This comes a little late as it's hard to peel my eyes of election related news online these days. And with the rallies in full force, it just gets so much more action packed.
Was at the WP rally at Hougang earlier, a very 1st election rally I've been to. Well, my family had nv had to vote since I dunno when (1991 I supposed), not even this time round, so we really nv had to talk politics. Atmosphere was great with random ppl shouting support and boo-ing the govt. There was prolly 20 to 30K ppl there and I est that half the ppl I knew was there. Saw at least 20 ppl I know, not counting those that I couldn't spot amid the crazy crowd.
Back to Nomination Day craziness, actually I wasn't that crazy lah. I actually missed all the drama at my nomination centre cos I was stationed by the Notice Board. Seriously, our only view was the notice board and nothing else. Can't even see the crowd, can only occasionally hear them.
Now for my fav moments at Tao Nan School Nomination Centre:
- fellow reporter asking me what she should file for her prob 4th live report of the day. "How about I'm sweating like a pig, my hair is messy and my makeup is melting?"
- someone telling me SM Goh will be giving a doorstop interview later right where we are stationed. I asked him how he knew. He said, "I met him in the toilet and asked him if he can give a doorstop and he said yes." Wow. Maybe I should have stalked Tin Pei Ling or Nicole Seah in the toilet.
- While waiting for the Returning Officer to announce the confirmed lineup, all the reporters were wondering what was taking so long, and we came up with various stories of how Ms Tin is having an early showdown with Ms Seah.
- Following on that, a fellow not-to-be-quoted reporter said, "Did u see Tin Pei Ling's VPL? TPL VPL. She wear white damn obvious lah." That was a male reporter.
- When the various candidates are making their speeches and it was TPL's turn, the crowd goes "Kate Spade! Kate Spade!"
That was all I can remember for now.
Seriously, although PAP have like 3/4 times more supporters than the opposition combined, their supporters do not have as much viction as the oppo's supporters. Just by listening to their cheers and jeers, I would have thought that they were similar in strength, sometimes the oppo seemed even louder than the PAP supporters.
But if the numbers were anything to go by, it's prob an indication of the actual votes each party would get. Having louder dissenting voice, does not mean u can win.
It doesn't matter whether u draw the cross with a fat marker pen or a thin pencil, it is still one cross.
Friday, April 29, 2011
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Let the smearing begin
The event of the year is here! Like finally... In fact I've been waiting for it for a while.
Tomorrow is the start of the real action, and I think I might get too excited to sleep properly tonight.
These days, all I tend to talk about is politics. That is something I'd never imagine myself doing 5 years ago. But I'm truly glad to be part of this very exciting elections that seems promising of some real breakthrough.
All the opposition vigour and conviction of fightly against the odds have somehow rubbed off me. I don't think I can feel the same on the white-on-white camp except that most of the time they come out as very defensive.
How is one supposed to make a choice? Based on reports you see in the media? Based on what u see online? Based on looks/age/gender/race/gut feelings? What if the choice doesn't really give you REAL choice?
While I agree with the need more more alternative voices, I do not believe in condoning bad voices. So then, how do I make my choice?
A friend has suggested I blog more to share some of my personal experience since I've got the chance to have real personal contact with the different camps. Actually I would very much like to have a personal document of this as well. But I'm one who need to think thru my post thoroughly before I can post and after a long day at work with overflowing info and thereafter staring at computer screen and listening and re-listening soundbites, I tend to get too tired to sit down and sort out my thoughts for a coherent post. Nonetheless, I shall try.
This election is the 1st time I am eligible to vote (it still remains to be seen if I get to vote tho). This election is the 1st I get to cover as a journalist. It's going to be tough, it's going to be tiring, but now, I'm rearing to go!
Tomorrow is the start of the real action, and I think I might get too excited to sleep properly tonight.
These days, all I tend to talk about is politics. That is something I'd never imagine myself doing 5 years ago. But I'm truly glad to be part of this very exciting elections that seems promising of some real breakthrough.
All the opposition vigour and conviction of fightly against the odds have somehow rubbed off me. I don't think I can feel the same on the white-on-white camp except that most of the time they come out as very defensive.
How is one supposed to make a choice? Based on reports you see in the media? Based on what u see online? Based on looks/age/gender/race/gut feelings? What if the choice doesn't really give you REAL choice?
While I agree with the need more more alternative voices, I do not believe in condoning bad voices. So then, how do I make my choice?
A friend has suggested I blog more to share some of my personal experience since I've got the chance to have real personal contact with the different camps. Actually I would very much like to have a personal document of this as well. But I'm one who need to think thru my post thoroughly before I can post and after a long day at work with overflowing info and thereafter staring at computer screen and listening and re-listening soundbites, I tend to get too tired to sit down and sort out my thoughts for a coherent post. Nonetheless, I shall try.
This election is the 1st time I am eligible to vote (it still remains to be seen if I get to vote tho). This election is the 1st I get to cover as a journalist. It's going to be tough, it's going to be tiring, but now, I'm rearing to go!
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