“This is HOME. Truly, where I know I must be. Where my dreams wait for me, where the rivers always flow…….This is where I won’t be alone. For this is where I know it’s HOME.”

This is the lyrics of a locally produced song by Dick Lee, sang by Kit Chan, that is remembered by many Singaporeans and I recall fondly these recent years when our boys sang this song, together with me, during National Days.

The song successfully reminds us of how fortunate we are being Singaporeans and how we have progressed together as a nation to achieve our dreams and it triggers that sense of belongings and pride in our hearts.

Indeed, HOME is not just a roof over our heads.

To me, HOME is a place which holds so much meanings and memories; a place where my heart belongs. 

Singapore has been the country of my birth and my HOME for more than 3 decades.  Even when some of  our close relatives are not residing in Singapore, nothing sets our hearts more at ease and at peace than settling with our children in a country which gives us a sense of security, stability, many beautiful memories and where my parents and friends are.

I had a personal encounter of struggling a few years ago deciding whether to relocate our whole family overseas when Papa Ed was under overseas employment.

At last, we made a decision then that nowhere is a safer and more suitable place than HOME to raise our young children. It was a difficult few years for me and kids but today I am glad that I made the decision to stay where HOME is.

So. The song bears so much more sentiments for me. 

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A “re-make” of the “Home”music video

If you also love the song “HOME” as much as we do, have you heard of the  Total Defence 2011 campaign themed “Home - Keeping It Together” organised by Nexus?

Under the campaign, a new arrangement of “Home” music video is launched and this time it is delivered not only by the original singer Kit Chan but also by another 38 local artistes ( like Jacintha Abishenagaden, Stefanie Sun, JJ Lin).

Click for Charity

Now, if you would like to “click for charity” and also enjoy the new arrangement of the “HOME” music video, simply :

* Click here on .

* Download the music video on ”HOME” from the “This Is Home” website.

* Download the music video as many times as you wish.

BECAUSE….

Each download will be matched by a pledged donation of S$1 to Community Chest by a few private corporations.

Help raise S$200,000 for Charity!

Nexus aims to raise S$200,000 for two Community Chest causes (”Dignifying the Lives of the Elderly” & “Keeping Families Together”) through this campaign.

Join us, in support of Nexus, to spread word of the charity drive, by also promoting this “click for charity campaign” to your social circle and blog readers!

The charity drive ends on 31 Mar 2011.

Take the opportunity now to enjoy a beautiful and meaningful song and also do a good deed :)