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My Vote Matters / Saturday, April 29, 2006 @ 5:55 PM
Finally! I get to vote!
Ok I am talking about the elections happening in Singapore. This year, our polling day will be 6 May. If you are wondering why I am in so much excitement, it is because it is the first time I get to vote! The elections 5 years ago didnt require me to vote because:
1. There was no opposition.
2. I was not 21 yet.
I didnt use to be that interested in politics at all. I didnt see the need. And I am not the only one. Most of my friends, all around my age, we dont really see the need to be interested in the country's politics. Let the politicians be interested in politics. Even though there may be nothing wrong with that, it has slowly bothered me that someone can not have a care in the politics of the country. The politics in the country is whats going to determine our future. I dont know how we could be so ignorant about it.
Anyway I a
m not going to go into details. SM (Senor Minister) Lee has issued a warning to all Singaporean bloggers to not discuss politics in blogs. This is to prevent misleading informations from being spread around. All opinions are to be voiced at the Speakers Corner, which apparently has become a football field to some people. So if I have an opinion and I am shy to speak in front of people (which I am not), where do I express? Currently the only place I have express is at home with my family. The only reaction I got is: "Your vote is secret." End of discussion. Duh! I cant help but feel that some individuals are just too scared to voice their opinions or their lift just didnt manage to go up the the floor of opinions. It broke down halfway. Somehow, some of the older generation (40s and above) have this tendency to brush off any forms of opinions from us, the younger generation. They have successfully make me feel like its wrong to have an opinion at all about politics. I just cant understand that.
Recently too, there was a dialogue session between SM Lee and 10 young Singaporeans who have not voted, or voted only once before. It was nice to know that I am not the only crazy young Singaporean around. Some of the young Singaporeans did raised the same issues as I have in mind. I salute them. It must take a lot of courage to speak on tv, in front of the nation and voiced certain cynicism towards the government and SM Lee. I didnt manage to watch the entire show, to my dissapointment, thanks to my busy schedule. It was interesting to see a dialogue session between 2 parties, more than 50 years apart. Talk about generation gap.
As a young Singaporean myself, I do realise that some issues I have in mind that I would like to voice out, might seemed like a form of being rude to the older generation. I am sorry if I appear like that. But I was brought up to think and not just to follow the crowd and not question every decision that is being made. The older generation will soon be gone and it is us, the younger generation that is going to run the country. I think its only fair that we understand fully the laws, rules and way the older generation think- to prevent the overly rated 'generation gap' from happening.
Anyway what is even more exciting is that the opposition party that is against PAP in my area of residence is out in full force. Most seemed to be new faces and coincidently I happen to know one of the candidates from the opposition party. He used to be the Head of Youth Wing leading a group of activists includin
g myself. I know there have been many times I see someone I know in the newspapers for a great accomplishment that they have done. But this time, I am seeing someone I know will be an asset to the country if he wins a seat in parliament. As much as I think the PAP has done an excellent job in the running of the area, I would like to see how a different set of thinking can affect the development of this country. But nevertheless, I would like to see what is the message they are bringing up. Both the PAP and the opposition parties. We urgently need someone who can see from the people's point of view. Someone who has a vision and that vision is not the one where we have to work until we die.
Dont know which one I will vote for. Psst. My vote matters but for now, it is a secret.
Finally! I get to vote!
Ok I am talking about the elections happening in Singapore. This year, our polling day will be 6 May. If you are wondering why I am in so much excitement, it is because it is the first time I get to vote! The elections 5 years ago didnt require me to vote because:
1. There was no opposition.
2. I was not 21 yet.
I didnt use to be that interested in politics at all. I didnt see the need. And I am not the only one. Most of my friends, all around my age, we dont really see the need to be interested in the country's politics. Let the politicians be interested in politics. Even though there may be nothing wrong with that, it has slowly bothered me that someone can not have a care in the politics of the country. The politics in the country is whats going to determine our future. I dont know how we could be so ignorant about it.
Anyway I a
m not going to go into details. SM (Senor Minister) Lee has issued a warning to all Singaporean bloggers to not discuss politics in blogs. This is to prevent misleading informations from being spread around. All opinions are to be voiced at the Speakers Corner, which apparently has become a football field to some people. So if I have an opinion and I am shy to speak in front of people (which I am not), where do I express? Currently the only place I have express is at home with my family. The only reaction I got is: "Your vote is secret." End of discussion. Duh! I cant help but feel that some individuals are just too scared to voice their opinions or their lift just didnt manage to go up the the floor of opinions. It broke down halfway. Somehow, some of the older generation (40s and above) have this tendency to brush off any forms of opinions from us, the younger generation. They have successfully make me feel like its wrong to have an opinion at all about politics. I just cant understand that. Recently too, there was a dialogue session between SM Lee and 10 young Singaporeans who have not voted, or voted only once before. It was nice to know that I am not the only crazy young Singaporean around. Some of the young Singaporeans did raised the same issues as I have in mind. I salute them. It must take a lot of courage to speak on tv, in front of the nation and voiced certain cynicism towards the government and SM Lee. I didnt manage to watch the entire show, to my dissapointment, thanks to my busy schedule. It was interesting to see a dialogue session between 2 parties, more than 50 years apart. Talk about generation gap.
As a young Singaporean myself, I do realise that some issues I have in mind that I would like to voice out, might seemed like a form of being rude to the older generation. I am sorry if I appear like that. But I was brought up to think and not just to follow the crowd and not question every decision that is being made. The older generation will soon be gone and it is us, the younger generation that is going to run the country. I think its only fair that we understand fully the laws, rules and way the older generation think- to prevent the overly rated 'generation gap' from happening.
Anyway what is even more exciting is that the opposition party that is against PAP in my area of residence is out in full force. Most seemed to be new faces and coincidently I happen to know one of the candidates from the opposition party. He used to be the Head of Youth Wing leading a group of activists includin
g myself. I know there have been many times I see someone I know in the newspapers for a great accomplishment that they have done. But this time, I am seeing someone I know will be an asset to the country if he wins a seat in parliament. As much as I think the PAP has done an excellent job in the running of the area, I would like to see how a different set of thinking can affect the development of this country. But nevertheless, I would like to see what is the message they are bringing up. Both the PAP and the opposition parties. We urgently need someone who can see from the people's point of view. Someone who has a vision and that vision is not the one where we have to work until we die.Dont know which one I will vote for. Psst. My vote matters but for now, it is a secret.
