Irony? I think so!
Election fever is on! Singapore's 2006 General Election (GE) will be held on 6 May 2006. I just found out today that my GRC is one of the seven contested GRCs, which means that I finally have a chance to vote this year. Unfortunately, I'm currently doing a one-year postgrad course in Melbourne and obviously have to give up my chance to vote. I'm sure fellow Singaporeans out there will be able to fully appreciate my "loss". To this date, I do not have a single friend who has voted in a GE before. Everytime the subject is broached, the most common response is "aiya, sure walkover for PAP one lah" and sure enough, it's a walkover. Let me further illustrate my point with an example. According to Channel News Asia, the last time our Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong faced a contest was 18 years ago. 18 years! That's almost two decades ago!
So ironically, for the first time in my life, I get a chance to be a voter, but I'm stuck in Melbourne! What about overseas voting you may ask. Well, unless someone is willing to sponsor my trip to Canberra, where the only polling station in Australia is, I don't think it's going to happen!
posted by Flapbunny @ Saturday, April 29, 2006
1 Comments:
At April 29, 2006 7:57 PM,
hsiao-yun said…
This is so funny. I've just been reflecting on the fact that I don't have any friends who've had the chance to vote! You would have been the first, except that we wouldn't have met if you hadn't come to Melbourne, of course.
It sucks that the only polling station in Australia is in Canberra. Who goes to Canberra, anyway??
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