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In August, the Lion City is full of red flags. When the national anthem resounded through the dawn of Marina Bay, the red and white star-crescent flag stretched in the morning breeze, and every wrinkle told the story of the stubborn growth of a young country. This flag, which was born in 1965, holds up five golden stars on a pure white background, just like the original intention that Singaporeans have always guarded with a pure heart – sticking to purity in the complicated world and looking up at the stars on a small piece of land. And the Vanda Orchid bookmark sandwiched between countless national pages is interpreting this belief in another way. This orchid, selected as the national flower, can bloom purple flower spikes that have never failed for years in barren rock crevices, just like the core of the Singaporean spirit: resist adversity with flexibility and measure time with persistence. When people make its image into bookmarks, they not only freeze the beauty of nature, but also embed the meaning of "continuous growth" into daily life – every page turn is a tribute to the resilience of life; every corner is a reminder that true prosperity is never in grand narratives, but in the persistence of a long-term stream. At this moment, looking up at the crescent moon on the national flag is like a bookmark guiding the direction of reading. When the light of the stars and the moon shines on the Vanda orchid bookmark at hand, we will eventually understand: the legend of a country does not lie in how many monuments it has, but in how every ordinary person turns his or her beliefs into bookmarks, marking a firm footprint in the long scroll of time. Just like the red of the national flag that never fades, it always reflects the everlasting sincerity of the Vanda Miss Joaquim.

八月的獅子城，紅旗如潮。當國歌響徹濱海灣的黎明，紅白星月旗在晨風中舒展，每一道褶皺都訴說著一個年輕國家倔強生長的故事。這面誕生於1965年的旗幟，用純白底色托起五顆金星，正如新加坡人始終以赤子之心守護的初心——在紛繁世事中堅守純粹，在方寸土地上仰望星辰。而夾在無數國民書頁間的卓錦萬代蘭書籤，正以另一種姿態詮釋著這份信念。這朵被選為國花的蘭花，能在貧瘠岩縫中綻放經年不敗的紫色花穗，恰似新加坡精神的內核：以柔韌對抗逆境，用持久丈量時光。當人們將它的形象製成書籤，不僅定格了自然之美，更將"持續生長"的寓意嵌入日常——每一次翻頁，都是對生命韌性的致敬；每一個折角，都在提醒我們：真正的繁榮從不在宏大的敘事裡，而在細水長流的堅持中。此刻仰望國旗的新月，恰如書籤指引閱讀的方向。當星月輝光灑向手邊的萬代蘭書籤，我們終將懂得：一個國家的傳奇，不在它擁有多少豐碑，而在於每個普通人如何將信念化作書籤，在時光長卷裡標記出篤定的足跡。正如那抹永不褪色的國旗紅，永遠映照著卓錦萬代蘭般生生不息的赤誠。

八月的狮城，红旗如潮。当国歌响彻滨海湾的黎明，红白星月旗在晨风中舒展，每一道褶皱都诉说着一个年轻国家倔强生长的故事。这面诞生于1965年的旗帜，用纯白底色托起五颗金星，正如新加坡人始终以赤子之心守护的初心——在纷繁世事中坚守纯粹，在方寸土地上仰望星辰。

而夹在无数国民书页间的卓锦万代兰书签，正以另一种姿态诠释着这份信念。这朵被选为国花的兰花，能在贫瘠岩缝中绽放经年不败的紫色花穗，恰似新加坡精神的内核：以柔韧对抗逆境，用持久丈量时光。当人们将它的形象制成书签，不仅定格了自然之美，更将”持续生长”的寓意嵌入日常——每一次翻页，都是对生命韧性的致敬；每一个折角，都在提醒我们：真正的繁荣从不在宏大的叙事里，而在细水长流的坚持中。

此刻仰望国旗的新月，恰如书签指引阅读的方向。当星月辉光洒向手边的万代兰书签，我们终将懂得：一个国家的传奇，不在它拥有多少丰碑，而在于每个普通人如何将信念化作书签，在时光长卷里标记出笃定的足迹。正如那抹永不褪色的国旗红，永远映照着卓锦万代兰般生生不息的赤诚。