So if you guys don't know what the Singapore's GE is about, I well suggest you either to not vote this year and keep hiding under that lil' old well. Haha, punny. Shut the heck up eve.
The Singapore General elections. Yep. That's right, I'm going there. It's been overdue, too long in fact, but I've noticed a few things during this festive occasion that really honestly needs to be addressed. I'm not one who has massive knowledge of the different parties or what not, in fact, I wasn't frankly interested in the elections until this year: because of the media.
Thank you media.
There is an uncertainty of the newer batch of voters that are giving their lil ole' slips this year: some of them don't even know what they are voting for. That's right, you heard it from me. There are people out there who are just mindlessly following whatever they feel is justice for themselves and there are people who have no clue what they are voting; and I QUOTE "so just vote randomly lah!"
With the media, we can get our information just with a few taps on the phone or a few clicks of the mouse. "Don't know who to vote? Just follow the internet lah" This I don't condone because I probably partially do that as well.
But haven't you noticed the sudden change of attitude the people have towards any of the parties?
Election campaigning is tough and you got to have some kind of backbone to do something like that so ridiculing and outwardly being rude is completely uncalled for. Sure we have our own little fun and perhaps we find it easier to now speak out because everyone else is speaking out, but don't you find that most of us are complaining instead of suggesting?
Maybe it's the trashy articles I've read, or the loud teenage students laughing and pointing out at the different campaigning posters (to even apparently vandalising them); maybe I'm being too sensitive though I'm far from a person who is close to any sort of feely feely emotion. To people heckling at Han Hui Hui and just being complete dickheads, don't you find that we're becoming a little bit more barbaric?
I'm not saying that the parties are meant to be worshipped or loved, neither am I defending any of them; I'm just pondering about the distasteful way the majority of the new age voters (what a lame title) are handling the situation. The amount of sudden activity on the net is almost a bit terrifying, unnerving in fact, especially when you see people being so wildly vivid on how they are ready to trash these candidates.
Then we also suddenly have people who are extremely knowledgeable about the elections, even though you probably see them post the most redundant stomp articles or 10 sexiest women on TV on their facebook suddenly being brilliantly vocal on how they know so much about the elections or polling. (i know some of you twerps copy and paste from articles and put on your fb statuses to look smart hah)
I'm actually honestly terrified because any sort of article you post, or any sort of tweet you tweet about the elections will get hounded on by a bunch of unruly homo sapiens.
Again, I'm having an issue with politeness. Probably just me, but that's my take; to be honest, I'm not massively knowledgeable about the parties at hand or even how to vote, but I know one thing: and that's being respectful to everyone. (well at least, try to)
ALSO, I had a very UNPROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE TODAY so maybe that's what sparkled up this sudden topic. Whatever it is, no matter how unruly or how uncouth or unprofessional people are: if you haven't been touched physically or mentally, never bite the dog that bites you. I can see why MOI is always talking about being respectful to the client/talent no matter how diva-ish they might be.
We forget how to behave with respect because we have social media and we get peeved off when people say that we should behave online because FREEDOM OF SPEECH and you know, the usual. "What I do doesn't concern you!" "Why you so angry we just giving our opinions" Well then as you give off your opinions, don't let your ego cloud your vision.
One last thing before I take off and hide under my bed, DON'T DISRESPECT YOUR ELDERS, THEY HAVE SEEN THIS COUNTRY GROW SO DON'T BRUSH THEM OFF, jfc some u teenagers need to be on hormonal drips.
xoxo
evelyn
HEY THERE WHATS UP MY FOREST BUNNIES!
Thank you media.
There is an uncertainty of the newer batch of voters that are giving their lil ole' slips this year: some of them don't even know what they are voting for. That's right, you heard it from me. There are people out there who are just mindlessly following whatever they feel is justice for themselves and there are people who have no clue what they are voting; and I QUOTE "so just vote randomly lah!"
With the media, we can get our information just with a few taps on the phone or a few clicks of the mouse. "Don't know who to vote? Just follow the internet lah" This I don't condone because I probably partially do that as well.
But haven't you noticed the sudden change of attitude the people have towards any of the parties?
Election campaigning is tough and you got to have some kind of backbone to do something like that so ridiculing and outwardly being rude is completely uncalled for. Sure we have our own little fun and perhaps we find it easier to now speak out because everyone else is speaking out, but don't you find that most of us are complaining instead of suggesting?
Maybe it's the trashy articles I've read, or the loud teenage students laughing and pointing out at the different campaigning posters (to even apparently vandalising them); maybe I'm being too sensitive though I'm far from a person who is close to any sort of feely feely emotion. To people heckling at Han Hui Hui and just being complete dickheads, don't you find that we're becoming a little bit more barbaric?
I'm not saying that the parties are meant to be worshipped or loved, neither am I defending any of them; I'm just pondering about the distasteful way the majority of the new age voters (what a lame title) are handling the situation. The amount of sudden activity on the net is almost a bit terrifying, unnerving in fact, especially when you see people being so wildly vivid on how they are ready to trash these candidates.
Then we also suddenly have people who are extremely knowledgeable about the elections, even though you probably see them post the most redundant stomp articles or 10 sexiest women on TV on their facebook suddenly being brilliantly vocal on how they know so much about the elections or polling. (i know some of you twerps copy and paste from articles and put on your fb statuses to look smart hah)
I'm actually honestly terrified because any sort of article you post, or any sort of tweet you tweet about the elections will get hounded on by a bunch of unruly homo sapiens.
Again, I'm having an issue with politeness. Probably just me, but that's my take; to be honest, I'm not massively knowledgeable about the parties at hand or even how to vote, but I know one thing: and that's being respectful to everyone. (well at least, try to)
ALSO, I had a very UNPROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE TODAY so maybe that's what sparkled up this sudden topic. Whatever it is, no matter how unruly or how uncouth or unprofessional people are: if you haven't been touched physically or mentally, never bite the dog that bites you. I can see why MOI is always talking about being respectful to the client/talent no matter how diva-ish they might be.
We forget how to behave with respect because we have social media and we get peeved off when people say that we should behave online because FREEDOM OF SPEECH and you know, the usual. "What I do doesn't concern you!" "Why you so angry we just giving our opinions" Well then as you give off your opinions, don't let your ego cloud your vision.
One last thing before I take off and hide under my bed, DON'T DISRESPECT YOUR ELDERS, THEY HAVE SEEN THIS COUNTRY GROW SO DON'T BRUSH THEM OFF, jfc some u teenagers need to be on hormonal drips.
xoxo
evelyn
