Punggol East By-Election coming ? MP steps down

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concern2:

Was the first time since 1996 I attended WP rally. Waded beyond the hard ground into the pool of mud, getting my slippers stuck every now and then was no joke. It was too dark to see how the ground was like but I continued to head towards the light and the crowd. I had to take care not to splatter dirt onto other people.

:rahrah: Kudos to you for going through the mud therapy last night. Hope you had a good time and didn't regret spending time there.

The PAP rally brought the rain, and it didn't stop until right before WP rally started. What strange timing that was. As I peered out of the window at the never ending showers earlier in the day, my mom blurted, \"The rain will stop for the good people.\" And it did.
It was raining since the night before and the entire day was drizzling...but we were rather determined to go to the rally. I was never the hardcore. But having attended WP rallies since the GE at Yio Chu Kang stadium, followed by HG by-election, they got my engagement. I can never imagine myself clapping or cheering for them during my 1st rally at YCK stadium. I thought those people who do that must be hardcore and frankly I felt uncomfortable and felt I will never do that. But guess what.... I found myself doing it spontaneously (as what they say resonates with me)...I was waving their flags, cheering them and I even wanted to buy a hammer But... the place I was standing last night.. though lots of supporters but the quieter type.... I told dh that I felt \"suppressed\". If only the field was dry, that would have been a very engaging time. Bet you can hear the entire field cheering for them on their own free will.

The crowd was slow to arrive. I suspect that to be due to accessibility. Streams of people arrived in batches as I watched from my window. Each LRT could only carry that many people each time. Many old folks were there to listen to what is not available through MSM. There was light drizzle when I joined the crowd, and was surprised few were using umbrellas for fear of blocking others' views. Some old folks had already made themselves comfortable there earlier with cardboards and chairs to sit on. Most people ground themselves to a spot that has no puddle, and when someone tries to move in the crowd, we would have to pluck our feet off the ground to give way. The crickets hopped amongst our feet, trying to find their way to safer grounds.


I didn't stay throughout, but long enough to see camera flashes from the flat nearby. Each time LTK came up to speak, there would be bursts of party pops with reflective papers sparkling above our heads. When he greeted us and we responded with a unanimous and spontaneous ”好！“， I heard it echoing through the blocks of surrounding flats...

Ok, gota go, fill u guys in later..

Please share how your ride was in getting here - for those who came from other places!

We actually target to be there by 8pm as based on dh's past experience, the hot speakers are usually there at 9pm. But there are alot of speakers that I enjoy in WP eg. CSM, Pritam and even Ah Huat is more polished this time round. So 8pm seems just right. When we went there, the LRT crowd was manageable... On the train, we overheard another old couple who came from Boon Keng and was trying to ask for directions to the Rumbia station. Once there, we followed the crowd, sound and quickly found the site. The crowd started to build up when it was nearer to 8.45pm. We were standing near the driveway area so we saw LTK alighting from the car and everyone started to clap. We also saw a reporter who was asking supporters if they are residents, etc...

We started walking towards the LRT direction when it was 9.50pm when Sylvia was talking. Once her speech ended, we were at the station... Paiseh :oops: .... it is the first time for me on LRT and was shocked to realised that it is only 2 carriage... So didn't want to get caught in the human crowd when going back.

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raysusan:

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Serious???? I watched the live streaming...Not very engaging and even saw people walking off...

[concern2]

I didn't attend the RP rally tonight. Did anyone catch the live telecast? I left house soon after 7pm, took a look around and noticed there were more police on patrol than spectators. Just got home around 9.30, and there's a very small crowd I see from afar. Had to settle kids for school tomoro, and just logged on. CNA's live is already off? before 10pm :?

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concern2:

I didn't attend the RP rally tonight. Did anyone catch the live telecast? I left house soon after 7pm, took a look around and noticed there were more police on patrol than spectators. Just got home around 9.30, and there's a very small crowd I see from afar. Had to settle kids for school tomoro, and just logged on. CNA's live is already off? before 10pm :?

Read about KJ potentially wanted to call off today's rally because he was concerned about his safety and those of the people attending that even the Singapore police and...INTERPOL were involved.

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MMM:

We started walking towards the LRT direction when it was 9.50pm when Sylvia was talking. Once her speech ended, we were at the station... Paiseh :oops: .... it is the first time for me on LRT and was shocked to realised that it is only 2 carriage... So didn't want to get caught in the human crowd when going back.

I know! I was already making my way back when LLL was speaking -That's earlier than you! Because of how I made my way there, I feared the worst scenario with the mud on my way back with the crowd! And I actually nearly fell on a gentleman! :oops: So how? Did u enjoy your LRT ride? Did u have to wait long? I saw a row of cars outside my flat, took at least half hour to clear.

[3Boys]

What concerns me more than the opposition parties is the way the supporters support the opposition parties, and the reasons for which they do so. All the pressure on the SDP to withdraw from the hustings and threats on the rest, and not a whisper from WP leadership about it…an opportunity to seize the moral high ground, missed.

[pirate]

MMM:

and...INTERPOL were involved.

Interpol demoted by KJ to jaga duties. :rotflmao:

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3Boys:

What concerns me more than the opposition parties is the way the supporters support the opposition parties, and the reasons for which they do so. All the pressure on the SDP to withdraw from the hustings and threats on the rest, and not a whisper from WP leadership about it.....an opportunity to seize the moral high ground, missed.

WP never put any pressure on other parties to withdraw. The WP leadership already said that anyone has the right to contest. What more you want them to say? If by \"pressure\", you mean reading voter sentiments on the grounds and realizing that they will likely lose their deposits on top of making a complete jackass out of themselves, thus rendering the SDP unelectable in the next general election...

As for the alleged threats. Well, they could have come from anybody. What I find more disturbing is the insinuation without a single shred of evidence that the threats came from the WP camp. This is what I call \"dirty politics\". We don't need this kind of nonsense in Singapore.

[Harlequin]

pirate:

We don't need this kind of nonsense in Singapore.

Too late, it's already everywhere!

[Joule]

3Boys:

What concerns me more than the opposition parties is the way the supporters support the opposition parties, and the reasons for which they do so. All the pressure on the SDP to withdraw from the hustings and threats on the rest, and not a whisper from WP leadership about it.....an opportunity to seize the moral high ground, missed.

So, who pressured the SDP to withdraw?

You mean....it wasn't CSJ's decision? :nailbite:

Anyone can call anyone and say anything.

And on the topic of dirty politics;

1) CST's O level results were announced to the public to discredit and embarrass him

2) JBJ and CSJ were sued to bankruptcy, many others have been threatened with defamation lawsuits

3) TLH was called a chinese chauvinist and a threat to national security, also sued

4) smear campaigns on recent opposition candidates, PNG = failed businessman?

5) transferring administration of public land from town council to PA?

6) Losing PAP candidates becoming 'grassroots advisers'?

7) WP TC gets red flag over admin matters, but hey, it didn't lose money investing in Lehman, you know

We don't need this kind of nonsense in Singapore.