BEDA #28: a NSP rally

hey guys.

About the muse song, Supermassive Black Hole, my friend, who’s a big Muse fan, tweeted “Supermassive ASSHOLE” and it’s so hilarious and I kept on thinking of this phrase when I read the sex scene in Colm Toibin’s Mothers and Sons. Because they must have had supermassive assholes to be able to do that...

AHEM.

right. back to srs bsns. Today I went to an NSP rally, mainly to hear Nicole Seah speak. I think everyone else was there to see her speak too. It was such a large turnout! let me find a picture...
http://blogs.todayonline.com/singaporevotes/2011/04/28/photo-supporters-at-nsps-rally/

but the WP (worker's party) rally had an even bigger turnout:

https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/d7R_wAFJAu408dn2EexKWlnB_qOGnjBj9XDhUKcZxtk?feat=directlink

it was my first political rally, and it was pretty exciting. There weren't any specific constructive solutions, though, just a lot of riling. But I got to know the individual candidates better, so that was good. I took notes and followed the live tweets of the rally on my phone. My legs ached. It was an interesting experience. Geez all this and I can't even vote. xD

Maybe I'll attend an SDP rally next, or a WP rally. I've got to be prepared to stand a lot; because in the front there's no sitting room. Well it was mainly because I was a pansy and spent most of the 3-hour rally sitting down, while a lot of other people were standing. A frog hopped next to me and a few other people in the dark.

It's probably because it's their first rally, so they didn't outline any plans yet. But what disappointed me was their lack of planning; a lot of candidates said "I don't know what to say" and sometimes points were repeated. While the lineup evidently was planned beforehand (one could notice the huge difference in quality of speakers from the beginning to end) their speeches weren't, and they should have been more strategic in this aspect.

ok. I'm going to end here today, because I have to get up early to meet a friend tomorrow at 10AM. EVIDENTLY I have been keeping odd sleeping hours. night.