the results were out: tampines province was won by pap. ah seng's chances was probably dashed by his encounter of fly saucer and ETs which he reported and which later spreaded like wild fire.
even there were those cosmic thingy, one should have kept quiet about it. the normal people would take it that only ABnormal people experience that. perhaps that could ve caused valuable votes lost for the poor ah seng.
anyway, it was a good fight. hopefully, ah seng shall be back in 5 yrs time with more deadly kungfu skills mastery. until, we wish him safe and well.http://sg.news.yahoo.com/blogs/singa...211847513.html
I am responsible for the failures: NSP chief
National Solidarity Party (NSP) chief Goh Meng Seng has claimed responsibility for the party's failure to win any seat in Parliament, despite fielding the most number of opposition candidates for Singapore's General Election.
Goh, who led an NSP team to contest the Tampines group representation constituency (GRC), spoke solemnly at a press conference at the party's headquarters in Jalan Besar late on Saturday night, saying he felt apologetic towards supporters for "letting them down".
NSP fielded 24 candidates for the five-seat GRCs of Chua Chu Kang, Jurong, Marine Parade and Tampines and the single member constituencies (SMCs) of Mountbatten, Pioneer, Radin Mas and Whampoa.
"I'm not happy with this election's results," he said.
Though claiming personal responsibility for the party's losses, he cited the short time to work the ground and "lopsided" media coverage of the party as contributing factors.
He said that he will review NSP's campaign strategies to prepare his team for future elections.
Nevertheless, he said he is particularly proud of the performance of the Choa Chu Kang and Marine Parade teams, which obtained 38.8 percent and 43.35 percent of votes, respectively.
Speaking for his team's 42.78 percent result, he said: "We managed to take at least 10 percent off from PAP's side."
Among the NSP's slates for the GRCs, the Marine Parade team, which includes the youngest and most popular candidate of the election, Nicole Seah, had the closest margin against the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) team led by Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong.
The NSP chief jokingly said, "Uncle Goh is going to have a hard time sleeping tonight."
The 24-year-old herself said in the press conference that she was wasn't disappointed with her team's result, and instead, she was energised and rejuvenated. Seah's other team mates included 63-year-old Ivan Yeo, 60-year-old Cheo Chai Chen, 31-year-old Spencer Ng and 29-year-old Abdul Salim Harun.
Aside from SM Goh, the PAP group included 45-year-old Fatimah Lateef, 42-year-old Tan Chuan-Jin, 49-year-old Seah Kian Peng and 27-year-old Tin Pei Ling, who was subject to fierce online criticism for her answers in interviews.
On PAP's win in Marine Parade, Tin said, "I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your support and confidence in me. I will continue to do my best for the people of Singapore."
In contrast, Seah shot to stardom on her good looks, witty remarks and willingness to embrace social networking to engage voters.
"Many factors have come into play. One of it is different channels of communicating and disseminating information. This has really led to more Singaporeans stepping up to really talk about what they believe in, and being more bold and courageous than before," said Seah.
Seah has already started preparing for the next General Election with plans to work the ground again soon. Before returning to work on Monday, she will visit some low-income families in MacPherson that she had previously contacted to provide them free tuition.
"To me, this is just the beginning. I never saw this 2011 elections as an end in itself," Seah said.
Nicole has indicated that she will stay in NSP and is willing to take part in future elections.
"I think if you want to go into politics, you have to take a very long-term view with regards to what you want to achieve. You can't make changes in just a short time," said the advertising executive.
Next up for the NSP is leadership renewal. Goh is planning to groom the younger members in NSP to take over the party in the future. He has also hinted that Seah will be cast in a more important role in the party.
With regards to the Non-constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP) that the Marine Parade team can be a part of, Seah will leave it up to the party to decide who they will send as an NCMP.
She recognises the contrived role of an NCMP but still hopes to represent the party. "For me, any chance to serve Singapore even in its limited capacity... I would be glad to take it up and use it to serve Singaporeans," said Seah.
Goh plans to get the Marine Parade team to decide who the NCMP will be.
Seah was keeping up with the election results over the radio and cheered for the Worker's Party (WP) when news broke that WP's Aljunied team won.
"This is something really new, exciting and vibrant for Singapore. All this while, we've had a really stagnant political landscape, but I think things are going to change and they are going to get better from here," said Seah.
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