I sms my Party leaders to find out the result of the by election in Ijok. At first, I was informed BN won by + -2,500 votes. I informed a few of my friends and my dad, of course. Here are some of response - ” sei loh” ( “die” in cantonese), not good; how come? Later, I was informed that the majority is +- 1,800. Still it is not good, though a little relieve.

I asked myself, what has actually gone wrong? Phantom voters? People are complacent with what they are getting from BN within the 9 days of campaign period? Issues concerning corruption, public safety, price hike and etc which cut across all races are not that important to majority of the voters in Machap and Ijok compared to the instant development? (more…)