Nevertheless, as we are approaching the end of the month, here comes the General Elections to take my mind off work for a little while. On top of being a civic duty, it involves the things I enjoy namely the humanities and photography. Yea so I decided to go around Singapore, from outside my doorstep to the other end of the island, to capture memorable moments. They're on Facebook and I may place some here next week.
I am glad the General Elections are here because they have cleared some misconceptions.
1) Singaporeans are apathetic
If you look at Facebook and other blogs, there is a plethora of political opinion from ordinary citizens like you and me. Some of them are intelligent, but nearly all are passionate. It seems that the apathy is due to the walkovers in the past few decades. With no one to compete, there is nothing to talk about. In comparison, the past 5 years seem to have made for unsatisfactory living for most Singaporeans, chief issues being cost of living, influx of foreign labour, lack of housing and other bloopers by our government such as Mas Selamat and the Orchard Rd floods.
2) The government plays it clean
Resorting to attacks on the opponent's sexual orientation? Be a man Vivan!
3) The opposition are stupid people who cannot talk about tangible issues
Yet this year, the opposition have acquired a lot of powerhouses. Chen Show Mao is a Rhodes scholar, Dr Ang Yong Guan has MRC Psych, Tony Tan and Hazel Poa are government scholars (SMS and PSC). Even the young one Nicole Seah studied in the University Scholars' Programme in NUS. I've been reading their manifestoes and attending their rallies, and they are in touch with the issues I've just mentioned above, adding their touch of idealism in talking about a first world parliament and what it means to be a Singaporean.
So if anyone is still reading this, vote wisely! Don't vote for Party X because you've always been voting for it, likewise don't vote Y simply because you hate X so much.
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