Friday, September 14, 2012

A failed show



If you had signed in to Facebook during the last 48 hours, you probably would have seen the before and after photos at Queenstown where Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton were visiting.

William is no fool and I really wonder what is going on in his mind when he witnessed such a scene at 3:45 in the afternoon. The real fools were the men in white who are infamous for their wayangs including this latest show staged for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

After the photos started to circulate on the internet, the PAP finally had to go for its trademark admit-it-at-last move. The MP for the area, Indranee Rajah confessed that the scenes of children having fun at the playground and uncles doing tai chi were all an act.

She argued that there was only 25 minutes to showcase HDB living in Singapore so the best way to achieve it was to "do it in little exhibition spots". The fact that PAP insisted on showcasing something to the royal couple shows their insincerity.

Why can't we just act like normal? Who does tai chi under the blazing afternoon sun? Ok maybe the statutory boards and government agencies who like to tai chi blames and responsibilities to one another when the real culprits are those who wear white as their party colours.

If a wayang is indeed necessary, they should at least make it look realistic. I don't understand why was there a need for the uncle to wear a traditional costume when putting up the show. Seriously, which uncle wears like this on a normal day practising tai chi?

This Queenstown wayang is further proof that PAP's rallies consists of its "own people" like grassroots leaders (aka dogs) and uncles and aunties who attended for the free food and drinks.

Not to mention the many innocent school students who were forced to participate or attend the Youth Olympic Games in 2010.

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