To get to sleep was obviously impossible with the loud speakers blaring loudly, carrying the energetic voices of the DAP candidates into my room. With the General Election sneaking closer and closer, political parties are dispensing their candidates out on the campaign trails.
I have never attended any political speeches before, so I did not want to let this opportunity fly by. The DAP has erected their canopies at my backyard with chairs and has built a raised platform so we could have a better view of their candidates. But no food and drinks.
The field was, of course, already crowded when I reached it. The two lamp posts at the basketball court and several white florescence lamps have kept the place well lit. It was raining. The enthusiastic crowd defied the cold, wet weather by sheltering under umbrellas.
There I was standing in the shadows, absorbing the speeches. From time to time the supportive audience cheered unisonly in agreement and approval.
The Barisan National held their campaign speech in another section of USJ. It is a distance away. Anyway, it is boring to listen to their chattering. They made so many pledges, promised too many dreams that I hope they can remember later what came out of their mouths. The opposition parties are just as good with their visions to exercise changes to the current system.
We are hungry for security, peace and prosperity. The nation is already fed up with the endless price hikes, increased crimes, dishonest politicians, corrupted public servants and extravagant government officials. In fact, this is the best time to ask for changes from the ruling party.
But politicians are professionals with their words. After the election, their answer to your requests will be “He promised you that? But he is already out and I am here in office, I did not promise you anything”. There you go, the occupant of that particular office may have promised you the moon but the new one replacing him has his own checklist to fulfill.
When the pendulum struck 12 midnight, the party ended. And off we went our separate ways, home for a good night sleep.
The DAP can share their views with us, but when we wake up tomorrow, the Barisan National will still win in Subang Jaya. No way the DAP can rocket into Subang Jaya and setup their launching pad here. If they do, we will be cruising on gravel roads.
We still prefer to allow our MPSJ brothers to swallow our assessments and parking fees. Oops, I will retract my words. We are just sharing our hard-earned income with the needy.
I have never attended any political speeches before, so I did not want to let this opportunity fly by. The DAP has erected their canopies at my backyard with chairs and has built a raised platform so we could have a better view of their candidates. But no food and drinks.
The field was, of course, already crowded when I reached it. The two lamp posts at the basketball court and several white florescence lamps have kept the place well lit. It was raining. The enthusiastic crowd defied the cold, wet weather by sheltering under umbrellas.
There I was standing in the shadows, absorbing the speeches. From time to time the supportive audience cheered unisonly in agreement and approval.
The Barisan National held their campaign speech in another section of USJ. It is a distance away. Anyway, it is boring to listen to their chattering. They made so many pledges, promised too many dreams that I hope they can remember later what came out of their mouths. The opposition parties are just as good with their visions to exercise changes to the current system.
We are hungry for security, peace and prosperity. The nation is already fed up with the endless price hikes, increased crimes, dishonest politicians, corrupted public servants and extravagant government officials. In fact, this is the best time to ask for changes from the ruling party.
But politicians are professionals with their words. After the election, their answer to your requests will be “He promised you that? But he is already out and I am here in office, I did not promise you anything”. There you go, the occupant of that particular office may have promised you the moon but the new one replacing him has his own checklist to fulfill.
When the pendulum struck 12 midnight, the party ended. And off we went our separate ways, home for a good night sleep.
The DAP can share their views with us, but when we wake up tomorrow, the Barisan National will still win in Subang Jaya. No way the DAP can rocket into Subang Jaya and setup their launching pad here. If they do, we will be cruising on gravel roads.
We still prefer to allow our MPSJ brothers to swallow our assessments and parking fees. Oops, I will retract my words. We are just sharing our hard-earned income with the needy.
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