ELECTIONS

General elections, the hottest topic in town which garnered the voices of singaporeans. seldom do we witness such united voices coming together to speak up. politics has taken a twist in the local scenes where the younger generations spoke with forces stronger than before.

debates have gone strong and powerful this election, becoming coffee talks in between the routines of daily life. exciting, emotional and debated everywhere, bringing us to ponder over many issues that occurred in the past and going forward. Being in the only GRC with walkover, there wasn't any headache to start off with but nonetheless watching excitedly from the sideline. my dad was the most anxious of the results, staying tuned from 10pm through the night to watch the release. he was satisfied of the results and even woke up early to heartily debate with us in the morning.

the government has indeed done many things for our country, achievements we cannot close our eyes and hearts upon. certain actions have to be taken even at the dissatisfaction of our citizens to bring this little dot to worldwide recognition. nonetheless, there are definately certain issues where i am unable to agree upon. the one thing that struck me the hardest this election was the apology by the PM. respect. many controversials have struck on this issue where some argued it is part of the tactic, but i stick firmly to my respect for him. knowing how much and how difficult it is for anyone to apologize, yet for the first time in history, an apology was received from the top personally. i believe there is a certain awakening by the government that they have to be more accountable for actions or mistakes taken. as widely advocated recently, do not be so quick to defend the policies, take a moment to reflect and think whether was it a mistake.

despite the way the constituencies are drawn out, despite the short notice, the opposition has fought well and fought to the very end of this election. kudos to all for putting up such a strong fight which showed how powerful the people believe that more voices should be heard in the parliment. kudos to the opposition for bringing on people of reputable and respectable standards to increase the credibility of the opposition. kudos to Mr Chiam See Tong for being so dedicated to serving singapore. definately, the opposition does not have the calibre to rule the country but we just need more voices to heard from within. specifically, many voices of the heartily debated marine parade and aljunied GRCs, have been voiced. with some taking a personal grudge against a particular person in the team, it can pull down a stronghold singlyhandedly to just 50+% from a formerly 70+%. despite feeling horribly mean at times, i can't dislodge my personal unhappiness against the team led by one of the highly respected man in our country.

for aljunied, the voices are probably strong enough to tell the sentiments of the people. definately, a pity for all, losing an excellent foreign minister and 2nd to finance minister but that calls for more flexibility in the system where the members of parliment should be truly capable people and not just those called in from being simply shielded by being an a GRC.

all in all, there are too many afterthoughts of 2011 General Elections. the next 5 years will be where actions will be taken, implemented and for results to show. it is now just the start.