GE2011 Results

Stayed up till 4am to watch GE2011 results! As some will say,"This is more exciting than the World Cup!"

Yam Ah Mee was totally entertaining. Now he even has his own fan-made remix on Youtube.

Anyway, I'm pretty happy with the results. People who deserved to win, won (more about TPL later). WP took additional 5 seats which is like more than the opposition ever held since independence. It is indeed a breakthrough in our political landscape and they deserve credit for that. I think no one really doubts the PAP's capability to run a government well, but majority would agree that a few more seats should be given to the opposition to check the PAP, and no one deserves it better than the WP. On the other hand, I'm annoyed that it is at the expanse of George Yeo. Even more annoying is the WP's initiative to steer guilty voters to the notion "George Yeo for President". Please. President has no power. Such a capable man. He should be the next Prime Minister. It is unknown what George Yeo's future is now, but I reckon he will make a comeback.

Now on the topic of TPL. When a certain friend asked me to vote for Nicole Seah, I was like no, it's not my business cuz it's not my constituency. I don't know for what reason I thought I was abandoned to Joo Chiat SMC. Only on polling day that I realised that I was still under Marine Parade GRC (heng!). Although I wasn't about to change my mind but I guess that made the decision a lot easier. I don't doubt Nicole Seah's potential, but that chick should have joined WP instead. There was absolutely no way I was going to vote SM Goh out just so TPL will be out. It's absolutely ridiculous. If TPL and SM don't deserve to be in, then what makes a warehouse assistant with no experience governing more deserving?

Moving on, what's done is done. People should accept the results and move on. I still see a petition to remove TPL as MP floating around Facebook. How childish. Do you actually think the government will listen to a petty petition like that? PAP are not stupid people. They wouldn't bring TPL in if they didn't think she has potential. Just give her time man. It ain't easy to make a decision to step into politics and to stay after all that backlash. And I think that if she doesn't perform within these few years, PAP will auto-kick her too.