Nicole Seah gives video interview at home on joining WP & how she's evolved over the years

She also sang a line from Hokkien song 'ai pia cia eh yia'.

Tanya Ong | July 05, 2020, 09:54 AM

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Nicole Seah is one of the more prominent candidates for Workers' Party (WP) in East Coast GRC.

In a video interview shot in her home, she shared how she has evolved in the past few years, as well as her views on the WP.

Evolving over the years

Seah, whose political debut was in 2011 when she ran for Marine Parade GRC with the National Solidarity Party (NSP), said that she has evolved over the last couple of years.

Previously, she said she had a "fixed idea" of what she wanted to achieve.

What she realised, after she conducted lots of house visits in the last few years, is that "you just need to take a different approach" when talking to different people in order to connect with them and "make them feel heard".

Through her house visits, the conversations with residents also made her realise that there's a need for additional safeguards to help Singaporeans feel secure and valued.

Which she feels she can help push for as a WP candidate.

Youths and the WP

Regarding the youths of today, she said she finds them to be very "thoughtful" and also "a lot more aware" of uneven playing fields.

So why, in her opinion, have some young people gravitated towards WP?

This GE, Seah said that the party leadership has put forth a diverse slate of candidates, which helps the youths feel more represented.

High stakes

"There are different ways to bring different solutions to the table... and I truly believe that the Workers' Party is a sensible and reasonable opposition."

Joining the WP, she said the stakes are "really really high". Citing the commitment and hard work of the volunteers as well, she said that she feels she cannot let them down.

"At the end of the day, if you really want to win, then you gotta give it your all."

The video also featured some lighthearted moments of her making teh-c kosong in her kitchen (she asked: "Why everyone got interesting hobby then I make teh-c kosong?").

As well as her singing a line from Ai Pia Cia Eh Yia (To win you have to fight) a Hokkien song commonly sung by Workers' Party candidates.

You watch the video here:

Top photo via video screenshot, FB.