This was where I was seated. Comparing to the WP's rally, I had no space to sit.
Just to show you the view of the spectator stands.
As I move to the front, you can see how was the crowd like and the turnout for the rally.I wanted to go earlier but since my friend went with his other friend to the rally earlier than me, I asked him how was it, he told me it was pretty much expected and boring. Better to go slightly later to wait for the more prominent speakers. Reached there at about 845pm and Mr Jayakumar made a guest appearance to tell the supporters who had given him their support during his time and to continue to do so for the current party.
After Mr Jayakumar, Mr Raymond Lim (or was it Mr Lim Swee Say) also spoke and told people about everything from choosing the party with a good track record and see how East Coast has been maintained/improved over the years and about him having met at least 10,000+ residents during his walkabout, etc plus he repeated it in 2 other languages. Something that caught my attention Mr Lim kept thanking part of the turnout standing near the stage who were from Labour Movement and the people from Buona Vista (cannot remember Buona Vista what) and he emphasized that they had supported him the whole day and without having their meals. Was that really necessary?
One thing I like is that at the very least, he said he would not follow and be like the WP in their rally who talks down his party at their rally yesterday and I guess that deserves respect though I got to say that WP did not talk about Mr Lim as far as I was there from about 8+ till 10 during their rally.
You might think that from the turnout that many people are not supporting the PAP but the truth is, their rally, the gist of their message can be seen in the everyday news or Straits Time so I guess people did not bother to turn up as much as WP's rally. Will the people rise up to the occasion on voting day?
We will know the results this coming Saturday and this marks the cover of my own personal experience at my GRC's rallies. Let me know how was your participation in your GRC's rallies and such if you'd like to share. Very exciting as there has been alot of development over the past few days and PM Lee has done quite a feat. Will cover in the next post!
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3 comments:
hmm no doubt that they have a track record, but i feel they cannot use it as their strong point to empahise... its the convienced people who entrusted them put them in power anyways.. they should focus on future plans and highlight any specific glitch of policies or procedures they made and propose solutions, which i dun see them do that. i would like to hear them not them saying we will do that then vague or no solutions... tat is wat i see PAP lacking compared to the opps like SDP, btw i never attend pap rallies, only look at the newspapers n newsletter that they sent
on the compliment side ur writing language is pleasent to read n no illogical stuff. seen xia xue's blog? lol. it stirs emotions yes but in a negative way..
yep.. it is more than just a track record and people are the reason the government exist right?
we have seen their recent acknowledgment that it is their fault but the promises to improve, we do not know as afterall, promises can be broken... hahaha! totally agree with you!! i went to the PAP rally and you can almost read it off the newspapers and newsletters they send..
thanks for your compliment.. i have read xiaxue's posts and i have also commented on her blog about it.. you can find my comment post at her blog or just above this post! ;)
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