saikongseng and his sabotaged strategems

NSP 'badly hit' by boundary changes

Three single seats which Opposition party was eyeing now in GRC
by Ong Dai Lin
05:56 AM Feb 25, 2011

SINGAPORE - National Solidarity Party (NSP) secretary-general Goh Meng Seng said the party had been "badly hit" by the electoral boundary changes.

Three of the previous Single Member Constituencies (SMCs) that it was working in - Macpherson, Yio Chu Kang and Nee Soon Central - have been incorporated into a Group Representation Constituency (GRC).

However, he is happy that the GRC seats remain in Jurong and Tampines - areas in which the party has also been working.

Mr Goh said the party's strategy is to contest in electoral divisions where the NSP has a presence.

For instance, although half of Jalan Besar GRC - which the NSP has expressed interest in contesting - is incorporated into the newly-formed Moulmein-Kallang GRC, the party will be interested in the new GRC.

He added the party is looking at fielding 20 to 30 candidates in the elections.

Asked about his own plans for the polls, Mr Goh said he is "fixated with Tampines". He has been reported to be keen in taking on National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan, who heads the PAP team in Tampines GRC, to highlight housing issues.

The NSP has contested in Tampines GRC four times, in the 2006, 2001, 1991 and 1988 polls.

Although the number of single-member wards has increased from nine to 12, Mr Goh said it does not necessarily mean better opportunities for the Opposition.

He described the increase as a "bait" for better candidates from the opposition to leave their GRCs for the SMCs.

"Losing an SMC means only one seat, but if the People's Action Party loses a GRC, it means losing four to five seats."

He added the main battle in the General Election will be for Singaporeans to decide if they can be easily bought over by the Budget goodies or vote for the future.

man proposes; heaven disposes...

after many months of planning and strategems studies, saikongseng thought that this time round at GE contest, he could field NSP disciples to contest in his meticulously planned provinces according to his disciples' ba zi.

the leegime got wind about saikongseng's highly probable winning strategems. to counteract it, the paps splitted and re-aligned a number of the provinces which were considered favourable and advantages to saikongseng's NSP CLAN.

now saikongseng was thoroughly pissed. all his careful planned strategems, studies of the stars and even telephatic connection with UFOs and aliens ended up quite fruitless once the provinces were redrawn.