General Elections 2011

In the wake of the elections, the PAP won back their seats and lost a Foreign Minister. And despite their win, we must recognize that it is the first time in 20 years they are challenged; an almost islandwide contest from the oppositions. It is also clear that for once in the political history of Singapore, we see at least half of residents voting for oppositions. From this, the message is clear, the government must step up their game.

Mr. Low Thia Kiang won Aljunied and his colleague won Hougang. Congratulations to them and hopefully they will be able to deliver their promises just as much as we hope the ruling party will, because if they don't then there will be dire consequences.

For now, we will monitor and scrutinize both parties, especially the PAP to see if they are capable to delivering their promises for the next five years. It will be a new day for them because they must now listen to the people instead of falling back to their arrogant and ignorant ways if they want to stay in power.

Mr.Vivian Balakrishnan, Mr.Goh Chok Tong and Mr.Mah Bow Tan must also prove their worth, to ease the burdens of their people instead of talking back to them. I was disappointed especially that Mr.Mah won because he and Mr.Vivian are both responsible for the rising cost of living. But then again, if they fail to understand consequences of leaving the poor behind then they will receive the same defeat that Minister George Yeo reccived. It is only a matter of time. We hope they will learn their lessons, and if they prove to be worthy then the people who voted for oppositions this GE will return to vote for PAP.

As for those who mourn for the loss of George Yeo, I say it is a lesson to be learnt. It is the blunders of the PAP that resulted in the booting of our Foreign Minister; whom many respected. I know little about Minister Yeo but this I can say, he is capable and will either gain a way back to PAP or live to become a famous figure in the private sector. Afterall if he is truly valued then there is no doubts the PAP will fight to preserve a seat for him in parliament one way or another. Many of us will want Ms.Tin Pei Ling to be booted in place of Minister Yeo.