It is not a blessing for Nicole

[Jman888]

2013 was the worst year of my life: NSP’s Nicole Seah

BY SUMITA D/O SREEDHARAN

TODAY file photo

SINGAPORE — She strode into the political limelight as a confident, young opposition candidate in the 2011 General Election, but Ms Nicole Seah has laid bare the frustrations her political involvement and activities have caused her, in a lengthy, candid Facebook post.

Her life took a “sharp detour” after the elections because people became more interested in “what I was doing politically than professionally, which was annoying because I was doing pretty well at work”, and there were expectations of her to be “as active as an elected MP (Member of Parliament)”, she wrote on Saturday.

There was the pressure of keeping up appearances, with whether each thing she did would help her get elected in 2016 weighing on her mind.

She was also worn out from juggling work and going for house visits and walkabouts, “feeling like I was reading off a script every time I met a new resident because my brain was so dead I was on autopilot”.

The 27-year-old also said she was “naive, arm-twisted into making some pretty bad decisions”, citing the Presidential Elections, during which she lobbied for Mr Tan Jee Say, as an example. “Terrible, irreversible mistake, completely underestimated what my lobbying could do,” she said.

When contacted, Mr Tan said he was caught by surprise by Ms Seah’s remarks and said he had “no idea” what she was referring to. “We can understand the stress that she has gone through ... We are all here to support her,” he added.

Ms Seah, the Second Assistant Secretary-General of the National Solidarity Party, could not be reached for comments.

When contacted, party chief Jeannette Chong-Aruldoss declined to elaborate, other than saying the post was “self-explanatory”. She confirmed that Ms Seah was still with the party and her activities were still “status quo”. Party comrades also declined to say whether they knew what prompted Ms Seah to write her post.

Ms Seah also gave a glimpse into her personal battles in the last two years. Describing this year as the “worse (sic) year of my life”, she said there have been rape and death threats against her and her family. “I was on the verge of snapping. That was when my meltdown began.”

When she heard that her grandmother was diagnosed with third-stage stomach cancer in February, she suffered a physical panic attack.

She also lost two jobs and contracted dengue fever.

 

 

Edited November 25, 2013 by Jman888

[Mockngbrd]

Ya lo. guys only want to lick her sweat.

 

[2BDriver]

Come ! Let's go N sayang poor Nicole

[Itali4must4ng]

kana make use of... must really pick your battles, if not will burn out !

[Chickenfarm]

Come ! Let's go N sayang poor Nicole

 

Bring along your crude oil

[2BDriver]

 

Bring along your crude oil

Mine is W30-50's fully sintactic for Nicole Car

[Jman888]

age and experience really play a big part if you really want to be in this game, strong mental is required.

[Kb27]

If she's good, she will bounce back a much stronger person, tried and tested by fire.

Not the easy path some take, strolling into parliament and talking crap as if they know the whole world.

 

She's young with a good future ahead.

 

Let's hope the best for her.

[Soya]

age and experience really play a big part if you really want to be in this game, strong mental is required.

 

 

obviously she ain't ready to be a politician. there are much more difficult decisions & responsibilities to shoulder as a elected member of parliament compared to being stressed out campaigning for a loose cannon.

[Jman888]

 

 

obviously she ain't ready to be a politician. there are much more difficult decisions & responsibilities to shoulder as a elected member of parliament compared to being stressed out campaigning for a loose cannon.

 

 

that was what i thought, you will be judged by the public, the party, internal and external. Though a strong party and support do help.

Edited November 25, 2013 by Jman888

[RadX]

 

 

obviously she ain't ready to be a politician. there are much more difficult decisions & responsibilities to shoulder as a elected member of parliament compared to being stressed out campaigning for a loose cannon.

 

 

'i dunno what to say'

[Count-Bracula]

kana make use of... must really pick your battles, if not will burn out !

Yeah, like Clash of Clans & Castle Clash, some battles can win some will bound to lose, must choose correctly.

[Soya]

 

 

'i dunno what to say'

 

 

Ahemmm......u mean this?: When contacted, Mr Tan said he was caught by surprise by Ms Seah’s remarks and said he had “no idea” what she was referring to.

 

[2BDriver]

age and experience really play a big part if you really want to be in this game, strong mental is required.

Most politicians sheds crocodile tears, Nicole learned from our Nation Founder documentary cried in black & white RTS TV

[Baal]

She didnt have a platinum spoon to piggy back on..

That's why I admire my MP. Despite being a partner in a firm, she has meet the people sessions, ....etc.

Takes tremendous mental resilience (MR) when ur going against the grain & keeping it together.

 

I don't think shes weak though. Any normal person or even with above average MR may suffer the same.

It takes exceptional MR to be opposition in sk, when u cant piggy back.

[Mustank]

She didnt have a platinum spoon to piggy back on..

That's why I admire my MP. Despite being a partner in a firm, she has meet the people sessions, ....etc.

Takes tremendous mental resilience (MR) when ur going against the grain & keeping it together.

 

I don't think shes weak though. Any normal person or even with above average MR may suffer the same.

It takes exceptional MR to be opposition in sk, when u cant piggy back.

 

http://news.asiaone.com/news/singapore/anti-establishment-element-inherent-new-media-pm-lee

Anti-establishment element inherent in new media: PM Lee

Monday, November 25, 2013 - 11:21

Cai Haoxiang

The Business Times

SINGAPORE - There will always be an anti-establishment element in a new media environment, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at a forum last week.

He said that to get the support of the people, the government must continue to do its work, try its best to communicate and involve people in its initiatives to give them a stronger sense of satisfaction.

"We can't wish for new media not to exist, but we can try our best to use it," Mr Lee said in Mandarin, in response to a question from a member of the audience, who asked how the government regards online views about how it is disconnected from the people.

"Satisfied people don't have time to go onto the Internet. Unhappy people often go there," Mr Lee said.

"I'm not saying all opposing views are just grouses, but this is a worldwide phenomenon of the new media that we have to understand. If people conclude that the new media is reflective of the views of an entire country, we are in trouble," he said.

Mr Lee was speaking to 300 members of the Chinese community, including readers of Chinese daily Lianhe Zaobao, academics and students, at The Zaobao Forum held at the Singapore Press Holdings auditorium. Lianhe Zaobao is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year and also launched its web portal, zaobao.sg.

[Enye]

she joined the wrong party from the start

 

if she wanted her political life to be a walk in the park

 

[Baal]

Most politicians sheds crocodile tears, Nicole learned from our Nation Founder documentary cried in black & white RTS TV

very true also. But at 2013, Dec, it may be too early for NS to have a vested interest in doing so.