Whether it was due to social media, Tin v Nicole, housing costs or simply a sign of growing/age-ing, Yakki and I have taken a strong interest in this year's GE.
While continuing our policy of maintaining political neutrality on this blog, we have to speak of our virgin rally experience.
NSP took our cherry this evening and we look forward to repeating this rallying experience with the other parties in the days to come.
We thought it was appropriate to witness Nicole Seah in action. After all, so much hype has been generated about someone of our age, we really had to listen to what she has to say and what NSP has to offer.
No comments on the issues they spoke about, but the rally made us realise the importance of being engaged in our country's politics.
It's easy to sit back and let the online commentators or mainstream media influence your thoughts about the candidates. But attending rallies is one good way to get to know the candidates better.
I finally understand why some leaders are worried about the younger generation's indifference or bochup-ness towards politics. Imagine the only influence on our choice comes from a friend's mouth or a feed off someone's blog, our judgement will not be ours, but of someone else's.
Somehow I feel that it's our responsibility as citizens to make sure we're aware enough to make an informed decision.
On a lighter note, a mid-20s dude who arrived late at the rally came up to us just to ask if Nicole Seah had spoken.
If anything, Nicole's done her part by stirring our generation out of its political slumber.
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