Assuming that you are a Facebook user, you would have noticed the postings by Ministers Tan Chuan-Jin and Lawrence Wong over the past two weeks of SEA Games fever.
If host Kelly Latimer is the queen of SEA Games TV, Ministers Tan and Wong ruled the social media world with their timely and informative Facebook posts about the SEA Games.
Ministers Tan Chuan-Jin and Lawrence Wong
The Social and Family Development Minister and the Culture, Community and Youth Minister are of course the leading candidates of the fourth generation leadership for Singapore.
In fact, Ministers Tan and Wong were promoted together in the fourth round of Cabinet changes on April 29. 2014.
This is what Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong had to say about them when he promoted them:
"They have performed well since taking office, and mastered their portfolios. They have also worked hard on the ground, winning the respect and trust of Singaporeans."
They have mastered their portfolios, but have they mastered the treacherous waters of social media?
Let's compare their Facebook performances and pay tribute to the two biggest cheer-leaders of SEA Games over the last two weeks.
Let the games begin!
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about to start with Lawrence Wong...enjoy!!!People keep asking me if I went to NJC! I could say that I borrowed...
2-2! Wong by a mile. A six-photo collage by Tan? Wong can do a 11-photo collage and more. Check out the 23-photo collage feature when he highlighted the 80 gold medal landmark.
4. Better speech:
Tan Chuan-Jin at the closing ceremony (3:48 – 12:46)
3-3! It's a draw again. Both speeches received an equal number of six rounds of applause in total.
5. Better medals tally post
Tan Chuan-Jin
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just looked at the tables and schedule of remaining games tomorrow. Oh my. Looks like we will be SECOND! Whoa!#SEAGames2015 #CelebrateTheExtraordinary #TeamSingapore #OurTeamSG
3-5! Wong managed to take a photo with the most famous local athlete (other than Joseph Schooling) in Singapore.
7. Best take-a-break from SEA Games post
Tan Chuan-Jin
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time out from games to meet with SINDA's youth leaders. They shared with me their ideas on a range of issues and...Posted by Tan Chuan-Jin on Sunday, June 14, 2015
Lawrence Wong
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a break from the SEA GAMES 2015 yesterday afternoon and attended the Sg Eat With Us food carnival. It features...
4-5! Spending time in the hot sun watching athletes exercise does not mean that Wong can pig out.
8. Better bilateral-relations post
Tan Chuan-Jin
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Khairy Jamaluddin, Minister for Youth and Sports, Malaysia and Nicholas Fang, watching our gymnasts in action.#OneTeamSG #SEAGames2015 #CelebrateTheExtraordinary #TeamSingapore #OurTeamSG
6-6! Both posts featured the netballers. Wong acted as the ultimate fanboy with his autographed poster.
Tan was foaming with anger from the rough play by the Malaysian team. But PM Lee asked Tan whether he was drooling. Foaming or drooling, Tan gets our laughs for salivating over the netballers.
Since it's a draw, let's give both the Ministers an award instead.