For Posterity's Sake

By now, most of us would have slipped that folded piece of paper (which some say is marked) into the highly-guarded cardboard box; but I would still like to share a few pictures I took at the WP Rally at AMK (opposite your place, Marion!) I attended on Thurday night. For posterity.

By the time my mum and I arrived at the scene, the rally was nearing its end. Many people had gathered both on the field itself and across the road. Mum and I decided to take the lift from the block opposite the rally site to get a better view. Alas, many people had the same idea, and it didn't help that the elevators were of the obsolete variety (some say lau kok kok). It took us nearly 10 minutes of waiting before finally setting foot into the over-worked lift, which buzzed its buzzer whenever more than 6 people entered its premises. Tsk tsk. The message it was trying to send out was pulpably heard.

But when we got there, what we saw was similar to the scene at Hougang a few days ago:

The energy of the crowd was less intense than I'd hoped for however, but nevertheless the atmosphere was still rather contagious. Everytime a voice rose over the speakers, so did the core group of supporters, waving WP flags (bought at S$2 a piece). A even spied a young chap carrying a Pokemon inflatable hammer high above his head throughout the 20 minutes he was in my field of vision, and a WP member/supporter at the party make-shift counter - selling the aforementioned flags, as well as the still (though barely) fashionable rubber wristbands and of course, party newsletter - holding up a poster reading: Workers' Party - Let's Hammer 'Em! I must say I was amused.

How will the show-down between WP and PAP turn out tonight? We'll see. We'll see.