshine in Yunnan in February allow him
sunshine in Yunnan in February allow him to enter the globalized market and take
to enter the globalized market and take
to enter the globalized market and take advantage of it so this is globalization
new ideas will come G K Chesterton is
new ideas will come G K Chesterton is the all-time English writer and he
the all-time English writer and he
the all-time English writer and he writes these two coats that number one
writes these two coats that number one
writes these two coats that number one there are no rules of architecture for a
there are no rules of architecture for a
there are no rules of architecture for a castle in the clouds the wish when you
castle in the clouds the wish when you
castle in the clouds the wish when you think about the future the innovation
think about the future the innovation
think about the future the innovation the creativity there are no rules of
the creativity there are no rules of
the creativity there are no rules of architecture for a castle in the Kraus
architecture for a castle in the Kraus
architecture for a castle in the Kraus no gravity but he also says don’t ever
no gravity but he also says don’t ever
no gravity but he also says don’t ever take offense down until you know the
take offense down until you know the
take offense down until you know the reason it was put up for so my simple
reason it was put up for so my simple
reason it was put up for so my simple premise to you today in the face of
premise to you today in the face of
premise to you today in the face of globalization and climate change you
globalization and climate change you
globalization and climate change you have to ask these two question what is
have to ask these two question what is
have to ask these two question what is the way of innovation and creativity but
the way of innovation and creativity but
the way of innovation and creativity but what are the roots of tradition values
what are the roots of tradition values
what are the roots of tradition values integrity there are some things that
integrity there are some things that
integrity there are some things that will change and there are some things
will change and there are some things
will change and there are some things that should not change family should
that should not change family should
that should not change family should remain the core of society values
remain the core of society values
remain the core of society values integrity honesty and as you go through
integrity honesty and as you go through
integrity honesty and as you go through the globalized world then there are no
the globalized world then there are no
the globalized world then there are no rules of Earth architecture for cancer
rules of Earth architecture for cancer
rules of Earth architecture for cancer in the class you’re in school is a
in the class you’re in school is a
in the class you’re in school is a privilege you study hard you work hard
privilege you study hard you work hard
privilege you study hard you work hard at every Junction of your life when you
at every Junction of your life when you
at every Junction of your life when you work for three years when you work for
work for three years when you work for
work for three years when you work for ten years at every junction of your life
ten years at every junction of your life
ten years at every junction of your life you have to ask are you like this or
you have to ask are you like this or
you have to ask are you like this or like this are you ready to look at the
like this are you ready to look at the
like this are you ready to look at the issues of problems or challenges and say
issues of problems or challenges and say
issues of problems or challenges and say yes are you every time sighing there are
yes are you every time sighing there are
yes are you every time sighing there are times when you need to rest
times when you need to rest
times when you need to rest those are good times but the rest must
those are good times but the rest must
those are good times but the rest must prepare you for this let’s read this
prepare you for this let’s read this
prepare you for this let’s read this together okay one two three in okay
together okay one two three in okay
together okay one two three in okay let’s do better than that
let’s do better than that
let’s do better than that let’s try again ready one two three in
let’s try again ready one two three in
let’s try again ready one two three in the factory we make cosmetics in the
the factory we make cosmetics in the
the factory we make cosmetics in the drug store we sell hope this is spoken
drug store we sell hope this is spoken
drug store we sell hope this is spoken by founder of Revlon which says good
by founder of Revlon which says good
by founder of Revlon which says good cosmetics it’s wonderful that means you
cosmetics it’s wonderful that means you
cosmetics it’s wonderful that means you put a mascara the lipstick you go to the
put a mascara the lipstick you go to the
put a mascara the lipstick you go to the rain everything don’t start to drop out
rain everything don’t start to drop out
rain everything don’t start to drop out it is high quality cosmetics yet
it is high quality cosmetics yet
it is high quality cosmetics yet when he says in the factory we make high
when he says in the factory we make high
when he says in the factory we make high quality cosmetics but in the drugstore
quality cosmetics but in the drugstore
quality cosmetics but in the drugstore when we sell we are not just selling
when we sell we are not just selling
when we sell we are not just selling cosmetics we are selling hope
cosmetics we are selling hope
cosmetics we are selling hope how about us in our schools what do we
how about us in our schools what do we
how about us in our schools what do we do and to the community to the society
do and to the community to the society
do and to the community to the society what do we offer this is the challenge
what do we offer this is the challenge
what do we offer this is the challenge of globalization for us right now
of globalization for us right now
of globalization for us right now in your schools we offer good education
in your schools we offer good education
in your schools we offer good education learning with the mind the heart and are
learning with the mind the heart and are
learning with the mind the heart and are hence learning as individuals learning
hence learning as individuals learning
hence learning as individuals learning as teams lead learning as groups in the
as teams lead learning as groups in the
as teams lead learning as groups in the classrooms in sports in community
classrooms in sports in community
classrooms in sports in community service in the school we want to offer
service in the school we want to offer
service in the school we want to offer good experience holistic education it is
good experience holistic education it is
good experience holistic education it is a teamwork but when we go out there we
a teamwork but when we go out there we
a teamwork but when we go out there we want to offer to our society the hope of
want to offer to our society the hope of
want to offer to our society the hope of development of growth of harmony I end
development of growth of harmony I end
development of growth of harmony I end with this one of the challenges of
with this one of the challenges of
with this one of the challenges of living for 15 years in Yunnan was a
living for 15 years in Yunnan was a
living for 15 years in Yunnan was a public toilets very dirty so this is the
public toilets very dirty so this is the
public toilets very dirty so this is the new Chang this is up in the mountains
new Chang this is up in the mountains
new Chang this is up in the mountains and this river and this toilet I call
and this river and this toilet I call
and this river and this toilet I call this the toilet of eternal flash very
this the toilet of eternal flash very
this the toilet of eternal flash very clean no butter no flies no smell very
clean no butter no flies no smell very
clean no butter no flies no smell very good for me but terrible for the people
good for me but terrible for the people
good for me but terrible for the people downstream so I learned that as student
downstream so I learned that as student
downstream so I learned that as student I learned to be grateful for what I have
I learned to be grateful for what I have
I learned to be grateful for what I have I sit in a class I’m grateful for the
I sit in a class I’m grateful for the
I sit in a class I’m grateful for the resources given to me the fresh air the
resources given to me the fresh air the
resources given to me the fresh air the water that comes and allow me a safe
water that comes and allow me a safe
water that comes and allow me a safe place to study but I must be very
place to study but I must be very
place to study but I must be very mindful that there is someone else
mindful that there is someone else
mindful that there is someone else downstream there is someone else that
downstream there is someone else that
downstream there is someone else that will take the dirt and a ways that I
will take the dirt and a ways that I
will take the dirt and a ways that I generate and I want to make a difference
generate and I want to make a difference
generate and I want to make a difference so in a globalized world this is moving
so in a globalized world this is moving
so in a globalized world this is moving you will have resources given to you
you will have resources given to you
you will have resources given to you take them gratefully and graciously from
take them gratefully and graciously from
take them gratefully and graciously from your parents from your teachers when you
your parents from your teachers when you
your parents from your teachers when you go for internship for my employers take
go for internship for my employers take
go for internship for my employers take them precious be grateful for them and
them precious be grateful for them and
them precious be grateful for them and to be gracious for those who do not have
to be gracious for those who do not have
to be gracious for those who do not have this opportunity thank you for your time
this opportunity thank you for your time
this opportunity thank you for your time [Applause]
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