Reform Party walkabout at Jurong West: More Singaporeans stepping forward to volunteer
September 5th, 2010 | 
Author: More and more Singaporeans are stepping forward to volunteer for the Reform Party as evidenced by its latest walkabout at Jurong West today.
According to RP activist Ms Irene Ho, the Reform Party has received more than usual email queries about volunteering for the party. She also noticed there were more people looking at them during the walkabout this morning.
For the third time in a week, RP leaders and activists conducted a walkabout this time along Jurong West Street 91 where they met up front with residents to learn more about their concerns.
Irene felt particularly encouraged by a new volunteer who said he is coming forward to help out because of an urgent need to make a stand now.
He was surprised at the number of volunteers who turned up in the walkabout to which Irene replied:
“The Reform Party has been (for many months already) diligently doing walkabouts for at least twice a week, each week. However, not many of our members are available on every single Wednesday or Sunday to help us. Therefore, (for example say we have) 120 members won’t translate to 120 volunteers. If we need 120 volunteers for our election, we will need at least 800 or even thousands of members. But of course, you don’t need to be member to help us. You can just be a volunteer.”
During the walkabout, there are strangers who went up to them requesting for information or to show their support by buying the RP newsletter.
[Read Irene's account of the walkabout here.]
As we can see for ourselves, RP has been working hard on the ground even before the date of the next election is announced, but its grassroots activities as well as that of other opposition parties are almost never reported by the mainstream media which gives the erroneous public impression that the opposition only makes an appearance “once in five years.”
Being a relatively new party founded only in 2008 by the late respected opposition leader J.B. Jeyaretnam, the Reform Party needs a lot of ground support from Singaporeans in its quest to provide us with an alternative voice in Parliament as well as an alternative vision for our future.
If you are keen to meet the Reform Party or to help out at its events, please email James Teo at [email protected] or Jeisilan at [email protected] to enquire.
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I stay in the eastern parts of Singapore but I will encourage my many friends living in the west to vote for your party there. But please do true blue Singaporean a favour by standing in as many constituencies as possible. We musr deny the PAPies of any walkovers.
To Singaporean: Please cast your votes for the Reform Party or other oppositions. This is a do or die Election. The time is NOW !!
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Well said Tikus! Yes,this will be the last best opportunity to vote out the PAP and bring more opposition members into parliament to dig their ear and open their eyes for us Singaporean.
All the BEST! Opposition party!
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hope u win something in the election
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I’m staying in Serangoon Central.At great dismay,unbeliveable and unacceptable by international human rights body and Singaporean’s at large,it’s in the GRC of Marine Parade under the PAP anchorman Ghost Choke so-Tong.
RP,SDP,WP,SDA,the newly form Socilist Front and even independent please contest in that GRC,sure win and money back guaranttee.
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It was said Singapore does not have a national identity. The FAP was scratching their heads on how to create this elusive identity and they epic failed. However, it is heartening that the recent years had opened the eyes of many Singaporeans to the true nature of the FAP and their policies. It is this awareness that will be the catalyst for the development of a new Singaporean identity. Ironically, it was the FAP that helped create this new development.
RP. Good luck in the coming GE. Many may not be able to vote but I am sure those who have the honor to do it will vote wisely. We will fear no evil!!!
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Any photo to see for this morning walkabout at Jurong?
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If RP contest all seats, I am sure they can form the govt. But can they contest all seats? That’s the question.
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Please come to Sembawang!
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RP=加油！
WP=加油！
SDA=加油！
SDP=加油！
PAP=….他奶奶的！@#%&*$#???….?
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Yes, RP. please garner and send more to all the constituencies of Jurong side. Cover all Jurong, especially those that is walkover. Which is the Jurong lead by that millistars Indian Botak FM Taman.
Please get Tony Tan and Hazel to challenge him. Best Kenneth you yourself steps in and challenge this hypocrite millistars who draw so much blood monies from us taxpayers’ without serving us with a true heart at all. Everything is just wayang.
Kenneth , please challenge and tear those walkovers in Jurong down. Dont spare them at all. Leave no mercy for them.
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@Tikus:
“To Singaporean: Please cast your votes for the Reform Party or other oppositions. This is a do or die Election. The time is NOW !!”
So say we all…
I also look forward to greeting any opposition walkabout in Holland-Bt Timah GRC. For too long the pappies have been getting free rides into parliament in this area.
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Tikus, well done and said. I would do the same.
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The Alternative Political Parties should hold a meeting before end September 2010 and make a clear agreement on the following issues:
- to agree to avoid three cornered competition in one constituency;
- a common election fund should be built, and allocated for each nominee from the Alternative Political Party to contest in every constituency;
- to field as many candidates as possible so that every constituency will be contested and allow Singaporeans to exercise their right to vote and register their feelings;
- to agree on a common election strategy to win the election at every constituency and form a coalition government;
- to agree on a list of national issues to be raised, so that the issues will be brought to the attention of Singaporeans by every candidate from the Alternative Political Parties;
- to agree on the sharing of resources to make researches and prepare election themes and speeches.
Without a common goal amongst all the Alternative Political Parties, it will merely waste resources and efforts; as it is common knowledge that UNITY IS STRENGTH
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win or lose,pls alternative parties fill up all wards, dun let the pigs walk over
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The way RP is going about doing their work and the response from singaporeans seems to indicate to us that JURONG will like be another PP or HOUGANG.
GOOD LUCK.
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RP,I would like to make a small donation to the party and i would like to urge others to do so too, thanks so much for that glimpse of hope for the locals.
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Hi, Reform Party, I wish you guys luck in the elections.
I hope I can call you guys ReP, because the acronym RP will always be Republic Polytechnic to me.
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Kenneth and RP, dont disappoint your whole lot of supporters here
We want RP to be next new govt to be formed in singapore! Hoorays !!!
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I stayed in my inlaw’s house for a few months before. Jurong residents are badly disturbed by the huge no of foreigner workers’ presence in their neighbourhood. I’m sure many of them will be willing to give opposition party a chance.
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My inlaws’ house is in Jurong.
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I am glad to see RP having such a big impact amongst Singaporeans.
Singaporeans are fully aware that this coming elections is the last chance they have to take back this country.
If the status quo remains, then Singaporeans have only themselves to blame for being treated as 3rd class citizens.
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is this for real or just some propaganda which we see daily,,,,,
can locals be de-brainwashed….and de-soiled…..
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If it can happen in Malaysia, it can happen here!!
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Go for it!!
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I really hope to see RP and other alternative parties compete in more GRCs..
namely AMK GRC, T.Pagar GRC, Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC, Tampines GRC.
Please point it out to those gullible, blind and naive singaporeans that they deserved the shit treatment they get from the PAP whom they voted for during the past elections.
Cheers to all the alternative parties.
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To those who still feel that they will spoil their votes rather than to make a statement because they feel the oppositions have not tested…. PLEASE WAKE UP! There is no free ride! No miracles will happen if you spoil your votes nor will it affect the PAPayas. But it will affect the future of your own fate as well as your children and grandchildren. IF YOU ARE A TRUE BLUE SINGAPOREAN, PLEASE MAKE EVERY VOTE COUNTS!
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the team running the country is not managing the situation well. they are merely fire fighting. if they have worked hard, they will not let the supply of hdb flats to be depleted,fix the mrt transport problem much earleir, and plan for the senior workers to get better jobs and the aged need not seek shelter in overseas old folks homes. these are our basic needs and yet Mr Goh said we are complaining too much. the ministers overseas are not paid too much either and they are just as effective if not better.
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it is time to change now or never in this general election
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All the best RF party ,
But do be very careful , these papaya will pull all sort of
stunt to bad mouth , and discredit you .
Just stick to your menifesto , singaporean are not stupid not
easy to brain wash by papaya anymore.
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Dear Singaporeans,
Lets do this for ourselves! Give the alternative parties a chance to represent us because so far the PAP sucks at it!Give our mandate to the OPPOSITION. Its now or never!
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Yes, vote pap out, for our sakes and our children’s sakes..
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Hopefully , all action & not just talk….
Show them ” an ounce of resistance will win a pound of votes “
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Hm……….should not give out too much information…or the PAPPY will start to mark and destory the opposition. Better to give them a nice surprise!!!
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时势造英雄 meaning The Times Produce Their Heroes. Looking forward to see many heros coming forth from the Alternative Political Parties ( see atobe:September 5, 2010 at 11:39 pm )
Alternative Political Parties (APP):加油 !!!!!!!!
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Don’t call them Opposition Parties …call them Alternative Political Parties …..”opposition” sound so negative …these are Pro-Singaporean Parties …..offer alternatives to current Deaf PAP…whom we are so so tired of ……we want (positive) Alternatives!!
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GOOD LUCK RP! GOD SPEED.
PAP SURE LOSE
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Need to kick out a few millionaires ministers MBT, GY, VB etc… can save millions of pay and bonuses and perhaps unaffordable hdbs may become affordable.
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@Now Is The Time:
“Don’t call them Opposition Parties …call them Alternative Political Parties ”
Yes, from now it will be Alternative Political Parties!
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### Why isnt Reform Party contesting in MBT and WKS GRCs?!?
These 2 are the most hated Ministers!
Yes, the law minister and yog incharged too!
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So happy that got Alternative Political Parties come to Jurong Area. Please don’t let Jurong GRC walk over. We want to vote at Jurong GRC.
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Sawdust:
September 6, 2010 at 9:45 am
To those who still feel that they will spoil their votes rather than to make a statement because they feel the oppositions have not tested….
WE MAY NOT KNOW IF OPPOSITIONS WOULD BE ABLE TO DO THEIR JOB WELL, BUT WE ALREADY KNOW PAPIES GOT ALL OF US FCUKED UP BIG TIME, RIGHT?
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