There was this event called GE2015... and it gave us a treasure trove of comments gold.
1. Reform Party Secretary General Kenneth Jeyaretnam, after his GE 2015 loss.
2. Senior Minister of State Sim Ann
Despite her strong command of the Chinese and English languages, this bilingual MP will now be remembered for a snarky hokkien phrase.
3. Minister Lim Swee Say
He said something that many in the coffee-shops and forums would agree with. But he is a Minister, so we buay song.
4. Workers' Party Chairman Sylvia Lim (1)
She spoke about football and partner Quah Kim Song in Jalan Besar stadium. And yes, Singapore football and FAS sucks.
5. Workers' Party Chairman Sylvia Lim (2)
The post and quote that launched an Instagram account, got a Deputy Prime Minister commenting, and a veteran MP looking lamer than a white elephant.
6. Reform Party's M Ravi testing us whether we are paying attention.
7. Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen addressing the crowd gathered at the nomination centre in Raffles Institution, where opposition supporters were jeering.
“Year by year we will improve your lives, even if you jeer against us, we will improve your lives.”
“And the more you jeer, the more we will continue to improve it even more.”
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8. Bro, are you okay?
National Solidarity Party’s (NSP) Choong Hon Heng: “A handshake is basically a promise, commitment, a tall order. Means I must meet that tall order and it’s for you! And it’s for you in sense that three fingers also pointing me, it’s also for me! It’s for us. And if the result is good, thumbs up man!"
BOO! BOO TO PAP!
9. Low Thia Khiang & Goh Chok Tong engage in back-&-forth about the Titanic
Goh said that going with the PAP was like taking a cruise ship with a destination, other choices were akin to a ship to nowhere, like a gambling ship.
Low: “I’m afraid the cruise ship is over capacity limit. It used to be a luxury cruise ship. The designer claimed that it’s not sinkable. The name is Titanic.”
Goh: “Titanic sank on its maiden voyage. The PAP cruised over 50 years under three captains. All onboard are safe.”
10. Low Thia Khiang's only exclusive interview during GE.
11. Uber driver Shirwin Eu who did not manage to contest Bukit Panjang SMC as an independent candidate.
12. NSP candidate Kevryn Lim wanted to champion single mother issues.
13. And those who want to claim all the credit from the PAP.
14. It was also a year of shopping.
15. Loud quotes...
16. And some not so ethical ones that came back from last year to haunt you.
17, 18 and 19. Influencers were out in full force.
Xiaxue vs Grace Tan: Some have asked me why I have decided not to suffer in silence like the rest of the people (or bloggers) who have been cyber-bullied. I draw strength from the words of our founding father, the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew...Ultimately, I wish for a better blogosphere, a calmer cyberspace, a safer Singapore. I am doing this for our children, our students, my fellow bloggers, and the public in general.
But the real social media influencer is PM Lee Hsien Loong.
20. Funny PM moments...
21. A serious one.
"Actually, the argument is the other way round, let me tell you what should be the argument. Please write it down and send it to your friends on Whatsapp. The Opposition is not working hard enough. They make a mess of things, they’re not active enough in Parliament, they’re really not talking much sense – vote PAP and make the Opposition work harder!”
22. And a :( one.
23. Of course, there's also the City Harvest Church saga revolving around a Sun.
24. Kong Hee's pastor friend Phil Pringle mentioned the devil.
"Ultimately, it is the Courts job to arrive at a verdict. But we are praying for victory. There is a sentiment against believers, but the devil has always got it wrong. He thinks if he attacks the church it’s going to die, he even tried it with Jesus, but He just came up out of the ground again."
25. Cock fights were aplenty.
26. And so were heartfelt apologies.
27. Gahmen dipped its pen into erotica.
28. #SG50ShadesOfGrey
"Take it off," he demanded imperiously. It was way past August, but the national flag was still hanging from her balcony. #SG50ShadesOfGrey
— Alvin Pang (@alfpang) February 12, 2015
29. #SG50ShadesOfGrey
"Put it in now!" She gasped. Too late, they shot past the ERP gantry as he fumbled for a cashcard. #SG50shadesofgrey — Alvin Pang (@alfpang) February 12, 2015
30. A reminder why we should always be polite to our neighbours.
31. 2015 also saw the rise of bitchy Cheryl and her freaking birthday.
32. When DPM Tharman had fun with a trampoline.
33. Our love for acronyms didn't die this year.
34. We also learnt not to anyhowly.
35. Or there will be many train breakdowns.
SMRT CEO on the right.
36. Many breakdowns.
The resignation of Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew before GE was a surprise.
37. And led to the new Transport Minister to contemplate building a team on his own.
38. "The comparatively low standing of the defendant warranted a substantial reduction.” Justice Lee Seiu Kin, Channel NewsAsia
39. "He raised the topic of euthanasia with his doctors, and they told him that was illegal in Singapore." - Lee Kuan Yew's daugher Lee Wei Ling
40. Mr Lee Kuan Yew, will there be a Singapore 50 years from now?
41. We thought we have seen it all in Singapore Grand Prix (SGP), until this shout from Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel...
Fortunately, Vettel completed the race safely and won his fourth SGP. The dramatic SGP was the most talked-about topic on Twitter that evening and the SGP jaywalker was arrested and sentenced to 6 weeks’ jail.
42. "Why is this monk asking me so many personal questions?’ In the end I found out that he was LKY’s son.” - PAP activist Helen Tan
43. And Teo Ser Luck didn't say this.
44. When MediaCorp invited Adam Lambert to Singapore's New Year’s Eve Countdown show and caused some Singaporeans to petition against him from doing so.
45. Pastor Lawrence Khong prefers white to pink.
46. PJ Wong: “Know your rights”, as he took to Facebook to accuse Changi Airport immigration officer of infringing his rights.
We now know our rights and that you are not right.
47. Chen Tianwen
48. Of flowers and vegetables.
49. This quote just sums up SG50.
50. And one final quote about Mothership.sg Motherland.sg.
RP's Jesse Loo: "I don't think I like that. To be on the receiving end by Motherland."
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