Election Fever

Damn! Apparently, the old joker Gerakan president was at my condo for an election ceramah on Thursday. His son is contesting at the Batu Parliamentary seat, so he was there to lend his support. Yes, we always catch a glimpse of his antics on TV, but it would have been great to see him speak in person, live. Where was I? I was in Singapore la.... for work, and as usual I would pay customary visit to OneSeven, since Towelclub is now closed. It was crowded in the dimly lit maze. Unlike MY and TH, SG guys are not shy at all; they walk around with pride and don't cover themselves, they moan out loud unashamedly (which sets the mood), plus the maze area isn't exactly pitch dark.... which is good for free live show. A couple of guys seems to sniffing something, ... what do they call it? Amyl nitrite? It smelt like somekind of chlorox detergent... hmmm... sorry, i've digressed.

Now, where was I? Oh yes, elections.... today, it was the opposition candidate who made his rounds. Got nothing to do, so go and listen lor.

I've pretty much made up my mind who I'm going to vote for, although I'm not voting in Batu. I'd like to urge my fellow friends to seriously exercise their rights and responsibility as a citizen to vote. If it's too late for you to vote because you hadn't bothered to register, then make sure you register yourself for the elections after this one. If you think the current government is doing a great job, then vote for it as a sign of encouragement. If you think that things are not right about the way your neighbourhood, your state or this country is being handled and managed, and you want change, then vote for the opposition, or the best man to do the job. If you are not bothered to vote, then don't ever complain about the economy, about rising prices, about corruption or lost opportunities or discrimination etc etc because you have essentially no right to complain because you didn't exercise your rights to vote.