Which way to lean?

I'm so glad to experience one of the most exciting times in Singapore - the general election! After so many years, it's no more Tanjong Pagar GRC, no more walkover! And the opposition party contesting this ward is the hammer party, one of the more worthy opponents. We finally have a choice!

So many firsts for me! I saw for the first time, our minister MP standing outside of the mrt station early in the morning on nomination day, though he looked a bit awkward. He dropped by twice this week, which beat the total number of times i saw him in the last 5 years.

After a long wait, the hammer candidate came last evening. The guy knocking on our door looked decent enough and before we could react, this samsui woman looking lady appeared (i found out earlier from the party's website that she's 35. There was total silence from the opposition contestants except for the posters hanging on lamp posts with some on the ground, so i took the initiative to find out about them). She introduced herself as the opposition candidate. My mom went up to say hello in mandarin but she replied in Teochew and continued in the dialect to this old lady who was pissed. My mom was offended to be taken for the older generation (though she really is) which speaks nothing but dialects, and the most shocked to learn about her age.

From their newsletter, however, it is apparent that the party has a clear object (which is always easier for the underdog). With a fat campaigning budget, the incumbent's newsletter has many more pages, and is full of colorful pictures & slogans, but all i can see is they will carry on the status quo. Maybe they have done such a fantastic job, there's no room for further improvement. There's no personal address to residents.

It's indeed a difficult choice.

On a separate note, with McDull's good height and calibre, he can easily fit into the shoes of at least 2 ministers in the near future when he receives his pink IC. He speaks Cantonese and only Cantonese which doesn't seem to matter since the majority of Singaporean Chinese can speak the dialect too, plus HK dramas are so popular here. He prefers to remain as an FT for now, but may opt for PR which gives him almost all of the same rights.