Brain Drain.
Coffee and tea and 1g of paracetamol (I took it because I had a headache, and I checked, no contraindication with caffeine :P) really works. Now I'm more awake than I was at 3pm yesterday.I have been sleeping A LOT the past few days though :P
Well, had been following recent news about Philip Yeo rather closely. I have some material about it to write about on hand now, but I guess I should postpone it till Friday, when I can resume watching House for maybe, one or two episodes? :P
Though formulated this weird idea to solve our brain drain problem.
It is actually quite easy. Since the big problem is bright Singaporeans who go overseas to study or work do not want to come back, the way to solve it is to tie these people down. How to do that? Well, MOE, MCYS and MINDEF can consider launching a programme to actively and strongly encourage students and NSFs who aspire to study overseas to get themselves attached or better still, married while they are in Singapore. As a result, those overseas people with his/her partner remaining in Singapore will have a stronger bound with his/her homeland and hence are more likely to return. Of course, measures need to be taken to maintain the relationship, and hence the relevant ministries can also try measures like organising support groups for the halves remaining in Singapore and providing some form of recognition and honour (something like the 'scholar' status :P) to those who make an effort to maintain the relationship, and hence according to the government's logic there will be considerable 'dishonour' when the relationship is broken.
Ohhh and it can also serve to lower the temptation for scholars to break bond. Win (lower brain drain)-win (lower bond breaking)-win (increase population)-win (more children born into the upper-middle class) situation for Singapore :D :D :D
(To answer the question what if both parties are studying overseas, especially when both are in the United States (the land of freedom from slavery), well, that is a loophole for you to find a way to plug! Maybe the scholarship board can prohibit that right from the start, i.e. no 2 scholars can study in the same country if they are attached/married, or it can combine the L.D.s of the couple by multiplying them together; confirm no one will dare to break bond :P)
Hahahaha yayy I found a potential solution to a serious problem. Should I email this to www.feedback.gov.sg? :D :D :D
Labels: Policy and Politics
