Chiam See Tong

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvMn27ZR9CA

I was following up on recent development of SPP in the election, and it pains me to see Chiam See Tong making his speech both on the political podcast and his rally.

Under normal circumstances, one would really retires for his own health when a stroke strikes. But not, he fights on. Even with his frail state, he want to chase after the PAP for them to hold accountability.

What is his up-most concern, certainly death is the least of his worries. I remember watching his political podcast during 2006. He told the people that Singapore is in danger of losing the opposition and it is crucial to make sure opposition voted into the parliament.

His up-most concern is the people of Singapore, he wants to make sure that they are taken care of, that there is enough voice in parliament to let people knows about their problems, that there is enough man power to make sure Singapore is properly run.

So what happened the last round? The people of Singapore failed him, they failed to increase the number of opposition in parliament and therefore screwed for another 5 years. They are too concern about their own HDB (theirs?) not taken care of, no one painting the blocks, the lifts not up-graded. Such micro greeds blind them of the macro danger instill for them. They have been aiming at the tree but miss the forest.

Chiam See Tong is running for the last leg of his race, he knows that. His only wish is to see more opposition to safeguard Singapore's interest. The point is: will the people fail him one more time?