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CZT More than anything else. For all the lost words trapped between my teeth and underneath my tongue  |
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20110503     Back from Phuket w the one of the best ppl i've known. It's this feeling one gets after a holiday that makes one feel super down ): ** In light of the upcoming GE, this is the first time i'm slightly less apathetic to political scene in Sg. (Pardon me, i may come across as naive.) I used to think what was the point of elections when PAP is going to be the sole ruling party of Singapore for a long long time and whoever comes their way definitely stand no chance of winning. However things might have changed. The opposition has definitely attracted more attention in the recent years, wooing voters and (may/may not be) slowly showing us the true colours of PAP. "Mr Lee Kuan Yew says we need to be kicked to work harder. Mr Khaw tells us to send our elderly to old peoples’ homes in a foreign country. And Dr Balakrishnan refuses to increase support for the poorest of the poor, and then tells us to mind our own business when he overspends in the hundreds of millions of dollars" "The PAP has no morals and no moral authority to govern Singapore. Because it does not uphold the life and freedom of individuals. Its stubborn refusal to drop the death penalty - including mandatory death penalty for drug traffickers, giving judges no room to consider specific circumstances of a case - only reinforces this lack of respect for life. The PAP comes across as a party that looks more to numbers and statistics such as GDP growth and it will sacrifice lives and livelihoods in order to achieve those numbers. It runs Singapore as a corporation, a ruthless one at that. More evidence of this comes from the recent public tears of retired Minister Lim Boon Heng over the casino issue and his subsequent affirmation that casinos did benefit the economy. Sure, the PAP acknowledges that promotion of gambling could lead to the downfall of individuals and the breakup of families. But it's okay. The GDP will benefit. Its pegging of its Ministers' salaries to the GDP – whilst at the same time arguing till the cows come home just to increase public assistance to the poorest of the poor by $30 a month – only makes the PAP all the more immoral." Few excerpts that got me thinking. Granted, the PAP has done several wonderful things w our economy but when it boils down to the people and their voices, i can't help but noticed the relevant points coming from the opposition. Considering that my estate is under Aljunied GRC which is said to be the hot seat in this election really makes me wonder, what the outcome will be/ whether the outcome will really affect us as a whole community. Will we really pay a price if the opposition takes over? Wished i actually read more about all of these if i knew that Sg politics was one of the main topics discussed for my interview. Talking about it makes me feel depressed alrdy. Thinking about how others ... Oh nevermind ... |