General Election 2011 from my perspective..(Part 1)

I haven't updated my blog for almost a month..most people(for example, my Boss Kelvin Fong) would think that after GE 2011, I should be very free..I would have thought so too..but I was really so wrong. In fact, I became more busy than during the GE campaign.
Before I joined WP, I was actively involved in GE as a spectator. This was the 1st time I was so fully involved that i've no opportunity to go check out other opposition's rallies altough I would very much love to..in fact, I even have to give a few WP rallies a miss!
Allow me to bring you thru' the whole process of what I went thru' from right before the GE 2011. When the boundaries were announced,I could start to feel the changes in the pace of things..In fact, in the earlier part of March 2011, suddenly discovered a new back drop at Workers' Party HQ.
Then the pace for walks increased, especially in the locations that WP may possibly contest in..I was happily helping out a Bro who had 'booked' me to help him out for his campaign..

One fine day, I was summoned to a secret location in Singapore and given my appointment and introduced to my new team..since I am staying in Moulmein-Kallang GRC, I was appointed as the Principal Election Agent of the team!

These are my 4 candidates for Moulmein-Kallang GRC..As the PEA, I am attached to the team leader of the M-K team, Mr Rahizan.

We started visited homes at such a pace that would put any real estate agent to shame..(ermm...BTW,I am a real estate agent :P)..

As a matter of fact, I walked so much until i had 2 pairs of jeans ended up like this..

We do not know when the queue for rally site actually began at Cantonment Police Complex(seems to me that the aunties queing for PAP knows), but this GE 2011, with a stroke of luck, WP got the 1st position in the queue!

I got to multi-tasked a few roles and got to experience as much as I can imagine what goes on in a political party during the GE campaign. I was also the proposer for my M-K candidates!

On Nomination Day, I walked with my candidates into our Nomination Centre at SCGS. I was surprised that the few of us walked into a group of media people that outnumbered our team!

After the Nomination was confirmed, I went with the candidates to speak to our supporters present and on national TV.. This was what I saw..

The WP umbrellas was one of the items brainstormed by Alfred & myself as a youth wing project that did not really get the full scale approval of the CEC, however, thanks to Swee Bee, it got to see the day light of Nomination Day and it helped to shield a number of Singaporeans(be it WP or PAP) from the unforgiving sun. This umbrella immediately became a sold-out item at every rally such that we have to keep ordering from the factory in batches. I almost could not even get my hand on a single piece of umbrella myself if not for a twist of fate(or I should say luck)..I am happy that the umbrella managed to help whoever that is holding them.
I got to see how press interviews can be held in a kopitiam(coffee shop)..

I got to rent and set up/ do up the 'preambulating vehicle'..

..got to see what the supporters/ sponsors gave..

We are really grateful to the supporters who turned up suddenly out of no-where and left as suddenly as the finished their job, like this uncle below. He was using a changkul to sharpen the flag poles for the hard Hougang field.

My Facebook Profile picture was changed to this..

Happy Vesak Day (韦塞节)

Dear family, friends and readers,

I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very Happy Vesak Day !

Final Day of Campaigning (WP Moulmein-Kallang GRC)

With the blink of an eye..
Today is the last day of campaigning for General Election 2011. Our Moulmein-Kallang GRC team have been walking the ground non-stop since this new GRC was drawn up barely 2 months ago. 


The response we gotten from the ground was wonderful and we even got a resident who presented our candidates with flower garlands today! It was indeed a very good encouragement to the team of members and volunteers such that they did not want to have lunch until we have achieved the objectives we set out for the day.


To all the residents of Moulmein-Kallang GRC, thank you very much for the support you have shown to us. We have tried our very best to reach out to you during the short duration that we have since the formation of this new GRC. We hope you can give us your support come polling day. To the rest of Singapore, think of the future that you and your children would like to have..would you like to have the best representation in a 1st World Parliament? 


You are our best secret weapon..

3rd Rally site for The Workers' Party in GE 2011

This is a very exciting General Election and I am actively involved as the Principal Election Agent for Moulmein-Kallang GRC team from The Workers' Party. One of the most interesting thing in my mind is how we managed to be 1st in the Queue for Rally Sites this year..the 1st time in History and now i finally understand the reason(s) behind it.


Our 1st rally was at the open field beside Blk 837 in Hougang. The 2nd was at Serangoon Stadium.

 After attending these 2 sessions, I have a conclusion in mind: There is a difference between this election and all those before..besides the number of seats contested that is. I noticed that this year, the Police blocked up a good number of car parks preventing visitors from attending the rally parking nearby. The roadside kerbs have cones placed along them to prevent roadside parking unlike last election.

*all photos from theonlinecitizen Facebook*

Anyway, our 3rd rally tomorrow 30th April 2011 is at Bedok Stadium from 7pm. Please try not to drive so as to avoid the disappointment of not being able to find parking, stuck in traffic jams etc..etc.
Thank you Singaporeans for the great support you have shown us so far! See you later! 

Attending a full month celebration of a newborn baby..

I have been busy with Workers' Party activities in the run up to the coming General Election.
Last weekend, in between WP activities, I attended a full month celebration of a baby boy. This is one of the rare occasions that I would shameless ask to attend someone else's party..


Well..it's like this..His dad is one of my close friend in the army and he had just passed away recently before the birth of his son. I am very concern about the situation and had wanted to see him when I knew that he was born. In the end, I decided that his full month celebration would be a more appropriate time for the visit.


I went to City Square Mall near my place to shop for a gift. The surprise I got was how I reacted when I first saw the gift that I chosen in the end and how I overcame it and added something to it..(see slideshow below)



This is the 1st time in my life I asked to attend a baby's full month celebration. There was this close friend who gave me the concept of "What's the point??The baby is not going to remember who you are nor what you did for him anyway!"..well, people got the right to think and do(or not do) what they prefer. 


Just by virtue of the fact that his daddy is a buddy of mine in the army, I just want to show my concern in my own way..whether the baby know anything is not an issue to me at all. I am just a bit disappointed with how materialistic this world have become..


I wish for the baby to grow up strong, smart and healthy just like his daddy!

What the Qingming Festival (清明节) means to me: Paying respects to my ancestors!

The below is a famous poem by Du Mu(杜牧):
清明时节雨纷纷
路上行人欲断魂
借问酒家何处有
牧童遥指杏花村
It describes the weather(rainy) during this period of the year and makes me wana have a few drinks :P~
Qingming Festival is a time for Chinese to pay respects to their ancestors.The only ancestors that I've met and known are my grandparents. Anything above that, the most I remembered was a photo of my great grand-parents. Ancestor worship do not have a significant meaning for me except for the fact that this is a Chinese tradition and I am a Chinese. Well..not exactly..I guess that is what the younger generation may feel,not me.
I still miss my Grandparents..very very much! My parents used to whack me up pretty badly when I was a kid and my grandparents were always my protection. I can see the same situation today in my family..suddenly my parents became very lenient with their grand children! I wonder if my child and nieces will see Qingming Festival the way I do when my parents move on, because I am the only one amongst all my siblings who still attend to the festival year after year.
Every year, when I arrive at the graveyard, I have to try to remember which blk and plot number..they all look similar in the distance.

Once my Grandpa/ Grandma was located, we immediately set up our offerings and decorate the grave.

It is also a time of gathering for the rest of my family..

I have a bit of time to myself this year to reflect on my involvement in the Qingming Festival over the years and what it means to me. I have decided to just write a post about this so as to encourage younger generations of Chinese to treasure this tradition that may soon be dying out. ..very soon, we will see more and more untended grave like the picture below:

That was not the worst one I saw,but I just want to show some respect here..
Will you be participating in the Qingming Festival to honour your ancestors this year?

My escape from nicotine addiction!

Today marks the end of the 3rd week since I stubbed out my last cigarette. Every last trace of nicotine is gone from my body.
I had been a smoker for the past 19 years..Now I ask myself how could I allow this to go on for 19 years!?
I had tried to quit many times in the last 2 decades unsuccessfully. Even my friends around me were skeptical each time they hear me trying to quit smoking again.
It really wasn't easy for me..that is until somebody introduced me to the 'Easy Way' method. I bought the book online and it was delivered to me 4 days later. I started reading the book..and as I go along I get more excited. By the time before I was halfway thru' i wanted so much to stop smoking already! However, the book recommended that we carry on smoking until I finish reading it!
Anyway, I finished reading the book within 3 days and already stopped smoking(8th March 2011) when I was about 3/4 thru the book because my cigarette ran out and I did not want to buy anymore. I was smoking a pack of Marlboro Red a day before I quitted.
Since my successful & effortless escape from poisonous nicotine, I have been trying to get my smoking friends to stop. Most of them gave me some excuses that I read in the pages of the book..such as: they 'enjoy' smoking..it helps them relieve stress..they are social smoker,dun smoke that many sticks a day..Shisha is not as harmful as cigarettes(???). The book will tell you why all these are not true.
Addiction to nicotine have made my friends very insecure. I am now reaching out online to help smokers who wish to quit smoking do so easily, effortlessly,painlessly..just like how the book had helped me. It made me understand how nicotine addiction works on your mindset and allow me a much higher chance of success than any other methods I have tried in the past 2 decades!
I do not get any commission from selling books..here is the link: http://opentrolley.com.sg/book_detail.aspx?ean=9781402771637
I hope that all smokers who are trapped by nicotine can have access to this wonderful method and wish them success. If you wish to share your success stories,please feel free to contact me :)

Singaporeans all across the country may finally get to vote in the upcoming General Elections!

This is really getting more exciting..
For the 1st time in a long, long time, the upcoming General Elections may see the alternative parties in Singapore contesting in all wards according to this news report by Channel Newsasia. This will present almost every Singaporean with at least a choice instead of the usual walkovers we saw in the past elections!
However, there is one point to ponder: Without the help of civil servants, well-connected sponsors, grassroots like your friendly neighbourhood RCs and the almighty People's Association (unlike the incumbent govt)  and volunteers, the opposition is likely to have very limited resources.
I would like to therefore extend an invitation to all fellow Singaporeans reading my post to volunteer whatever help you can possibly offer by signing up. The Workers' Party is looking for volunteers for roles as polling agents & counting agents or somebody to help us spread the message. Please click on the icon below to register. Thank you! :)