And the heavens opened...
So, after an intensive week of campaigning which saw no major issues that one would imagine a democratic and developed nation would debate about, the Singapore GE 2006 has drawn to a close with the opposition gaining grounds but the PAP retains is rule over Singapore.
The heavens are weeping for Singapore..definitely, for it poured right when the results were streaming out from Mediacorp. But it is of relief that Mr Peanuts did not succeed in the opposition wards, that the opposition voice shall remain strong, that Singaporeans are still thinking.
I did not get to vote and damn it. I just could not stand the high-hand methods used: through packages which arrived early (1 day after nomination day in fact), through using lifts and estate upgrading and other carrots, through personal attack on their strongest opponent and the slate of newbies that use big words without considering their apperances and image on TV.
Damn it that the rallies turnout did not translate into actual votes.And a big DAMMNIT to Mediacorp for the f***-up coverage during the entire election campaign period that was totally lobe-sided and helped to drum up and stage the entire JG incident. Who started it, who pressed on nonsensically, who changed tune halfway through when they realised some words used may not be correct, and who knew that they screwed up the whole wayang show and decides to help the voters "refocus" their attention? This whole saga went like a porrly-scripted drama right out of Caldecott Hill...
The newspaper were slightly better in that if you read the entire article, it seems a little more balanced towards the end, but the headlines, leads and initial paragraphs simply puts the Tony-overseeing publisher's papers to shame for their credibility and objecivity.
Another reason to reject journalism as my specialisation for I will never be able to tolerate myself reporting in that manner.
Some party keeps campaigning on their track records which shoudl not be valid in a GE for it is not a fair comparison; the same party keeps using their ministerial jobs as reasoning, not as an MP for that constituency; and the same party keeps sueing another party that Singaporeans don't really care about already; the same party claimed that Chiam is 71 and it is time to rest, but they forgot about their oldest candidate who will jump out of his grave if he needs to; the same party threw out massive funds to contest, and the uncontested wards are just supposed to regret that they don't get a chance to be enticed?
I am sick. Truly sick of this country covered in white cloth, struck by lightning.
BTW, pq and jas, james wants to kiss you:
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
So, after an intensive week of campaigning which saw no major issues that one would imagine a democratic and developed nation would debate about, the Singapore GE 2006 has drawn to a close with the opposition gaining grounds but the PAP retains is rule over Singapore.
The heavens are weeping for Singapore..definitely, for it poured right when the results were streaming out from Mediacorp. But it is of relief that Mr Peanuts did not succeed in the opposition wards, that the opposition voice shall remain strong, that Singaporeans are still thinking.
I did not get to vote and damn it. I just could not stand the high-hand methods used: through packages which arrived early (1 day after nomination day in fact), through using lifts and estate upgrading and other carrots, through personal attack on their strongest opponent and the slate of newbies that use big words without considering their apperances and image on TV.
Damn it that the rallies turnout did not translate into actual votes.And a big DAMMNIT to Mediacorp for the f***-up coverage during the entire election campaign period that was totally lobe-sided and helped to drum up and stage the entire JG incident. Who started it, who pressed on nonsensically, who changed tune halfway through when they realised some words used may not be correct, and who knew that they screwed up the whole wayang show and decides to help the voters "refocus" their attention? This whole saga went like a porrly-scripted drama right out of Caldecott Hill...
The newspaper were slightly better in that if you read the entire article, it seems a little more balanced towards the end, but the headlines, leads and initial paragraphs simply puts the Tony-overseeing publisher's papers to shame for their credibility and objecivity.
Another reason to reject journalism as my specialisation for I will never be able to tolerate myself reporting in that manner.
Some party keeps campaigning on their track records which shoudl not be valid in a GE for it is not a fair comparison; the same party keeps using their ministerial jobs as reasoning, not as an MP for that constituency; and the same party keeps sueing another party that Singaporeans don't really care about already; the same party claimed that Chiam is 71 and it is time to rest, but they forgot about their oldest candidate who will jump out of his grave if he needs to; the same party threw out massive funds to contest, and the uncontested wards are just supposed to regret that they don't get a chance to be enticed?
I am sick. Truly sick of this country covered in white cloth, struck by lightning.
BTW, pq and jas, james wants to kiss you:
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
1 Comments:
ermmm but he's arrested already??? hahaha jas is willing to go through everything with him, thick and thin. :)
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Anonymous, at May 07, 2006 10:43 PM
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