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2021 – The Great East and West Divide
May. 11th, 2011 at 5:33 PM
western sinkies look down at eastern sinkies
I consider myself a resident of North West region of Singapore. I am aware of the many places in the West and I also have more friends at this side of the island. For over 30 years of my life, whenever I go to the “other side” of the island, which is the eastern part of Singapore; Bedok, Tampines, Hougang or worst still, Pasir Ris region, I felt as if I am a tourist. I will get lost and need the “local natives” of the eastern side to give me directions. I am sure a lot of the easterners felt the same when they come over to “our side”. Of course, I often hear friends from the east says that, East side is best, west side people are so one-kind etc. Same goes for Westerners’ comment on Easterners.
After the GE2011, base on the polling result of the entire Singapore, there is a clear indication that East and West of Singapore do has a distinction. Most, if not all of the western part of Singapore island that were contested scored an average of 60% ++ votes in favor of the party in white, while most of the eastern part of Singapore only had an average of 52% to 56% +/- votes. On top of that, one big parcel of the eastern area was taken over by the alternative party. While the “Westerners” were quietly happy with the outcome, the “Easterners” were more rowdy and vocal about their narrow lost to the party in white.
If the alternative parties continue to grow in depth and statue in the head of the people, and they can further convince the neighboring regions that they are the one to follow, the tendency would be that, more “Easterners” might jump ship thus further expanding the already pro-alternate parties’ sentiments around that region. While the east side might be more pro-alternate party, the west side might not be so comfortable and ready to rock the boats just so fast yet.
In the 2016 Election, the GRC system might no longer be a useful advantage to the ruling power despite the re-drawing of the electoral boundaries. More GRCs and SMCs might fall in the hand of the “other” parties mainly so in the east. While this situation might have strengthened the ground support at the eastern side, the westerners might look at it as a sign of instability for the nation. This circumstance will result in the west trying to counter the east to gathers more grounds in the year 2021, and most importantly try their best not to let the western side falls into the hand of the other party.
Therefore, in the year 2021, after the nation decides once again which men and women will represent them as the voice of “democracy”, a great divide would have occur on this tiny island which we all call – The Little Red Dot”, a great divide between the East and the West. Will this divide be the Democracy that we are chasing for now?
2021 – The Great East and West Divide
May. 11th, 2011 at 5:33 PM
western sinkies look down at eastern sinkies
I consider myself a resident of North West region of Singapore. I am aware of the many places in the West and I also have more friends at this side of the island. For over 30 years of my life, whenever I go to the “other side” of the island, which is the eastern part of Singapore; Bedok, Tampines, Hougang or worst still, Pasir Ris region, I felt as if I am a tourist. I will get lost and need the “local natives” of the eastern side to give me directions. I am sure a lot of the easterners felt the same when they come over to “our side”. Of course, I often hear friends from the east says that, East side is best, west side people are so one-kind etc. Same goes for Westerners’ comment on Easterners.
After the GE2011, base on the polling result of the entire Singapore, there is a clear indication that East and West of Singapore do has a distinction. Most, if not all of the western part of Singapore island that were contested scored an average of 60% ++ votes in favor of the party in white, while most of the eastern part of Singapore only had an average of 52% to 56% +/- votes. On top of that, one big parcel of the eastern area was taken over by the alternative party. While the “Westerners” were quietly happy with the outcome, the “Easterners” were more rowdy and vocal about their narrow lost to the party in white.
If the alternative parties continue to grow in depth and statue in the head of the people, and they can further convince the neighboring regions that they are the one to follow, the tendency would be that, more “Easterners” might jump ship thus further expanding the already pro-alternate parties’ sentiments around that region. While the east side might be more pro-alternate party, the west side might not be so comfortable and ready to rock the boats just so fast yet.
In the 2016 Election, the GRC system might no longer be a useful advantage to the ruling power despite the re-drawing of the electoral boundaries. More GRCs and SMCs might fall in the hand of the “other” parties mainly so in the east. While this situation might have strengthened the ground support at the eastern side, the westerners might look at it as a sign of instability for the nation. This circumstance will result in the west trying to counter the east to gathers more grounds in the year 2021, and most importantly try their best not to let the western side falls into the hand of the other party.
Therefore, in the year 2021, after the nation decides once again which men and women will represent them as the voice of “democracy”, a great divide would have occur on this tiny island which we all call – The Little Red Dot”, a great divide between the East and the West. Will this divide be the Democracy that we are chasing for now?
and to tell them we sinkies are not dumb or pushover 
