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Timeline: Elections 2006 Results

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23:01 Yip Yew Weng [SDA] lost in Yio Chio Kang SMC (7305 votes, 31.73%).


23:05 Low Thia Kiang [WP] kept Hougang SMC (13,987 votes, 62.74% [+ ard 7%]).
Eric Low, you got your ‘fly kite’ / ‘play marble’ mandate! Lao Goh you can keep your 100 million!!

23:13 Sin Kek Tong [SDA] lost in Macpherson SMC (6067 votes, 31.52%).

23:16 Lin How Doong [SDP] lost in Bukit Panjang SMC (6400 votes, 22.82%).

23:18 Tan Bin Seng [WP] lost in Joo Chiat SMC (6577 votes, 34.99%).

23:30 Steve Chia [SDA] lost in Choa Chu Kang SMC (9290 votes, 39.63%).
Highest votes for the knocked-out opposition candidates so far.

23:40 SDA team lost in Jalan Besar GRC (26,146 votes, 30.74%)

23:43 Poh Lee Guan [WP] lost in Yishun East SMC (9,533 votes 31.28%)
So sad. I thought Ah Poh had a chance.


23:52 Chiam See Tong [SDA] kept Potong Pasir SMC (8,242 votes, 55.84% [+3.41%]).
Take that Pompous Arrogant Party!! Up yours with your 80 million!!!


民主圣地都保住了！民主万岁！！

23:58 SDA team lost in Tampines GRC. (36,942 votes. 31.49%)
Mabok Tongue this kind of @#$%^&* also vote in. I am sick!!

00:05 Lian Chin Way [WP] lost in Yishun Central SMC (7,527 votes, 34.63%)
All remaining contested SMCs have been lost to Tali-PAP

00:17 WP team lost in Ang Mo Kio GRC (49,468 votes, 33.87%)
Well done, WP 敢死队!!
Who was that clown who said the Tali-PAP will get 80%, huh? That’s your mandate, Baby Lee!

00:26 WP team lost in East Coast GRC (37,867 votes, 36.15%)

00:30 SDA lost in Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC (51,610 votes, 31.1%)


00:34 WP team lost in Aljunied GRC (58,585 votes 43.92%)
This is sad. Let us welcome NCMP, Sylvia Lim.


00:38 SDP team lost in Sembawang GRC (39,534 votes, 23.3%)
SDP team got their deposit back! Sembawang has been kind to SDP.

Overall Performance:

  • WP [Won: 1 | Contesting: 20] 16.34%
  • SDA [Won: 1 | Contesting: 20] 12.97%
  • SDP [Won: 0 | Contesting: 7] 4.09%
  • Total [Won: 2 | Contesting: 47] 33.4%

令人失望的结果。什么都没有改变。又还是两个在野党议员而已。
大家请准备迎接各项加价吧。小弟在此谢过。此恩此德，俺莫齿难忘！


*** Sorry no Tali-PAP results here. Do you even think I cared about them?

Workers’ Party Rally – Serangoon Stadium 05.05.2006

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We went to the rally at Serangoon Stadium today, since this is the last rally for this election by the Workers’ Party. We had dinner at Chomp Chomp before we went over. There was a huge crowd and quite a traffic congestion starting from the Ang Mo Kio Ave 1 exit on the CTE.

There was a huge crowd, a crowd even bigger than the one at Yishun Ave 11, though probably not any bigger than the one at Hougang. The majority cheered and clapped when the WP candidates says something meaningful. At times they laughed when the candidates says something humorous. Low even mentioned that he got F9 for his English during O levels.

Sylvia Lim brought the rally to a close by leading those present to recite the pledge, as a reminder to everyone that we are all still Singaporeans, and we should all work together for a better Singapore. It was also a subtle reminder to us all that this is the way they have fought this election campaign, without attempting to divide the people on religious or racial issues, or resorting to smear their opponents. Low then led us to say the pledge in Mandarin.

Much is still at stake in the elections despite the lack of issues just like the previous elections – the primary being the future of the opposition. Just what kind of message are those who will be voting sent to the opposition parties, if the Tali-PAP has a clean sweep on May 6th? I prayed that everyone will vote wisely, even though democracy may just be an abstract idea and really not much of a bread and butter issue.

There was an interesting conversation that occurred at the entrance to the stadium between a police constable and his superior.

Superior: “I think you better close the door. The stadium is already packed. It will endanger their safety if we let more people in.”
Constable: “Sir, I cannot obey this order. I don’t know what the crowd will think if I do that. Even if you want to charge me I won’t do it.”
Superior: “Relax lah. Ok ok. I think we ask the people going in to keep left and the people coming out to keep right.”

The poor police constable must be under a lot of stress. Both the officer and the constable were definitely afraid that matters got out of hand, although each for different reasons.

I am really glad Low Thia Kiang thanked the police officers maintaining the order at the stadium when the rally was over, and reminded everyone to walk safely and look out for one another when they leave.

Open Format For Gover-min Departments?

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This ‘debate’ has certainly gone on for quite awhile. Started off as some guy saying that he can’t read Micro$oft documents on his Linux PC or something like that. It has since go on and on with apparently no end in sight at this point of time. Here’s an example of the letters:

Let IDA make its study to select the most effective software for the civil service

I refer to the reply by Mr Wong Onn Chee of OpenOffice.org (Format impractical? Largest ministry uses it’; ST, May 1).

I was surprised by the remarks made by Mr Wong. Despite his professional status he openly criticised his direct competitor Microsoft and also the Infocomm Development Authority’s software application selection process.

He also used Mindef as an example to force the IDA to go his way ie, OpenOffice.

Each of us is a champion of certain causes and products (though most of the time it is commercially driven) and we can strongly advocate them with passion. But the IDA should be allowed to carry out its due diligence in selecting the most appropriate and effective software for the civil service.

I believe the IDA will make its selection by inviting the software vendors to pitch for the project. Mr Wong can use this channel to provide the IDA with all the facts, the competitive advantages, value-added services and Total Cost of Ownership of OpenOffice.

The IDA will also consult all the ministries and gather feedback from various channels for the market’s best practices before drawing a conclusion. If after the presentation and OpenOffice does not get the project, just walk away professionally and accept the decision because in a commercial deal, you win some and you lose some.

We should trust the IDA to make an informed decision in its selection of software.

Alex Ho Chin Lam

Personally speaking, the reason why MINDEF uses Open Office, probably has got the least to do with TCO – Total Cost of Ownership – but more to do with security. For e.g. There have been articles circulated on the Internet regarding certain features in Micro$oft WORD, which can compromise security.

I am amazed how some idiots would go on and on with this matter because if you check up on Open Format on Wikipedia, they would have realised that PDF (i.e. the Adobe Acrobat Reader format) is also one of the Open Formats, and the Acrobat Reader is free, just like many software allowing the reading of PDF files. Furthermore, there are free software for converting documents into PDF, if one does not want to buy the Adobe Acrobat Distiller software.

In other words, all these ‘debates’ about the use of Open Source is missing the point because all the gover-min needs to do – to ensure that the original person who complained about not being able to read the documents available – is to provide them in PDF format.

I am trying to imagine how all these un-necessary debate will go on to solve the actual problem. * sigh *

Gomez… Gore-Mess… What a bloody mess!!

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The Gore-Mess Affair (According to Channel News Asia)

On April 26, Mr Gomez went to the Elections Department and spoke to its staff Ricky Tan to enquire about his minority certificate.

Mr Gomez claimed he had submitted an application for the certificate two days earlier.

After checking, the department’s staff informed Mr Gomez that he had not done so.

But the Workers’ Party candidate insisted he had filled the form and handed it over to Mr Tan, and demanded he checked again.

Mr Gomez then warned Mr Tan of the consequences and left his mobile phone number behind, asking that he be informed before lunch.

At 1pm the same day, Ms Florence Tan, another official of the department, called Mr Gomez.

In the telephone transcript, Ms Tan says: “Actually according to our CCTV, you did not submit the application form for the Indian and other minorities.”

Ms Tan also told Mr Gomez that the security camera recording showed him filling up the minority certificate form.

But he kept it in his bag and went off for an interview.

When he returned to the counter, he did not take out the form and then left with a lady colleague.

Upon hearing this, Mr Gomez immediately abandoned his original account of what had happened.

In a telephone transcript with an official of the Elections Department, Mr Gomez says: “Oh I see, I’m very happy to hear your version of the story. I will just go back and check my bag because I’m outside now. I’m dealing with the administrative part. If there’s any further information or if I need some information, I’ll get back to you.”

The official says: “But I have to let you know that the application for this certificate closed on Monday.”

Mr Gomez says: “Yeah, yeah, of course. I’m very well (aware) on that. That’s not a problem.”

The official says: “Okay?”

Mr Gomez says: “Yeah, that’s not a problem. Don’t worry.”

*** End of Story ***

Duh! So this was all to what the entire hoo-hah is all about?

Let’s have a look at what a mess has snowballed from this:

  • Accoutability. Gomez has left a doubt in the public’s mind as to whether he had been straight in his dealings with the department.
  • Gomez could be out to tarnish the name of the Elections Department. It is a dastardly trick to discredit the Elections Department and the gover-min.
  • Singapore’s international standing will suffer if the Gomez issue is not handled properly.
  • Singapore cannot afford to have dishonest characters as MPs and ministers, and urged the WP to withdraw Gomez from the elections.
  • Gomez had described the incident at the Elections Department as a ‘wayang’
  • Gomez has been called a liar.

What do I have to say about this?

可能只有 “大长今” 那部韩剧才比这更拖泥带水吧？不过我还是比较喜欢 “大长今”。

[Translation: Maybe only that Korean TV drama ‘Dae Jang Geum’ is more lengthly and long winded than this. But still, I like ‘Dae Jang Geum’ more.]

* YAWN *

Election 2006: Snide Remarks Today

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James Gomez 2006 = Franics Seow 1988
James Gomez 2006 = Jufrie Mahmood 1991
James Gomez 2006 = Tang Liang Hong 1997

‘Nuff said!

Please don’t vote for 7-UP:

  • Conservancy Charges Up;
  • Electricity Up;
  • ERP Up;
  • GST Up;
  • Transport Fare Up;
  • Water Up; and
  • Mini$terial Pay Up

Oh well… another 75.2% all sure up!!

Lao Goh said WP aspires to be the ruling party in their manifesto but is incapable of naming a ‘Shadow Cabinet’ when challenged.
Didn’t Yeo Cheow Tong Lam Cheow Kong say there isn’t a need for one before that?

Ooi!! Make up your mind leh!

Splattered across the evening Chinese tabold Shin Ming Daily: Chiam’s got no money to upgrade

Sure. $6,000,000 – $8,000,000 is really just a few peanuts!

Splattered across TODAY: Real people front PM’s point to rebuff the opposition’s charge that some people are being left behind as income gap widens.

Oh well… Only God knows whether there are 100 failures out there for every example Baby Lee brings up.

SATIRE TIMES *** NEWSFLASH ***
Apr 28, 2006

Teenager Jim Gomez, 16, was today found with his zip down. School accuses Jim of acts of indecency in public and being a sex pervert. He is called a threat to the school and was accused of an attempt to outrage the modesty of the female vice principal. Friends coming to his side who deny the accusations or refusing to comment on them are accused of having something to hide.
A video recording subsequently shown Gomez walking around in the school corridor with his fly open. Gomez explain that he was rushing back to class after taking an urgent dump in the toilet and has forgotten to zip his pants in his haste.
After having Jim publicly apologise to his classmates, father Logan and mother Sylvia said they expect the matter to come to a close. The Gomezs have already asked for the matter to be close and will not further comment on the matter.
Meantime, the disciplinary master, the form teacher, members of the teaching staff, and the school’s director’s board continue to comment on the matter, insisting that this one matter says alot about the Gomez family and the personality of Gomez. They continue their demand that Jim and his family come clean of the matter. School administration said they would have let the matter rest had not the vice principal reminded a senior director of the school’s board of the seriousness of such a matter.

The true meaning of the ‘Mandate of Heaven’.
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