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Scene 1 - Opening Scene
Shows the young actress beginning her drawing of what the Singapore Pledge means to her. She starts off with the Singapore Flag.
Scene 2 - Sparkling Water, Singapore City Skyline, Merlion, Esplanade Roof, Sir Stamford Raffles, Vanda Miss Joaquim, Singapore Flag.
Captures the unique symbols of Singapore, which reflect the beautiful country we live in. It also shows the places the little girl has been to.
Scene 3 - Malay, Eurasian, Indian & Chinese
Shows the multi-racial aspect of Singapore. The young girl has teachers, friends and relatives of different races.
Scene 4 - Students chatting, Man reading newspaper and four books in different languages
Refers to our four major languages.
Scene 5 - Chinese Temple, Church, Mosque & Hindu Temple
Young girl visits four different places of worship to show diversity of religion. She would include them in her drawings at the end of the film.
Scene 6 (Interlude) - Drawing Scene
Shows young actress continuing her drawing of the things, people and places she has encountered.
Scene 7 - Former Supreme Court @ Padang
The building behind the actress is the former Supreme Court. 'Justitia', the statue shown holding a balance scale and a sword, represents equality and justice, and the fairness of our judicial system.
Scene 8 - Bread Cutting & Balance Scale
Young actress playing with her toys - first, she cut bread into equal parts; then she balanced her scale with equal weights. Both illustrate equality from her personal perspecitve.
Scene 9 - Stacking Hands
Stacking of hands, a sign of cooperation and teamwork, represents unity among Singaporeans.
Scene 10 - Young Actress Climbing Rope Ladder
Progress is illustrated as a literal upward climb. On the left of the screen, a line graph gradually goes upwards to meet the little girl's hand. The little girl eventually climbs to the top and catches hold of the peak of the line graph, signifying success.
Scene 11 - Prosperity
"Laughing Buddha", Stock Market Indices and Fountain of Wealth are closely related to prosperity, measures of wealth and fortune respectively.
Scene 12 (Closing Scene) - Young Actress Playing at the Water Fountain
Final scene captures the young actress's lovely, knowing smile as she plays and enjoys her freedom splashing water. Her pure, unguarded joy depicts the final message - happiness.
Closing Words - "If we believe in our pledge, and live by it... we will succeed as a nation, for generations to come."
Thought-provoking words that challenge us to think whether the pledge is still relevant to us today and in the future, in this fast-changing world.
Credits - Young Actress's Completed Drawing
The little girl's completed drawing of the Singapore Pledge is animated in the last few seconds of the film.
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