By Election for Hougang

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verykiasu2010:

well said hokkiengirl! some more hokkiengirl can write very well .... thought may be you only write in hokkien


one thing that pisses off lots of people is the vengeful setbacks given to HG voters when they first voted in the opposition

c'mon, are't they fellow citizens ? don't they pay income tax and gst ? don't they contribute to the economy ? so why victimize them ? even the rain rains on both the righteous and the wicked, and so does the sun shines.

no upgrading for HDB flats ? withdrawal of bus services, remember ? now, who own the HDB or the bus company ? are they owned by a political party ? stat boards are supposed to be separate from politics, right ? likewise civil servants are clearly not political party based

I think PAP despite having done a good job running the country VERY well since self government (even before being kicked out from M'sia)....but has been very stupid.

If they have put HG first in the priority in upgrading and with more convenient services (buses and everything else) introduced, they could have won back HG long ago....but then they played their card wrongly, always rubbed the wrong way, being reactive rather than accommodating and looking out for their welfare. Giving LTK great amount of ammunition for 20 years and built up so much resentment among citizens over 20 years. Now people can always judge the PAP to be very vindictive. Even sorry could be too late.

Sometime politicians need to have paradigm shift too and think out of the box, including ballot boxes, and do some unconventional things.

:goodpost:

precisely what Pritam and Sylvia from WP has been saying the past few days. These tactics are outdated and should no longer be used to punish or threaten people exercising their right to choose their choice of MP.

We are all Singaporeans :hugs:

[Chenonceau]

verykiasu2010:

well said hokkiengirl! some more hokkiengirl can write very well .... thought may be you only write in hokkien


one thing that pisses off lots of people is the vengeful setbacks given to HG voters when they first voted in the opposition

c'mon, are't they fellow citizens ? don't they pay income tax and gst ? don't they contribute to the economy ? so why victimize them ? even the rain rains on both the righteous and the wicked, and so does the sun shines.

no upgrading for HDB flats ? withdrawal of bus services, remember ? now, who own the HDB or the bus company ? are they owned by a political party ? stat boards are supposed to be separate from politics, right ? likewise civil servants are clearly not political party based

I think PAP despite having done a good job running the country VERY well since self government (even before being kicked out from M'sia)....but has been very stupid.

If they have put HG first in the priority in upgrading and with more convenient services (buses and everything else) introduced, they could have won back HG long ago....but then they played their card wrongly, always rubbed the wrong way, being reactive rather than accommodating and looking out for their welfare. Giving LTK great amount of ammunition for 20 years and built up so much resentment among citizens over 20 years. Now people can always judge the PAP to be very vindictive. Even sorry could be too late.

Sometime politicians need to have paradigm shift too and think out of the box, including ballot boxes, and do some unconventional things.

:goodpost:

[verykiasu2010]

alamak, please note, I have NO political affiliation or leaning.

[MMM]

firefly38:

Not some 'lusty' old women that some of you paint them to be.. :roll:

Lusty???? You should witness how some aunties are good at making those loud whistles and \"cat\"? calls.... then you know what they are capable of :yikes: But they are probably in their 60's.

I suppose at 77, they don't do such things. My mil is also a HG voter in her early 70's and she does not show that.

[LOLMum]

verykiasu2010:

alamak, please note, I have NO political affiliation or leaning.

你啱人！

[hokkiengirl]

verykiasu2010:

Sometime politicians need to have paradigm shift too and think out of the box, including ballot boxes, and do some unconventional things.

I agree. I also agree that the recent political changes have actually been good for the government. More on its toes and more ready to engage. I just wish we could all be gracious about it and not resort to nasty name-calling, rumour-mongering and general unpleasantness. That applies to both sides ah.

I wish I could write in Hokkien! I shall be content with singing Hokkien songs...

[Chenonceau]

verykiasu2010:

alamak, please note, I have NO political affiliation or leaning.

I also dun have, though I used to defend PAP. But your post makes sense.

[verykiasu2010]

hokkiengirl:

verykiasu2010:

Sometime politicians need to have paradigm shift too and think out of the box, including ballot boxes, and do some unconventional things.

I agree. I also agree that the recent political changes have actually been good for the government. More on its toes and more ready to engage. I just wish we could all be gracious about it and not resort to nasty name-calling, rumour-mongering and general unpleasantness. That applies to both sides ah.

I wish I could write in Hokkien! I shall be content with singing Hokkien songs...

'tee oh oh' ........

[Pris.011283tang]

concern2:

Pris.tang:

The one who helped me alot at a period of time when there was no election going on he step in to really help, i even contacted him via email. once things were on track for me he emailed me again 2weeks later to see how i was holding up this is truly 1 person who cares

Yes, I'd agree that when help comes in this form, it is indeed special. Um...how long ago was that har?

around 2008.

[hokkiengirl]

Chenonceau:

Intermezzo:

Of course, there's nothing wrong with wanting better textbooks and better resources.

This is all I need to know... that even detractors acknowledge this is good.

Actually, it's kinda off topic, but since we are all here...

I think what I would want would be a really comprehensive textbook with practically EVERYTHING that can be tested found inside. Then, even if the teachers are awful (not so uncommon nows-adays) and there isn't enough time to cover the syallbus, the kids who are willing to put in the effort to master the textbook would be rewarded for their diligence during the exams. And if the kid is bo-chap, then so be it. It's a personal choice.

Actually, if you think about it, that's how we were tested in Uni? The lecturer gives a tons of notes and those who bother doing the work end up answering the question better. Even if the lecturer was totally inept, it was ok cos we knew we would be all right once we did the work!!!!

Ok, ok, :offtopic: I slap myself on the wrist first. Bad, bad Hokkien Girl!