Election Rumble
Friday, May 05, 2006
Election's up in another 6 hours (Sat, 6 May 2006) and the political groups were out in full force to rally as many votes as they could. While not a voter because 1) I'm a permanent resident 2) it's a walkover in my constituency, I got caught up in the quiet amusement of being an observer to the whirlwind of gutter politics. It felt like a pillow fight with feathers flying all over . Hopefully, this will not cloud voters' vision in making the best informed choice.
I caught the latest Party Political Broadcast on Thursday over the radio. The People's Action Party (PAP) representative as well as Chairman, Mr Lim Boon Heng was up next with his speech. In the midst of all the highly charged sentiments, I can not say that I was agreeable with some of the ruling party's (PAP's) ideas. In fact, I was bordering on apathy. As Mr Lim spoke, I sat back quietly and wondered what other stuff could he possbility bring up that I'd not heard before. Then...
*rumble*
I sat up. What was that background sound I just heard? A little while after...
*growl*
I adjusted the headphone. Moments later...
*rrrrrr*
Did the poor man have his dinner? Briefly, the cold and collected front of the PAP vanished and I felt terribly sorry for Mr Lim. He was no longer a politician, just a regular person working very hard while having to run on fumes. Guess no matter which side you're on, what group you're with, what kind of political sentiments you have, we're all still human. Unfortunately, we tend to forget that. |
