elections aftermath

first up, i would like to congratulate the PAP on returning to power. for a rather dry, no-fuss party, i would like to say that the funniest thing about your results must be the 66.6% votes won.

sylvia lim, it'd be nice to see you in parliament. we could do with some female voices among the testorone-charged voices seemingly hell-bent on bringing their fellows in the opposition down. take the NCMP seat please. at least we know you don't secretly fantasise about your maid or have post-modernist photographic tendencies.

the brightest idea of the elections must go to dr chee soon juan, who got around his ban on speaking at rallies because of his bankruptcy by emailing his sister [also his party-mate] and getting the email read out at the rally. he then cleverly engineers a belated appearance at the rally and blows manly kisses at his supporters. as an internationally-acclaimed face of Singapore's democracy, we are proud as a nation of his great contribution to the people, such as his attempted hunger strike. which failed because he got too hungry.

i realised that i might get into trouble for all this but hey, i might as well do this before i turn 18.

the PAP gives 'lift-upgrading' a whole new meaning when the Senior Minister pops into Hougang and Potong Pasir to give the PAP challengers a personal lift. unfortunately, the ruling party's attempts to raise the stakes in the two SMCs failed to significantly elevate their percentage of the votes.

SM Goh also took time out to comment that mr chiam has worked very hard but is too old and has to go. somehow, he seems to have an 'arsene wenger complex' [i.e. selective blindness] because i happen to know a certain superior of his who could fit that category as well. oh well. i'm sure the senior minister knows best when it comes to 'being too old'.

the biggest issue this election was not lift-upgrading or "first world" government vs opposition. rather, the loudest hoohaa was raised about an election form that decided to go-mezzing.

one step at a time, Singapore. one step at a time.