Just went for another round of house visit last evening. As usual, some of the residents’ response upon seeing us coming is “要大选了？” (“Elections coming?”). There has also been some speculation among observers and internet bloggers on the possibility of snap elections.
The same topic is a recurring theme in a lot of my conversations online and offline with friends recently, since they know of my heavy involvement in WP, and so they ask me if I think a snap election is possible.
My responses so far to my friends is that, to me, it does not really matter whether elections is called 3 months from today, or in 2011 when the full term of the current parliament is up. Basically as a volunteer to a cause I believe in, I just put in the same amount of commitment to help contribute in whatever way I can, in a consistent and sustainable way. My foray into local politics since 2006 is not a long one, but it is enough for me to understand one thing – a consistent level of contribution is always a lot better than burst-mode enthusiasm that comes quickly and goes equally fast.
In any case, the changes I hope to help create are long term goals, which do not materialize overnight. Be it the goal to have Singapore wean off its dependency on fossil fuel, or the vision to see Singapore moving away from being dominated by a single party, my dreams will take a long time to materialize.
So does it matter whether there are signs that things are heating up? I will still work as hard as before to fulfill my dreams.