Editor's note: Mothership.sg called for young Singaporeans to step up and give their perspective for GE2015. The aim of such an endeavour is to provide our readers a means to view GE2015 through the lens of young Singaporeans, warts, sparkles and all.

Here's one such article. Our writer shares her experience spending a morning among the People's Action Party (PAP) supporters at the nomination centre in Raffles Institution.

 

1. All was quiet until...

It's 10.30am. The sun is shining, the air is crisp, the birds are chirping... from the other side of the road, that is.

I stared at it with envy.

Throngs and throngs of journalists and cameramen went swarming around candidates as they entered through the gates of Raffles Institution. It looked like the Hello Kitty queues all over again.

I thought the worst was over. But that was not the case when our beloved PM Lee and his team came walking up the road.

Let's just say I kind of got trampled on and nearly lost a shoe. By the way, here is a very lovely photo of him looking swell while the rest of us get stomped and shoved past.

 

2. Brollies Brollies Brollies!

Sun beating down? Heat got you cursing and swearing? The PAP supporters have got it covered. You need an umbrella? You'll get an umbrella. You need water? You'll get water. You need flags? You've got flags. Here, take 10! Oh, if you're wearing white that is.

 

3. There's white. There's (50 shades of) blue. But where's yellow?

While walking past the hoards of people at the entrance of Raffles Institution, I was greeted with the White Sea and the Blue River. One side chanted "I SAY MAJULAH YOU SAY PAP!" fervently while the other chanted "WORKERS PARTY! WORKERS PARTY!" in repeated staccato.

And then, there's the yellow puddle.

If it weren't for the stark colour contrast, I would have never known they were there. Time for a change (of colour) maybe?

 

4. Forgot the lyrics to your favourite song? Have no fear, handy song sheets are here!

It felt like I was at National Day practice all over again. Patriotism. Anticipation. Perseverance.

I was caught in the middle of the PAP supporters when I heard a man with his handy red loud hailer go: "Let's sing song number 1. Song number 1. There was a time when people said that Singapore won't make it but we did..."

And by the second verse half the people laughed at how they have forgotten the lyrics to the song. But wait, didn't they have the lyrics in their hand? It's even printed in really big and bold letters. I don't think anyone would need glasses anymore right?

 

5. Shaming is a no-no

One very interesting point I witnessed was when the opposition was giving a speech.

A lady (seemingly wealthy and educated) in her mid 40's started shouting a series of boos and claiming they "stole the PAP pledge" (it was actually the Singapore pledge but give chance la, could be because the heat).

I started to wait for the rest to follow suit but instead many, if not all of the fellow supporters turned to glare at her. It was as good as telling her to not "make an orh che (blue black)". One elderly lady even tapped her on the shoulder and lamented, "bu ke yi zhe yang boo leh, xiao jie" (You can't 'boo' like that, miss).

I think she made quite a big boo-boo already.

 

6. So long as you're good looking, not much matters

Introducing Darryl David. We have his mega watt smile, the classic clean army boy haircut and seemingly chiseled body. For those that don't have an idea who he is, he used to be a sportscaster on ESPN and a TV show host on Pyramid Game back in the day and is now a Deputy Director at Temasek Polytechnic.

Girls who see him go 'ooh' and 'ahh'. Aunties who talk to him instantly become 15 year olds again. He also hopes to bring to light "healthcare” challenges facing the aging population.

Did you know he also speaks to his grandmother in Mandarin?

Dayyuuummm.

 

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