It's been a long day (and night) at work, and it's unlikely that the result of the presidential election will be out before I go to bed. A mandated automatic recount is possible as it appears to be a very close fight between Dr Tan Cheng Bock and Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam.
Whatever the final result, politics has changed in Singapore. For better or for worse, the lyrics of Bob Dylan's "Blowin' in the Wind" ring in my ears. The GE of 7 May may have been a watershed, but the 27 August EP poll is the game-changer. We may yet get what we ask for, and that's not necessarily a cause for cheer -- but only because Singapore is entering uncharted waters.
But, heck, how can I close on such a sombre note? So:
Some asked, Why did the chicken (ayam) cross the road?
To secure the future?
Some others said, must vote kin, kin leh (quickly vote).
A voice for the future?
Yet others said I say, you say, we all say Say,
The man of the future?
Still others said "My choice is clear (cheng) today!"
The one for the future?
P.S. I had cheng tng for my dessert at dinner, at the hawker stalls near my office. It tasted good.
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