Netizens came out to give their comments about the interview, many of them slamming the quality of the response Lim gave.

This raises a few questions with the way everything went down. We try to answer them for you:

1. Why didn't NSP prepare Lim for the media scrum?

It is a little weird that Lim was left outside the party headquarters where members of the media were gathered.

Since NSP is already represented by five leaders (two more than other Opposition parties), Lim's presence was not exactly crucial to the meeting.

The media, hungry for a scoop, would most definitely pounce on an opportunity to interview a fresh face.

Just take a look at how one Lianhe Zaobao reporter pounced on an unsuspecting Nicole Seah when she was just out and about doing her own thing and watching the National Day Parade preview:

NSP could have prepared its candidates better with some holding lines to the media, especially since GE fever is heating up.

2. Why wasn't Lim prepared herself?

Entering politics, serving fellow Singaporeans and standing up to be counted is commendable. It is not easy to put your foot forward and let yourself come under public scrutiny.

With that said, Lim should have been way better prepared to answer basic questions such as what issues she would be focusing on should she become a candidate running for GE2015.

"Transport is something that is affecting me and I hope to resolve this issue as well" is not a quote that will impress many potential voters.

Importantly, she can learn from Seah's earlier example with Lianhe Zaobao and decline to be interviewed as well.

3. Was the media unkind or opportunistic?

It is fair game if Lim granted the media an interview in the first place.

From the looks of it, it seems that Lim accepted an interview with the media. She did not appear ill at ease nor did she attempt to walk away.

4. Will Lim run as a candidate in GE2015?

Could the unpreparedness of Lim be a sign that she is actually not going to be a candidate for NSP for GE2015?

From the NSP Facebook page, photos and hashtags appear to give undue prominence to Lim during their MacPherson SMC walkabout last weekend.

It will not be a surprise if NSP hopes to draw a contrast between Lim and a fellow female candidate in  incumbent PAP MP Tin Pei Ling.