I received an email from a blogder who had been following my blog from Day 1. In summary, she expressed worry for me because my blog had been political in nature.

Huh?

Huh?

Thanks, but I do feel a need to clarify.

Perhaps I should put a disclaimer clearly disputing that without any grounds for argument. This is NOT a political blog as opposed to Singbloodypore, WPnews, JamesGomez or even the thinly disguised Rockson. It’s merely a platform where I take delight in sharing my observations and thoughts, and occasionally, venomous vents.

And for the record, I am not anti PAP nor am I pro opposition. Rather, I am anti partisan. I am anti propaganda. And most of all I am anti stupidity, pro integrity and pro- doing-the-right-thing. No matter how idealistic and optimistic that may sound. I might come across as cynical and hardened in my recent musings of the political on-goings in Singapore, but deep down, I am still this incurable optimist who get indignant at the gerrymandering and the manipulations of the political game.

I agree with the pro PAPs that the ruling party had brought Singapore into the current economy (depending on how you look at it, may be a good or bad situation). People have enough to eat, have roofs over their heads. But is this ever truly enough? No doubt, bread and butter issues will always rank high on the priorities of the heartlanders, but what of that of our youth? Do we even realize that with the current political climate, we are slowly but surely snuffing out the ideals, the hopes and the very political aspirations of our youths? That is what is perceived now as the apathetic leanings (can’t make a difference anyway, so why give a shit?)

Neither am I pro opposition as I have misgivings about stuntman politics as displayed by the flamboyant Dr Chee Soon Juan nor am I impressed by the dubious Steve Chia. However I do think that although James Gomez is a real blur toad, he was not trying to pull a stunt, judging from the investigations carried out and the statements released from both parties. I was particularly disgusted by the 11-page statement released by Wong Kan Seng with regards to the perceived fixing of the Elections Department and the government�.
Do they get million dollar salaries for trivialities like these? If so, Mr Lee, please review my application too as I am not too shabby with my English and will even draft 22-page statements for your viewing pleasure.

Her email to me also set me thinking. At which part do thoughts amass sufficient velocity and conviction to be translated into concrete writings, and subsequently into concrete action? How many of us are guilty of coffee-shop talk, pointless venting in cabs but doing absolutely nothing about our convictions?

I was invited to join the Youth Wing of PAP otherwise known as Young PAP early last year. I did an online research and to my horror, discovered their young pap forum. Well, that’s that. Let’s just say that I had never encountered such vitriol and lack of decorum anywhere else with the exception of sammyboy’s forum.
Actually I am also too chicken and bimbotic to be active in politics. What if they dig up the skeletons I have buried deep in my closet? If what they get so and so to say I am also “wayang”? *shudder*

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They are now analyzing the reasons and statistics as to WHY Aljunied had won with a mere margin. I bet they have set up a whole new committee to do this, complete with secretary general, chairman and treasurer (for God know what). Damn, they’d even have a SUB-committee to report to this committee.

Come now PAP, let’s not waste any more of tax payers’ money, enough of that already. I can offer you my peanut’s worth of assessment. You want insight into the female psyche, hell, I’d give you two sides of the fence; the bonafide female (me) and the not so bonafide (my pink� friend)

The reason is real simple. You want to tap into female votes, you send not one, but TWO female MPs to front the Aljunied ward. Fair enough but you have to choose two of your ugliest simplest looking female candidates to front it. One is fat too, to boot. Coming from a size 16, that’s serious. You have the ultra feminine 52 year old Lily Neo (but looking my age, damn) and the androgynous Indrani to cover all edges, but you choose a Minister of State for Transport and Finance who flaunts a dark blue Lexus and a chairman aptly called so because she does not resemble a chairlady� in any way whatsoever. And you are so puzzled as to the harrowing margin of your win.

But thankfully for you, you did not put Irene what’s sorry� Ng there. You might have lost dramatically, given the mass repulsion she seems to be courting now.

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I had lunchie tunchie with my pink� friend the other day. He requested not to be named. Or rather he threatened to kill me if I so much as whispered his name here. OK then, I’d call him Pink then. See, I love Pink very much. He’s a real bitch but upfront about it. None of the simpering nice facade but bitch-sniping behind your back as many women seem fond of. Anyway, Pink was bitching openly about the unsuitability of the women candidates in Aljunied GRC.

Pink: I have a healthy distrust of any woman looking ugly deliberately

Me: *cracking up in evil laughter

Pink: And what’s up with the aim for feminine appeal� but ending up choosing a mannish female candidate? Doesn’t bloody serve the purpose at all! They might as well invite ME to appeal to the feminine voters.

Me: Ya, pot calling kettle pink. *evil laughter again

Pink: *swipes at me, misses* Honestly they should have gotten a gay candidate in every GRC. Then they’d get all the pink votes. Not a paltry sum, if you ask me.

Me: *looks positively scandalized*

Pink: Why not?

Me: Damn, it will be detrimental to the integrity of the PAP core values and their moral compass! What would Balaji say?

Us: Laughing uncontrollably and raucously

Damn, if he’s straight, I’d jump his bones in a jiffy. He looked so scrumptious in his navy pin striped shirt and grey flat-front trousers during lunch that many women around us did some discreet perving. Yes, it is a classic case of cute guy, not straight. And we share the same lament: All the good men are taken.

PS: Actually I was just being a mean bitch about Balaji. Look, the chap’s trying. Gay groups out there should shut up already. You’re getting as irritating as, if not worse than militant breastfeeding groups.

Even Pink agrees with me, for once.