This piece of 1Oz 999 fine silver Aljunied GRC medallion you see in this picture is one of a very limited 300 pieces specially made to celebrate The Workers' Party's victory in the GRC on 7th May 2011 General Election. Every piece have a unique certification number and is definitely an item that guests who attend 7th Month dinner functions in Aljunied GRC would look out for...those that were able to invite the opposition MPs of course!
It is not available for sale, therefore, you cannot buy it from any retailers. It is instead, given as a gift to the organizers of the 7th Month dinner functions that the opposition Aljunied GRC MPs attends,for them to auction off. All the proceeds from the auction goes to the organizers.
This particular piece that I had with me in the picture above was auctioned off earlier this evening for $13,800.00 .
This is a new record for this item..the highest bid so far. I wonder if it has got anything to do with the ongoing issue in Aljunied GRC (See Link :Media Release on Use of Public Sites in Aljunied GRC).
I am really glad and appreciative of the fact that there are many people on the ground who are supportive of WP, despite the current unlevel ground situation.
Sorry I took so long to update again..I was living out the hangover' from the GE and busy with some stuff.
Let me touch a bit on the supporters..The supporters who came to our rallies were wonder and creative people..
They came and bring along with them all sorts of display to show their message..I don't know about you, but I know exactly what they were pointing at :)
Here comes our big boss looking tired from a multitude of campaigning activities.
...and look at these two buddies of mine...do you think they look more tired than our boss? :P
You must have saw the flower garlands hanging on our candidates' necks..they were all from WP supporters. However, supporters cannot hang them directly on the candidates and after consultation with the rally site Police, we decided that our volunteers will help the supporters do so. Due to the lack of time, everything must be properly organized while the candidates were speaking on stage..
The flowers were quickly presented in less than 2 minutes..
When the candidates were talking on stage, any info updates are done the traditional way..
One observation I made during this GE campaign was that my perception that our young do not have any interest in politics could be wrong. During our walk about in Moulmein-Kallang, a group of Primary School kids went up to discuss national issues with Uncle George at his preambulating vehicle and also waited all the way till our candidates return from their walks. Well..not all kids got the opportunity to learn about the General Elections in this way!
Read part1 here: http://tttansg.blogspot.com/2011/06/general-election-2011-from-my.html
