::: shadow of transcendence:::
Good commentary here. It is actually sad to see the entire leadership of the PAP coming out to say that the 66.6% was a great result. The repeated scrolling on TV of the exact same statement from does bring out the sense of defeat and that repeating "good things" will make it all feel better. Could it be that LHL is being jeered at by his father and GCT and in public putting up a brave face? Good Guy GCT seems to have been coerced into turing this election into a typical Third Worldish vote-buying frency - only to fail badly. In spite of that, I am still willing to forgive GCT as I think he means well. The PAPy on the other hand, needs a lesson in humility and earning praises rather than self-bestowing it.
Tuesday, May 09, 2006
Farcial Election?
Michael Backman writes in The Age about the last election being farcial. It is largely correct. I think it would be useful for him to analyze the electoral process as well. The fact that we continue to have walkovers, means that unless more people come forward during elections, large chunks of the citizeny will never exercise their rights.
Michael Backman writes in The Age about the last election being farcial. It is largely correct. I think it would be useful for him to analyze the electoral process as well. The fact that we continue to have walkovers, means that unless more people come forward during elections, large chunks of the citizeny will never exercise their rights.
Monday, May 08, 2006
This from a friend:
"I'm sad and happy that the election is finally over. Sad that there are only two opposition members in Parliament and happy that the incumbent MPs managed to weather the insults of old age and inexperience to retain their seats with a bigger margin. When the member of the ruling party said that Chiam is old at 71, I am curious how old will he be in the next GE and whether he will step down as a MP. There is already one MP who is older then Chiam and I wonder whether he is there in the Meet-the-People session every week.
I salute the residents of Potong Pasir and Hougang for their determination in keep the opposition members in Parliament for the sake of all Singaporeans despite the juicy upgrading carrots being dangled in front of them. If you go to Potong Pasir and Hougang today, the state of the environment is that of a third world, in a country run by a first world government.
Why is it that the rest of us in Singapore have the benefit of having two opposition members in Parliament while the residents of Potong Pasir and Hougang (the new poor) have to suffer the tumbling in real estate values year after year.
I hope the two opposition MPs will go out and get the upgrading money as promised by the advisers, as these money has been earmarked for upgrading in Potong Pasir and Hougang. If these moneys cannot be disbursed before the next GE, the residents would know that the money is not there in the first place.
66.6% is the devil's number and it spells doom for the state of politics in Singapore i.e. opposition members will be fixed and Singaporeans will be bought for their votes before the next GE. Who knows what will the next progress package be: minimum of $1,000 for each resident, CPF top-ups, free health checks?
Kudos goes to Low Thia Khiang's party for putting up a slate of young candidates to prevent a "walkover" PM. The massacre of the new candidates by 80% or more margin did not materialise and I can detect a sence of arrogance in the post election speech.
I think it's time for Singaporeans whose estates have been upgraded to stand up and be counted by standing solidly behind the people of Potong Pasir and Hougang.
When LHL said in his post election conference to ask all Singaporeans to close ranks and unite for the nation BUT I'm curious whether residents in Potong Pasir and Hougang are Singaporeans in his mindset.
Last thought: Is it safe to talk to our friends who are MPs? Will what we say to them be used against us in the future? I wonder."
My thoughts: in the new parliament, I know of 4 MPs on a personal basis. Notice they are not WOMPs like the bloke who is supposed to represent me. Even though they are PAPy, I respect their choice of company and I hope they will respect mine.
"I'm sad and happy that the election is finally over. Sad that there are only two opposition members in Parliament and happy that the incumbent MPs managed to weather the insults of old age and inexperience to retain their seats with a bigger margin. When the member of the ruling party said that Chiam is old at 71, I am curious how old will he be in the next GE and whether he will step down as a MP. There is already one MP who is older then Chiam and I wonder whether he is there in the Meet-the-People session every week.
I salute the residents of Potong Pasir and Hougang for their determination in keep the opposition members in Parliament for the sake of all Singaporeans despite the juicy upgrading carrots being dangled in front of them. If you go to Potong Pasir and Hougang today, the state of the environment is that of a third world, in a country run by a first world government.
Why is it that the rest of us in Singapore have the benefit of having two opposition members in Parliament while the residents of Potong Pasir and Hougang (the new poor) have to suffer the tumbling in real estate values year after year.
I hope the two opposition MPs will go out and get the upgrading money as promised by the advisers, as these money has been earmarked for upgrading in Potong Pasir and Hougang. If these moneys cannot be disbursed before the next GE, the residents would know that the money is not there in the first place.
66.6% is the devil's number and it spells doom for the state of politics in Singapore i.e. opposition members will be fixed and Singaporeans will be bought for their votes before the next GE. Who knows what will the next progress package be: minimum of $1,000 for each resident, CPF top-ups, free health checks?
Kudos goes to Low Thia Khiang's party for putting up a slate of young candidates to prevent a "walkover" PM. The massacre of the new candidates by 80% or more margin did not materialise and I can detect a sence of arrogance in the post election speech.
I think it's time for Singaporeans whose estates have been upgraded to stand up and be counted by standing solidly behind the people of Potong Pasir and Hougang.
When LHL said in his post election conference to ask all Singaporeans to close ranks and unite for the nation BUT I'm curious whether residents in Potong Pasir and Hougang are Singaporeans in his mindset.
Last thought: Is it safe to talk to our friends who are MPs? Will what we say to them be used against us in the future? I wonder."
My thoughts: in the new parliament, I know of 4 MPs on a personal basis. Notice they are not WOMPs like the bloke who is supposed to represent me. Even though they are PAPy, I respect their choice of company and I hope they will respect mine.
Sunday, May 07, 2006
Well done Chiam and Low!
You both have gained on percentages and shown that you have the support of your constituency. That is a seat worth sitting on unlike the blokes who would like to represent my area.
I am sure there will be a PAPy spinning of the results. Given that I was switching from the channelnewsasia.pap.sg to National Geographic and CNBC, there was a very interesting number that appeared. On National Geographic, they were showing an episode from "Secret Bibles" and in that there was a section that talked about the anti-Christ and mentioned stuff like the 666 as being the mark of the devil. Wonder where else the 666 appeared? The average that the PAPy got was 66.6%. I am sure the astute among the PAPy will find a way to change it - and will probably use the overseas voters to make the number look less sinister.
I can help them here. If they were to take the total number of votes in their favour and divide it against all of the voters assuming that there was a minimum of 20% across the board for the "walkover" wards, then it might not look so sinister. But then, who would want to use a silly western liberal idea?
I was channel surfing and it was apparent to me that there is really no interest or care by the mediacorp.gov.sg folks to ensure that the voting coverage is in all four languages. They only did it in 3 with the Tamil station being a copy of the Chinese station. Maybe I am being dense here. Maybe not.
After Jay Leno's slot from 10 - 11 pm, CNBC carried a show called "American Made" in which the current Chairman and CEO of Playboy Enterprises was being interviewed. She is the daughter of the founder of Playboy and what was very interesting is how she was able to hold her ground and defend the business and also emphasize that it is the US constitution's first amendment that makes for the strength of the US and the business they have. Juxtapose that with the suppression we have here. Firstly, no freedom to blog, podcast, run opinion polls, exit polls etc.
It is great that the pork barrel politics done by the PAP at Hougang and Potong Pasir backfired. I am disappointed that Chok Tong, of all people, said all that.
Who will be the NCMP? By the constitution, we need to have 3 opposition MPs at a minimum. We have 2 already and the 3rd has to be filled in by the loser with the most votes. By the looks of it (and the damn elections.gov.sg site is freaking slow - running on Windows I think), it will be the WP team from the Aljunied GRC. So, would it be James Gomez or Sylvia Lim?
You both have gained on percentages and shown that you have the support of your constituency. That is a seat worth sitting on unlike the blokes who would like to represent my area.
I am sure there will be a PAPy spinning of the results. Given that I was switching from the channelnewsasia.pap.sg to National Geographic and CNBC, there was a very interesting number that appeared. On National Geographic, they were showing an episode from "Secret Bibles" and in that there was a section that talked about the anti-Christ and mentioned stuff like the 666 as being the mark of the devil. Wonder where else the 666 appeared? The average that the PAPy got was 66.6%. I am sure the astute among the PAPy will find a way to change it - and will probably use the overseas voters to make the number look less sinister.
I can help them here. If they were to take the total number of votes in their favour and divide it against all of the voters assuming that there was a minimum of 20% across the board for the "walkover" wards, then it might not look so sinister. But then, who would want to use a silly western liberal idea?
I was channel surfing and it was apparent to me that there is really no interest or care by the mediacorp.gov.sg folks to ensure that the voting coverage is in all four languages. They only did it in 3 with the Tamil station being a copy of the Chinese station. Maybe I am being dense here. Maybe not.
After Jay Leno's slot from 10 - 11 pm, CNBC carried a show called "American Made" in which the current Chairman and CEO of Playboy Enterprises was being interviewed. She is the daughter of the founder of Playboy and what was very interesting is how she was able to hold her ground and defend the business and also emphasize that it is the US constitution's first amendment that makes for the strength of the US and the business they have. Juxtapose that with the suppression we have here. Firstly, no freedom to blog, podcast, run opinion polls, exit polls etc.
It is great that the pork barrel politics done by the PAP at Hougang and Potong Pasir backfired. I am disappointed that Chok Tong, of all people, said all that.
Who will be the NCMP? By the constitution, we need to have 3 opposition MPs at a minimum. We have 2 already and the 3rd has to be filled in by the loser with the most votes. By the looks of it (and the damn elections.gov.sg site is freaking slow - running on Windows I think), it will be the WP team from the Aljunied GRC. So, would it be James Gomez or Sylvia Lim?
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