Passion is Thy Name!

Today is the day before D-Day.
The day where millions of folks in this country get to decide their leaders for the next 5 years.
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For folks in Penang, last night was an exciting one - even for those who are not into politics. A final ‘ceramah’ by the Opposition was held at the Han Chiang Private school and thousands flocked to the site to listen to the Opposition leaders. To be precise, about 50,000 folks turned up for the event. I was on my way home from gym and got stuck in the massive traffic jam in Jalan Masjid Negeri caused by the event. I was rushing home to take my nightly con call - so couldn’t pull over to join in the ‘fun’.
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Here’s a picture of the massive turnout last night.
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Those who did not make it to the event got email updates the very next day…and folks who went wouldn’t stop gushing about it.
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"I was standing for more than 4 hours, but it was worth it!"
"What a GREAT talk!!!" 
"It’s high time we see some justice in this country!"
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I have never been that excited about politics and my uncle (who is actually one of the Pantai Jerejak BN candidates) has been futilely trying to get me interested in the stuff he does for the ‘rakyat’. Whatever.
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However, I must say that it was rather interesting to observe how both parties have stepped up their efforts to bring in the supporters this time round. I especially love DAP’s introduction of The Rocket Kid! Lots of folks poked fun at the mascot and claimed that it looks more like a red condom than a proper political mascot but hey, I think it’s cute! I actually like it. You can’t deny it’s cute-ness for sure!
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Hmm…wonder if I give them my vote, will they give me one for free??? kekeke….
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Poor Sweetheart wants to vote but he couldn’t coz he didn’t register himself earlier. And our damn efficient voting system needs 3-4 months for a registration to be manually updated into the system for one to be eligible to vote.
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To be fair, Sweetheart didn’t fulfill his reponsibility as a ‘rakyat’ and register himself early. So, 50% blame on the system’s archaic updating process and 50% blame on his procrastinating attitude. Heck, I had to drive him all the way to a post office at lunch time today just to get him to register and quit whinning about "But I don’t get to vote coz I have no time to register!". He still won’t get to vote this time round but at least he will be eligible for the nation’s next General Election.
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Needless to say, I gave him shit about it. "Shame Shame, baby. Only gonna cast your first vote when you turn 35!" He wasn’t too happy about that but hey, that’s the price one pays for procrastinating and taking things in Life for granted.
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Yesterday, my mom sent me a text (she recently got into texting and would send me texts about anything and everything!) asking me to pick her and my dad up so that we can go cast our votes together-gether this Saturday.
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So, tomorrow, me gonna go ber-undi with my parents. Talk about a ‘fun’ family outing, eh?
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Happy mengundi-ing, folks!