The beginning of change

So GE2011 has finally come and gone, and I'm having mixed feelings about it all. On the one hand, the opposition made a breakthrough with the WP finally managing to snatch away a GRC from the PAP, hopefully ushering a new age of competitive Singaporean politics where the PAP will have to give it's 100% to keep itself in parliament. On the other hand, this unfortunately came at the price of seeing Mr George Yeo stepping down from being a Foreign Minister. 

However, there is still much to be celebrated from this election. With the WP finally giving the opposition a GRC in Aljunied and other areas seeing the opposition close up the gap to within striking distance (especially Potong Pasir, where the opposition lost by a mere 100-odd votes... What a pity really), the PAP is finally feeling the heat of competition. Hopefully in accordance with economics, this threat of competition will drive them to adapt and evolve to better serve the nation. Although this result is not yet my hope of seeing a roughly 20-30% opposition representation in parliament, it's a sign that it cannot be far off. I'm not looking for a complete opposition takeover like some more ardent opposition supporters are looking for (in fact I think such a drastic change of leadership would throw the country into chaos), just enough seats to get their voice heard in parliament and keep the PAP on their toes.

It's now 5am and I have to book back into camp tonight, so I'll have to cap it here.