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Under the red flag of Singapore's National Day, the Vanda Miss Joaquim bookmark on every citizen's chest speaks of the power of endless life. This bookmark, based on the national flower, not only carries the weight of knowledge, but also engraves the spiritual code of the island nation. The six petals of the Vanda Miss Joaquim are lifted up like a palm, just like the posture of Singaporeans surviving in adversity. Its tenacity to bloom in poor soil is just like the wisdom of our ancestors to cultivate and prosper in the absence of resources; its two-year flowering period is just like the perseverance passed down from generation to generation by the people. Just as bookmarks always mark the coordinates of progress between pages, this spirit has always guided Singapore to anchor its direction in the wave of globalization. The red background of the national flag is a fiery child's heart, and the white crescent moon witnesses the unremitting progress. When the golden outline of the bookmark is reflected by the stars and moon of the national flag, it forms the most moving picture of struggle: it has the determination to take root in the land like an orchid, and the desire to surpass guided by the stars and moon. At this year's National Day celebrations, the Vanda orchid bookmarks held by young people are becoming a navigation compass for the new era. From the pages of books to the sky, from laboratories to the financial city, Singaporeans use the flexibility of orchids and the brightness of stars and moons to write a legend of never giving up on the equator. This small bookmark is not only a book of past achievements, but also an invitation to the future – as long as faith is as blooming as orchids, the stars and moons will illuminate a broader journey.

在新加坡國慶月飄揚的星月赤旗下，每個公民胸前的卓錦萬代蘭書籤都在訴說著生生不息的力量。這枚以國花為原型的書籤，不僅承載著知識的重量，更銘刻著島國的精神密碼。卓錦萬代蘭的六片花瓣如手掌般向上托舉，恰似新加坡人逆境求生的姿態。它能在貧瘠土壤中綻放的堅韌，正如先輩們在資源匱乏中開墾繁榮的智慧；其長達兩年的花期，恰似國民代代傳承的恆心。正如書籤總在書頁間標記前進的座標，這份精神始終指引新加坡在全球化浪潮中錨定方向。國旗的紅色底紋是熾熱的赤子心，白色新月見證永不停歇的進取。當書籤的金絲勾勒與國旗的星月輝映，便構成最動人的奮鬥圖景：既有蘭花般紮根土地的定力，又有星月指引的超越渴望。今年國慶日慶典上，青年們手持的萬代蘭書籤方陣，正化為新時代的航海羅盤。從書頁到蒼穹，從實驗室到金融城，新加坡人用蘭花般的柔韌與星月般的明亮，在赤道線上寫上永不言棄的傳奇。這枚小小的書籤，既是過去的功勳冊，更是未來的邀請函——只要信念如蘭常開，星月必照亮更遼闊的征途。