the band starts playing

It's actually quite disturbing to log onto to the social media and see so many of my peers proclaiming what they deem to be an "awakening", "revolution" (a couple even quoted lines from the film, V For Vendetta) when most do not even know much about the policies of the PAP, the propositions from the opposition camp, and what have been done right and what's not over the past 5 years since the last general election.

It's very easy to jump onto the bandwagon, falling trap into what the social media deems to be hot and which you must certainly be a part of. Just weeks before, tweets and Facebook statues screamed "pray/socks/donations/dance/sing for Japan!" And as the elections heat up, the anti-establishment streak that exist in almost every normal young people have them turned the tables against the PAP, conveniently forgetting the (most of the time) times when the ruling party has done it right.

I'm not saying the opposition is a whole lot of trash, in fact I actually see gems in them. There are sincere candidates, eager to work for a better Singapore and having more opposition MPs in the house can be a good thing, especially from those who really care and can make a difference to this nation.

But lets be honest. Though there have been moments of misses, the PAP can deliver and has the policies that have been working well. I don't doubt their sincerity in serving the people, even one of its most vociferous critic, Catherine Lim, has praised the PAP for having a "genuine concern for the welfare of the society" and "passionate commitment to the nation".

Vote with our head. See things with a longer vision, not look around for short-term results.