Tuesday, May 03, 2011 @ 8:56 PM: what i learnt about myself
As much as I would not want to join in the endless note writings on facebook, now I'm typing an entry on a bit of my views regarding me and the GE (I would not say who I am voting for and why... and I wouldn't want to sway any opinions anyway, since we are entitled to our own views and judgement)
It is a GE that I have paid a lot of attention to. I remember ever since the boundaries report was released by the Elections Dept, I went to analyse the different pockets and districts in which each falls under, and realised a few big changes, not only the much-hyped moving of 20,000 odd oppo ground from aljunied to ang mo kio, but also the splitting up of a few SMCs in sengkang (which houses voters who just got their new flats ten to five years ago at more reasonable prices), and the creation of Nee Soon GRC where it was suspected that a few SMCs there may have oppo presence increased there... among some other observations where Bukit Panjang is an odd looking constituency (my friend stays in Bt Panjang and is in Holland-Bt Timah) and Joo Chiat is not exactly the real Joo Chiat and shld be called Siglap. I remember days of scrutiny at the oppo candidates which are really surprising, people like Chen, Vincent to Tan joining the fray, setting the stage for an exciting elections.
Ok... now I shall go back to the topic abt myself and the GE and what I have learnt abt the GE!
1. I realise truly that I am an idealist, and a lot of my thoughts confirmed that.
In believing a world where parties can monitor each other, a world where the poorest will be covered and not subject to painful circumstances, a world where jobs will always be there for locals to take up, I am an idealist. Knowing that it is almost impossible to achieve, but at least an effort should be made towards achieving these ideals as a government in my opinion.
2. My values have been based on sincerity, frankness (accountability) and true conviction with no hypocrisy.
How I got angry with online smearing of candidates, how I hated discussions which went off course about how one should vote according to their upgrading priority, how the lack of humility on some part of the candidates really made me wonder what gave them the right to do so. And reflecting on myself to know what truly ticks me and what I admire in people - the very sense of willingness to do things they truly want to do, the desire to help the less privileged.
3. Further believing in my conviction that a life can only be considered a life if you are not living only to live - one has to live to serve a purpose - be it for the big aspirations of helping the poor and less privileged, doing research for the particular breakthrough, living to love others and revelling in the joy when you know you make someone's day. If one is to survive to just see money coming in and enjoying his/her life in the riches without considering the rest around u, I wouldn't be so envious of it.
thank you for bringing me memories...
