Post GE 2011

I know probably all my friends are sick and tired of me going on and on about the political scene in Singapore.

Hey, you ought to do a conclusion right? So please allow me to.

I blogged in 2006 during the GE period hoping that someone would contest in my area.
My wish was granted when Reform Party came to contest.

Congratulations to WP for clenching Aljunied GRC as well as Hougang and for the rest of the Singapore belongs to PAP. All parties and candidates put up with a good fight.
Although we have lost GY in the process, we gained 5 potential and credible MPs.
Well, it is politics, you cannot have the best of both world.

Internet, love by most, hated by one.
It offers an awesome communication platform with fast, almost immediate responses.
At least it allows us to see things in different views rather than one-sided reports from the controlled state of media.
It opened our mind to new information we never realise before.
Kudos to the greatest creation, Internet.

Final result of 60.14% to the PAP while the balance of valid votes went to alternatives parties.
I must say I am satisfied with the result.
This is a better representative of the statistics as compared to the last GE for almost half of the constitutes being walked over.
It is a good sign, things are changing gradually, it is a result of us maturing as a society.
You cannot expect a total revolution change of political scene in Singapore.
Most Singaporeans who belongs to the sandwich class living in the comfort zone.
Yes, you do feel the frustrations from the government sometimes but ultimately most times, one would rather fall back on something that they feel comfortable with rather than stepping out of the comfort zone to venture or rather they could need a little more motivation and conviction to change.
A point to note, not everyone is adaptable to changes, risk takers
You also need to consider there will be a portion who are just simply apathetic, whether we like it or not.

I always believe that without competition, people will tend to be complacent.
We were taught to be competitive since young.
They had to rank us, streaming us into different classes base on our gradings. Even in the corporate world, there are strong competitions too, the ultimate benefit the consumers.
If it applies to us, why not the government too?
After all, we are all here to make Singapore into a better place, it will benefit us, the Singaporeans.

From this GE, I think it is very heartening to see Gen-Y people suddenly become so aware of the political scene here, expressing their own views publicly, taking up ownership of Singapore. I am proud of my fellow Singaporeans.

This is a crucial 5 years for Singapore.
Everyone's keeping a close watch on the the ruling party, every wrong move will probably be attacked by most.
It is also the time for WP to prove their worth.
As for other alternative parties, they will become stronger in the next 5 years with credential Singaporeans coming forward I am sure.
The next election will definitely be a more exciting one with all the experiences they gained from this.

Moving forward, let's us all be united as one Singapore.