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In gist, she resigned from NSP and she has no intention of joining Tan Jee Say's Singaporean First party. http://www.zaobao.com.sg/realtime/singapore/story20140829-383121 佘雪玲证实退出国民团结党 （联合早报网讯）在上届大选崭露头角的佘雪玲证实退出国民团结党，同时表明不会加入上届总统选举参选人陈如斯新成立的国人为先党。 目前定居在泰国曼谷工作的原国民团结党中委佘雪玲（28岁），今天在电邮中向本报证实已向该党请辞。 她强调自己仍然非常敬重团结党的领导层和党员，也继续与他们保持友谊。她说：“离开国民团结党是项非常艰难和痛苦的决定，在这之前并未发生任何事促使我的离开。” 佘雪玲说，她初加入政坛时只是一个刚大学毕业的年轻人，希望为社会作出贡献，提高年轻人的政治意识和兴趣。“如今已达到一个我觉得可以暂时功成身退的阶段，我必须在其他方面发展和成长，日后才可以在我选择所处的位置继续回馈社会。” 国民团结秘书长张媛容在星期一（25日）接到佘雪玲书面请辞，并坦言对佘雪玲的辞职“感到意外”。 她说，佘雪玲在这之前未曾透露去意，但她不讳言后者自今年3月移居到泰国拓展广告事业后，“对党的事务已不如过去活跃”。 张媛容认为，佘雪玲是经过深思熟虑才作出这个决定，而作为党领导，只能接受和祝福她。 然而，佘雪玲也坦承，离开团结党并不意味着她将完全退出政坛。“我会继续关注家园所发生的事。我只是需要找寻一个更适合的平台在作出贡献和反馈。” 对于坊间之前谣传她可能加入陈如斯创立的国人为先党，佘雪玲强调：“我没有意思加入或与国人为先党合作。”（本报记者：洪奕婷）

Nicole Seah say she represent us wor... [flowerface] From Nicole Seah Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/notes/nicole-seah-%E4%BD%98%E9%9B%AA%E7%8E%B2/representing-singapore-in-usa/199184180152661 Representing Singapore in USA October 4, 2011 at 7:08pm I am currently in USA for a 2-week leadership seminar at the East-West Center in Honolulu that aims to promote a deeper engagement of APAC-US relations. The jet lag is something new! It must be 6pm in Singapore now. But it is past midnight and I am wide awake, excited to share my experiences. There is one representative from each country - China, India, Taiwan, Indonesia, South Korea. There are also a couple of young elected officials from the US. Will post photos once I receive them from the organiser. The other delegates have asked so much about Singapore, as they followed the General Elections closely. I told them that social media has given the people their voice and a platform to speak up, a privilege which some in developed democracies have taken for granted. One interesting experience in Honolulu was when a waitress asked me how my drink was. I casually mentioned that it was a bit bitter. To my surprise, she offered to change it immediately on the spot for free, and even provided some additional recommendations on other drinks I could try. The Asian counterparts were very pleasantly surprised, but the US delegate said that it is very common, and that they pride themselves on a service that is extremely personable and friendly. It was a small, simple gesture that made my day. To the waitress, she was just doing her job, but to me and the other delegates, she really went the extra mile and put so much pride in her work. I will be visiting a military base tomorrow, to learn more about regional security issues. Really thankful to the US Embassy for the nomination to attend this programme. There are many inspiring individuals to learn from. Good night and Aloha! (Or good evening to all in Singapore)