Thursday, May 11, 2006
I guess that the most vulnerable moments in life probably should be when you are sick. You just wish that someone would be there to do nothing but to hold on to your hands. Pretty sentimental all of a sudden."神崎次郎（木村拓哉）は風の丘ホームを守るために、レース参戦を懇願し."
守る,守る,守る,守る...だれがわたしは守るのだろうか.
A random thought in Jap...
Posted by jieyi at 11:12 PM
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Sunday, May 07, 2006
Ang Mo Kio rally- One of the most interesting banner there held by a very enthusiastic supporter. Sylvia Lim rocks!
Serangoon stadium- After the last rally held by WP, there was a huge surge of crowd which exited. The whold stadium was crowded till the extent that people were listening outside the stadium to Mr. Low Thia Khiang.These 9 days had been a rather busy period for me. Heh heh heh, indeed it is because of the elections itself. I was busily catching up with what the opposition has got to offer and stuff. Although WP did not win this election, but I believe that their main motive this election is to introduce to everyone their candidates for the 2011 elections. Bah.
Anyway, in conclusion, my cousin and I agreed that our media sucked. They're really BIASED.
-Post election syndroms-sobs
Posted by jieyi at 8:08 PM
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Monday, May 01, 2006
General Elections
DISCLAIMER/WARNING:1. To those who are pro-PAP and anti opposition, please DO NOT continue reading on.
2. The views below represent my opinions and not of any other parties.
If you were present at Hougang's Workers' Party rally yesterday, I think you would have suffered from the same shock as I had. The main motive of penning my opinions here is because I was pleasantly surprised that The Straits Times had minimal coverage of yesterday's events. I could confidently say that there were at least 2000 people present fro the rally, and it has cuased much traffic congestion especially near Hougang Central. Towards the end of the rally, the Singapore Police Force even deployed additional manpower, roughly 100 more policemen or so for there were fears that there might be a riot outbreak.
This is a remark to debunk those who still believe that the opposition is relatively weak and non-existant in Singapore. They are a force to be reckoned with. I felt like a sardine packed in the midst of sweaty bodies as I stood listening to the Workers' Party members speeches. The crowd applaudedand cheered consistently throughout the 2 and a half hour rally. In addition, the policies as mentioned in their manifesto were being brought up with much gutso. These policies sound economically and socially feasible, for example, they were campaigning to abolish the 5% GST rates on medical bills and hospitalization fees.
As I tried my best to tip-toe, I could barely see the faces of the WP members, because there were simply too many people in front of me. People would unanimously chant out " WP! WP!" and there would be whistles and horns blaring away. Although this sounds rather dramatic and is pretty similar to the tricks pulled during Taiwan's campaigns. Yet I must confess that this is the first time that I have ever felt for the need to have an opposition party represented in the parliament. They provide a different voice and serves as a check to the ruling party. The opposition is no longer just a bunch of people who dislike the governement, and is opposising fo rthe sake of opposing. They are people who can come up with solutions for some of our problems.
To those who are speculating if Mr Low Thia Khiang would continue his mandate in Hougang: My guess is that he should be able to, given the vast amount of support rendered yesterday. Residents were peering from nearby HDB flats at every level, people were continuously streaming in from all corners of Singapore (and that includes me!) to listen to what they have fot to offer.
WP candidates have proven to be of calibre, speaking fluently in various dialects, Mandarin, English and Malay with conviction of their mission. At least, they aim to provide a more wholesome programme that meets the basic physical needs of Singaporeans, but also to root Singaporeans back to our countryland. They offer more than just lift upgrading and covered pathways incentives, but also greater social cum community involvement in elderly programmes and more medical benefits.
Well, before I become too much of a bias source, I have to make this clear that I do not favourWP over PAP. But if you were to read The Straits Times daily, there are always numerous reports of PAP's every rally covered in great details. Yet, only a few columns are allocated fro the opposition party. Well, hopefully this will propvide a greater insight to Singapore's General Elections! (: