i went to the spp rally on saturday. the spp keeps harping on the 27 years they have served the people but nothing concrete about party plans and strategy. it is clear to the discerning that their strategy is to work out the emotions of the people. frankly, if pap had been serving at potong pasir, the community would have enjoyed better services and faster, albeit with the absence of chiam see tong's heartfelt sincerity and humility - which is his winning formulae, something which pap was not able to imitate or has failed thus far. but the residents of pp are after more than just services - they want someone to speak up for them. but the candidate of choice's ability is suspect. she is hardly able to express herself - stumbling over her words. how can she stand up to seasoned ministers. how merciless the hand that pushes her into the lion's den.
as i watched the spectacle on stage, i begin to ponder if an opposition manages to secure a GRC can they manage the running of the constituent and how do they compare to pap. Again, will their voice in parliament have a positive and beneficial impact for the country or will they become a stumbling block. if they failed in both, then the opposition parties has proven themselves quite dispensible but if they can make a significant impact to better the lifes of citizens, then this may hint of the opposition's coming of age - though there is hardly a hint of it in the rally i witnessed. on the contrary, considering mr. chiam's frailty, i wonder at the future of spp.
Chiam See Tong - he is a gem indeed. he exudes that kampong charm that is inherent in many of our 'old guard' politicians like presidents Benjamin Sheares and Wee Kim Wee. we had so many laughs over his sometimes slurry recount of how his O level results were scrutinized by pap when he first entered politics and was ridiculed about his inferior academic perfomance. Mr. Chiam is no pushover and he quietly and rose to the occasion and birthed that spirit of defiance which rubbed off on the residents of pp. Odes to mr. chiam.
as i watched the spectacle on stage, i begin to ponder if an opposition manages to secure a GRC can they manage the running of the constituent and how do they compare to pap. Again, will their voice in parliament have a positive and beneficial impact for the country or will they become a stumbling block. if they failed in both, then the opposition parties has proven themselves quite dispensible but if they can make a significant impact to better the lifes of citizens, then this may hint of the opposition's coming of age - though there is hardly a hint of it in the rally i witnessed. on the contrary, considering mr. chiam's frailty, i wonder at the future of spp.
Chiam See Tong - he is a gem indeed. he exudes that kampong charm that is inherent in many of our 'old guard' politicians like presidents Benjamin Sheares and Wee Kim Wee. we had so many laughs over his sometimes slurry recount of how his O level results were scrutinized by pap when he first entered politics and was ridiculed about his inferior academic perfomance. Mr. Chiam is no pushover and he quietly and rose to the occasion and birthed that spirit of defiance which rubbed off on the residents of pp. Odes to mr. chiam.
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