tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25112068956773571512024-03-05T21:16:08.014+08:00The Itch To WriteUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger358125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511206895677357151.post-29049833360418331362012-05-27T03:13:00.003+08:002012-05-27T16:33:21.837+08:00That spirit, the HOUGANG SPIRIT!As we were making our way out from the Counting centre, my phone cannot stop beeping. Congratulatory messages as well as 'live' updates on the 'party' going on at Blk 322 kept coming in.
As we approached Blk 322, we could hear the thunderous cheer. What greeted us was the 'Hougang Spirit'.
Both sides of the road were filled with people. They were chanting non stop. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511206895677357151.post-88294326024745178892011-12-02T22:33:00.011+08:002011-12-02T23:35:12.409+08:00LIVE – GE2011 and IThis article was first published in 'Hammer', issue: 1102Getting ReadyI received a message to meet Mr Low Thia Khiang after a weekly Hammer outreach in February 2011. I sensed that it was about the General Elections. I was right. Mr Low asked me to run as the Workers’ Party (WP) candidate in the new Single Member Constituency (SMC), Punggol East.Questions raced through my mind. ‘Am I up to this Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511206895677357151.post-84203843250521503532011-11-06T14:31:00.004+08:002011-11-06T16:02:32.793+08:00Selamat Hari Raya Haji!A few WP colleagues, MPs and myself were privilege to be given the opportunity to visit a mosque today. What is even more special was today is the day Muslim friends celebrate Hari Raya Haji also known as Hari Raya Korban.The mosque, 'Masjid Al-Istiqamah', is located at Serangoon North, in the Serangoon division of Aljunied GRC.On this day, the sacrifice of 4-legged animals is performed. These Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511206895677357151.post-73174743553224279942011-07-13T22:21:00.003+08:002011-07-13T23:13:07.762+08:00Kallang roar is roaring BACK!'SSShhhhhh!!!'My mother will often have to repeat this several times to remind us to keep our volume down.The year was 1994, Singapore won the Malaysia Cup with a 2-1 over Kedah, I was 16 :)It was also after this win, Singapore withdrew from the competition.My family except my mother, often have our eyes glued to the television set every weekend evening. We will curse, shout, stamp our feet, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511206895677357151.post-29248792414757361612011-07-11T14:05:00.004+08:002012-05-31T22:21:48.040+08:00AJCC's first community eventThe 1 day durian trip on 10th July 2011, was a first for a couple of WP members who have been volunteering our time for such trips for the past few years in HOUGANG.
First, because of a couple of reasons:
Reason no 1 - New constituency with new constituents.
Our first community event for our newly won constituency. We didn't dare to be too ambitious with ticket sales, not knowing whether the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511206895677357151.post-58428852429117449132011-06-26T13:48:00.005+08:002011-06-29T01:14:49.679+08:00Commemorating 'Bukit Brown Municipal Cemetery'........As far as I can remember, every Qing Ming, my parents will bring my sisters and I to 2 locations to pray before our ancestors. The 2 locations are 'Mount Vernon' and 'Bi Shan Ting'. I often read about how the young and old will brave the scorching sun to pray before their ancestors, sweep the tombs and offer food, tea, wine, chopsticks, joss paper accessories, and/or libations to the ancestors.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511206895677357151.post-17451284655023110992011-06-03T21:46:00.003+08:002011-06-03T22:30:59.376+08:00MPS @ Eunos DivisionWinning Aljunied GRC was a dream come true. The work which had begun 2 weeks ago was a reality! We have the Meet-The-People Session (MPS) to start off with. First session ended at close to 2am while the 2nd one at about 3.15am!Residents arriving as early as 6pm to queue, some to catch a glimpse of their MP or to express their interest to volunteer were all there. In the last MPS, we also saw Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511206895677357151.post-75400679023535559352011-05-21T14:47:00.017+08:002011-05-23T00:29:07.517+08:007th May 2011I finally found myself some time to pen down my thoughts for 7th May 2011.GE2011 is not quite the same for me as compared to GE2006 which I was a part of it too.In GE2006, I was both the Polling and Counting Agent for Aljunied GRC.In GE2011, I was a candidate and of course still rooting for all the constituencies the Workers' Party had contested in which also includes Aljunied GRC.As compared to Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511206895677357151.post-77860558829588109912011-05-09T15:26:00.001+08:002011-05-09T15:31:34.523+08:00Final speech at Serangoon Stadium, 5th May 2011Welcome and Thank you for coming to our rally, my friends and fellow Singaporeans. Thank you for coming down to Serangoon Stadium this evening. Today, I am going to speak to all of you here directly from the bottom of my heart. Fellow Singaporeans – we have come to the tail end of a long journey, a journey which started not 9 days but 1,460 days ago on 6 May 2006. Your voice and your eagerness toUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511206895677357151.post-42392844648088269072011-05-05T00:00:00.001+08:002011-05-09T15:25:13.410+08:00My 3rd speech at Punggol East SMC!Dear voters of Punggol East SMC and fellow Singaporeans, welcome once again to the WP rally! I am Lee Li Lian, the WP candidate for Punggol East. Thank you for coming.[Cantonese intro]Dear voters, da ka hao! Happy to have the opportunity to meet everyone here. We know you have taken precious time to be here to attend the WP rally. On behalf of WP, we thank you for coming.During my walkabouts Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511206895677357151.post-68268754207303671452011-05-02T11:23:00.002+08:002011-05-02T11:27:14.803+08:002nd speech at Yishun Stadium'The Forgotten Group in Singapore'Friends, fellow Singaporeans and dear residents of Nee Soon GRC, “ni men hao”!!! Thank you for coming down once again to support the WORKERS’ PARTY! Thank you very much!My name is Lee Lilian and I am the Workers’ Party candidate for Punggol East SMC. Today, I am here to talk to you two groups of people who have been forgotten in Singapore, I call them the silent Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511206895677357151.post-45501672320818655472011-05-02T11:20:00.003+08:002011-05-02T11:23:27.111+08:006th day into our campaigning!My maiden speech, 'Political Insurance'.Good Evening everyone. I am Lee Li Lian, the WP candidate for Punggol East.In an article on Channel News Asia, in November 2008, PM Lee had said that a 2 party political model cannot work in Singapore. In the same article, PM also said: "If the party (PAP) doesn't work, if something goes wrong with the party, you can be sure new parties will come, new Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511206895677357151.post-54044364242394233542011-04-26T23:28:00.001+08:002011-04-26T23:28:07.097+08:00The last lapWe have come very far from GE2006, WP comrades and myself. From making weekly house visits, outreach events, bonding and brainstorming sessions to getting ready for GE2011. This team went through a lot together. During the last 2 months or so, I found another team that is the team of volunteers and of course Bernard too :) who were very supportive and committed to our cause. My family and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511206895677357151.post-8389328251429123882011-04-23T00:01:00.001+08:002011-04-23T00:06:15.505+08:00Q & A with TNPLee Li Lian, 32 Occupation: Trainer with insurance company Great Eastern Life Career Highlights: She has been actively involved in both industrial and financial sales for the past six years, before moving on to become a recruitment manager with a private institution. She took on her current position as a trainer in 2008. Family: She is the eldest in the family with two younger sisters. Her Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511206895677357151.post-54006477243090661632011-04-21T00:13:00.002+08:002011-04-21T00:22:20.208+08:00The battle is on!Fellow comrades, we are into our last lap of the race and JIA YOU!Details of Singapore's General Elections 2011,Nomination Day - 27th April 2011Polling Day - 7th May 2011A day after the Parliament was dissolved, the Workers' Party introduces its first slat of candidates for GE2011. They are Eric Tan, Gerald Giam, Muhd Faisal and myself, Lee Li Lian :)Listen to what each candidate has to say,Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511206895677357151.post-87667756473440174002011-03-15T20:58:00.005+08:002011-03-17T22:51:45.574+08:00Darf ich wissen, wie alt ist dieser Mann?This incident happened a few weeks ago when my colleagues and I took a stroll down Chinatown to lunch at Maxwell Market.As usual the place was packed with lunch crowd and it took us a while before finding ourselves a table with 5 seats. We were eating halfway when a bus full of German tourist alight from a tour bus to get themselves some fruit juice.An elderly German couple shared the table withUnknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511206895677357151.post-70530921410343121562011-03-02T00:57:00.005+08:002011-03-02T01:09:47.897+08:00Talking Point - CNAThe recent 'Talking Point' featured representatives from the ruling party as well as opposition to speak on the impact of the new electoral boundaries.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511206895677357151.post-3764140177562773342011-02-28T17:15:00.005+08:002011-03-01T00:07:49.839+08:00我没投过票 ... (I have not voted before)I was out with WP activists on our routine Sunday house visits yesterday. Ever since the release of the new electoral boundaries, I must say that we are creating quite a buzz wherever we go.Even the toilet was not spared :)Frieda and I visited the toilet during lunch break before moving off. When we were about to leave the toilet, the toilet attendant, estimated to be in her 60s pointed to the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511206895677357151.post-45211025120049044152011-02-26T11:50:00.003+08:002011-02-26T12:16:39.777+08:00After the boundaries are drawn, what's next?So what's next after the electoral boundaries are drawn?It is COUNTDOWN to POLLING DAY!Sequence of events that will happen:1) Dissolution of ParliamentA dissolution puts an end to a particular Parliament, is the dispersal of a legislature at the call of en election. MPs also cease to hold office once it is dissolved.2) Nomination DayCandidates are required to present their nomination papers and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511206895677357151.post-39101800308149628862011-02-25T22:00:00.008+08:002011-02-25T22:43:25.867+08:00How to check which constituency are you voting in for GE 2011?Fellow Singaporeans, the electoral boundaries are out and its time to find out which constituency you are voting in! Another good reason to check is to ensure that your address is reflected correctly hence voting in the right constituency :)These are steps on how to check.Step 1:Go to www.elections.gov.sgStep 2:Click on this icon on the left hand sideStep 3:Log in with either your Singpass or Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511206895677357151.post-32965404077788437702011-02-14T23:04:00.006+08:002011-02-15T22:47:56.740+08:00Hougang Ave 2, 赞!14th Feb 2011, I spent this Valentines' Day meaningfully despite not having my husband with me.I was asked to attend a CNY dinner together with other WP members. Thinking that this one is not going to be different from the rest of the temple dinner that I've attended, I was expecting to hear loud music blasting from a distance.I was wrong.Upon reaching the venue, lion dance performance and a 财神爷Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511206895677357151.post-52393718836173224422011-02-03T00:23:00.003+08:002011-02-03T00:31:55.772+08:00兔年快乐!祝大家,新年新气象。愿大家在2011年,天天开怀,时时快乐,分分精彩,秒秒幸福!每天都快乐就对了啦 ;)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511206895677357151.post-56286615598936548612011-01-17T22:04:00.007+08:002011-01-17T23:01:17.803+08:00MP Lui Tuck Yew in Jalan Besar GRC???I know the place that I'm staying is under Jalan Besar GRC. A cursory search on the Parliament website says so too.Today I went to open my letter box and found a nicely, coloured calendar for year 2011. The front page of the calendar consists of a photo collage of Mr Lui Tuck Yew engaged in grassroots activities. I thought to myself why Lui Tuck Yew? I thought my place belongs to Jalan Besar Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511206895677357151.post-67142142195567280852011-01-03T22:55:00.003+08:002011-01-03T23:34:16.691+08:00GE is around the corner and what is required to cover the ground?It is of no surprise that not many people or voters are aware of the amount of effort and time required during campaigning period. This could be due to the lack of information or voters could not be bothered.With GE around the corner, I re-revisited the book from Dana Lam, 'Days of Being Wild'. I came across this segment and I thought it would be good to share this with everyone who is reading Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511206895677357151.post-58345582455176537212011-01-01T22:51:00.000+08:002011-01-03T22:53:51.366+08:00HAPPY NEW YEAR!Here is wishing everyone good health, wealth and prosperity!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0