Jamus continues house visits. 
We rounded up our house visits for the year by wrapping up 294A #Compassvale, getting a solid start on the adjacent 293A, as well as hitting most of 319A #Anchorvale. A quick stocktake reveals that we have, till date, covered a little less than half of all the blocks I represent. At around two-and-a-half years since we were voted in to #SengkangGRC, this means we are on track to visit each block at least once, if we assume the usual five-year electoral cycle (of course, we’re price takers on this front, so we’ll need to adjust our schedule accordingly, if there’s any sense that an earlier election may be called).
Along the way, residents have shared with us their thoughts and feedback on a wide range of issues, from those of national consequence—such as the high cost-of-living due to inflation, the burden of GST increases, the affordability and accessibility of HDB, and concerns about our nation’s educational policy—to those of a more local flavor, including requests for gardens or walkways, cleanliness and maintenance, repainting and repair, and (yes) coffeeshops. They’ve also let us into their lives, sharing stories about family members, holidays, personal challenges, and the occasional food and drink.
House visits are an essential way that the #workersparty gains insight into the issues that matter for our residents. We want such sharing opportunities to be as candid and spontaneous as possible, which is one reason why we don’t announce such schedules in advance. Nor do we alert the estate team about which cluster we plan to visit, so that we are able to have a genuine spot check on ground conditions.
Our journey continues. If #TeamSengkang haven’t quite gotten to your block yet: akan datang! We randomize our coverage across blocks and clusters, so we will eventually get there. Here’s wishing all a fruitful and meaningful year to come.
Jamus Lim
12 h ·We rounded up our house visits for the year by wrapping up 294A #Compassvale, getting a solid start on the adjacent 293A, as well as hitting most of 319A #Anchorvale. A quick stocktake reveals that we have, till date, covered a little less than half of all the blocks I represent. At around two-and-a-half years since we were voted in to #SengkangGRC, this means we are on track to visit each block at least once, if we assume the usual five-year electoral cycle (of course, we’re price takers on this front, so we’ll need to adjust our schedule accordingly, if there’s any sense that an earlier election may be called).
Along the way, residents have shared with us their thoughts and feedback on a wide range of issues, from those of national consequence—such as the high cost-of-living due to inflation, the burden of GST increases, the affordability and accessibility of HDB, and concerns about our nation’s educational policy—to those of a more local flavor, including requests for gardens or walkways, cleanliness and maintenance, repainting and repair, and (yes) coffeeshops. They’ve also let us into their lives, sharing stories about family members, holidays, personal challenges, and the occasional food and drink.
House visits are an essential way that the #workersparty gains insight into the issues that matter for our residents. We want such sharing opportunities to be as candid and spontaneous as possible, which is one reason why we don’t announce such schedules in advance. Nor do we alert the estate team about which cluster we plan to visit, so that we are able to have a genuine spot check on ground conditions.
Our journey continues. If #TeamSengkang haven’t quite gotten to your block yet: akan datang! We randomize our coverage across blocks and clusters, so we will eventually get there. Here’s wishing all a fruitful and meaningful year to come.
