My conscience is clear: Tin Pei Ling

Oh come on guys there is no way to pull her out of the way cos she is sure to be elected in the GRC if you dare to pull her out of it. Hahaha. No point arguing about it as she is not going to bulge at all if the same old nonchalant attitude to public opinion of her even if all of you disapprove. She will be the same old dress in whilte pretending to be 'caring' while doing nothing. Give her the chance with not enough grassroot experience is equivalent to giving the post to any beer lady. Question : What has she done to prove that she understands the poor ? If you understand the poor, will you dare to take a pay cut and donate all your MP salaries to them ?? Dont be a hypocrite if you cannot do it

i also very willing to learn the ropes to serve the community...just pay me $10k/mth to do the job will you? i will try my very best to learn during my 5 years term...every weekday evening i will be at the grassroot office or wherever to hear all the residents ranting and complaining...just don't put me in SMC to contest becoz i sure wont get into parliament therefore wont be able to help the community...put me in a GRC so i got strong backing to bring me into parliament....after that then i can help serve the community...most importantly...i willing to learn the ropes ok?? i will always put up my hands during parliament meeting to sarpork all your policies....if $10k/mth still too much...i will even do it for $8k/mth...but i wanto but in parliament for 2 terms ok??

LOL...................o0o

I have only one thing to say about the video.... this is the first time in my entire life i've seen something as fake as that. I'm sorry to say this but the facial expression and tone of voice looks like they have been coached/directed. I'm sure you're a nice person... but run away before it becomes worse. I wish you and your family well.

Sadly but true, she is behaving like a PAP minister... by avoiding the question prode on her & answering inrelevant question.... Her conscience is clear cause, she really have no idea what went wrong in the first place & never will.

I would like to see a debate among PAP member instead of Uni students. So we are able to identify are they a good speaker or a person who could speak well....

I think voting for you is liken to getting an investment product:

1. Let the buyers be aware (or beware)
2. Next, many investment gurus always say this (I'm sure MAS also up hold this rule)
- if you don't understand the investment; do not sign on anything or do not get into the
investment.
3. Past performance does not guarantee future performance
4. Actual returns depends on the performance of the underlying assets

Investment is a very long term commitment - I think most of Singapore citizen got burnt too badly for the pass 50 years... cannot commit even another 4 years liao.

Its like when you had been bitten by a snake; you will start to be afraid when you see a rope... hahahhaaaa....

Who care! Just another "Yes saying" new comer in PAP's ship. She is not a Prime Minister.

Tin,its not about how young u are or how old u r...the way u speak and the way u present yrself gave yrself away.i can be old and i may behave like a kid and speak like a kid...and i maybe young also and i can present myself like a mature personnel...so...u jus presented yourself wrongly to serve as a future MP.Find a job and learn to present yourself before you step into the GE again.

come on. do you think PAP will withdraw her? If they do, it will be admitting their mistakes. which from all we know will never happen. when have they ever listen?

so good luck marine parade grc. you will have her for the next 4 years ...

Ms Tin, if you are reading this, please take my advice. A professional person will not need to explain anything if the conscience is clear. She will just leave it to prove the critics wrong in due time. If you say you want to serve society, don't do politics or join grassroots. Firstly, go out there to be with the poor, live with poor and help the poor. Volunteer your time to the needs of these people and when you have and understand the needs of these people, you will understand better what it means to be a minister with a heart. . It's just not just talk because TALK IS CHEAP. ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS.

Marine parade grassroots unhappy with Tin Pei Ling’s candidacy-copied from Temasek Review website.

A disgruntled grassroots leader from Marine Parade has voiced his unhappiness with the fielding of 27 year old Ms Tin Pei Ling in the GRC.

In an email sent to TR, Mr Chan C H claimed that many PAP grassroots leaders are ‘puzzled’ by the party’s decision to field a newbie while bypassing more senior and qualified leaders.

“Dr Ong Seh Hong is only 48 years old. I seriously don’t understand why he was ‘retired’ when he has at least 10 good years left to serve. No offence to Ms Tin, we have quite a number of professionals in our branches. One is a lawyer who runs his own law firm. I’m surprised he was not selected,” he quipped.

Mr Chan added that the PAP grassroots was not consulted on the matter. Though he had seen Ms Tin around in the constituency, he felt she was still too ‘raw’ to be a MP.

“Being a MP is not like playing masak-masak. I wonder whether she can connect with the working folks in MacPherson, many of them in the lower income group,” he added.

The PAP grassroots should not be surprised at the decision of the party. It’s not the first time that an ‘outsider’ is parachuted from outside to become a MP.

With even PAP members and supporters feeling sore over Ms Tin’s candidacy, the growing background ‘noise’ may well develop into a political tsunami for the PAP in the coming election.

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Pamela

Honestly it seems you have influence from “ People with Power” that is why you are in the position that you are in. Right now all your statements to people are just that and that they are mere statement probably crafted ingeniously by your “people with influence” to some sort of downplay your events . ( Damage Control)
Based on your own merit I honestly think you have none and here are some reasons why:

1) Your interview on camera talking about education you were close to stuttering .
Goodness even the PM was saying in a recent interview with fellow Singaporeans
on CNA that Ministers go through a rigorous selection process and that the
keypoint to note is that these Ministes can not only talk in the lingo of local people
but also talk to the politicians or ambassadors abroad in a more professional manner
yet you who is suppose to be the “voice for the people” cannot even articulate yourself
and yet you want to represent the people… come on please.

2) What credentials do you have besides reiterating the point that oh you are and “Senior
asscociate with Ernst and Young” ( Cant even articulate yourself on the media properly
says a lot about your employer’s pool of talent or the people they hire”) and then also
saying things like “ My 7 years in grassroots activities” ( Please from here you are only
trying to get the people/reader to note that OH you have many years of contribution
in the grassroots activities and yet “ When you were unveiled it is a shock that noone
has even heard of you ! So please what credentials do you honestly have ??)

3) Every new PAP that was unveiled gave good introduction speeches and areas that
they want to flourish in and what ideas do you have ? Come on the longest speech that you
are giving us is on defending your personal life and that you seem to be an ace in it . Wake up
honestly we don’t need to know and don’t want to know what we want to know is “ WHAT
ARE YOU BRINGING TO THE PLATE” “ HOW CAN YOU IMPROVE LIVING?”
“WHAT ARE YOUR IDEAS ?” which bring me to point 4.

4) “Her work has covered four areas -- encouraging the youth to participate in politics, helping needy families and children, helping the young to communicate better with seniors and helping social workers look after the residents” Please this is so generic why not go into the specifics. Please we are not
you give me 15,000 a month I also can do that in fact I can do it much better so come on show us
some concrete substance .

5) The PM Says “Tin is a "good grassroots leader" who understands what it is "to be poor and to work hard". Honestly there are so many many people out there who in Singapore knows how to be poor
and to work hard so why not elaborate on this point . Oh she has been poor? Aren’t we all also the rest of Singaporeans ? What makes her plight worse than ours? Oh to work hard ? Arent we all the rest of Singaporeans working hard to make ends meet ! Come on these are just mere words . Some of us juggle work on top of that further our studies why because we need to go against rising competition here in Singapore due to influx of foreigners/ lower paid jobs etc… so aren’t we all hardworking too ???? Give us la 15,000 also and we too can join your grassroots and cover the areas she so called talking about.

Finally word of advice for you Miss Tin (oops Mrs), get the feel from the ground don’t use this
opportunity for monetary reasons and at the same time don’t take it that oh after the elections is over
people are going to forget because they wont . Earn your keep especially if you are just going to NATO which what I feel is going to happen and prove to the rest of us that you are indeed the “voice of the people” It will really show your true character that if the people in your current ward are not getting what they want because of the current party you are willing to switch sides to fight for the cause.

I am currently 27 years old, a fresh graduate and earning 2.5K a month. I know what it means to wait for more than 3 years just to get a flat. I know how it feels to earn my own money to keep myself alive yet have enough money to give my parents allowance, and prepare for my future.They do not need to go to universal studios, they are fine with a simple meal at home. I know how it feels to have a granny with dementia where attention must be given at all times.

My question to you is, do you know? Do you truly know the needs of the people you are serving? Do you know what it means to be a Singaporean?

If Singaporeans ever give you chance, that is because they believe you will grow under a veteran politician who has served the nation in great ways.

If all else fails, please do consider living life on your own two feet instead of taking tax payers' hard earned money to make irrelevant statements to the public.

referring to ur introduction video in youtube, u mentioned ur parents as poor, but worked hard to RUN A SIMPLE COFFEE SHOP.
how misleading is ur statement. Owning a coffee shop is not poor. A coffee shop costs millions to own. Go figure out what is poor.

Miss Tin
Personally, I have nothing against age or youthful dynamism.
Besides just a stint of 7 years as a grassroots activist, were there any credible results that have positively impacted citizens? Frankly, it is easy to join a grassroots. I was a RC Chairman and I know of many so called grassroots activists who only attend meetings during August for NDP tickets and rest of year don't work.
If you have any spunk in you or integrity, you would volunteer to run/ contest on your own merit.
Its too bad that there were candidates who took a pig---- ride to Parliament in the past. As long as the PAP party is kiasu and kiasi, they were sneaked in candidates thru the GRC system they invented.
If one is congruent, you need not say or do any thing and people will still understand what you are.
On ther other hand, your actions shouts so loud that we can't hear you anymore.

Miss Tin

Sorry to tell u this .

You are not really for the "Big Picture" . You are simply not there yet . You are simply not ready and you look so childish , not childlike ok . I cannot simply acknowledge u if you are elected to be MP thru the backdoor .

Please stick to helping at grassroot level and slowly made your way up .This is my sincere plea

You should know better , dont go thru back door if you have the guts . Win with your own effort and not thru others and I am also telling this to the Prime Minister and the rest of the PAP MP and the rest of the new comers

If not , go for single ward and if you are elected , I will "Kow tou" to you .

All my life, I had live in Singapore, Singapore is my home. I grew up in a safe environment, on and off got to help to keep a lookout for terrorist escaping from detention, in a stable economy with a steadily flow of foreign talents shaping Singapore rich and poor. My parents had little education, but work hard at fish stall, not a coffee shop which worth millions to feed our family of 7. They believe that children are joy, and not 2 is enough. Maybe need more apples and umbrella to shield them from the harsh reality of birth policy. They believe that if they work hard, they can enjoy a good retirement working at Macdonald instead of enjoying the fruits of hardship in bringing up 5 children. Indeed, the children can hardly fend for themselves with the high rising cost of living standard and housing bearing on their precious for a good 30 years. My family is now trying to make ends meet by making sure that my parents don't end up enjoying their retirement at Macdonald. Therefore, I think we need an opposition to stand for the common folks, not elitist which comments that normal workers are loser as without them, will there be a present Singapore. Having seeing the system of pre and post election from the Puppy, I decided to give back, no matter how small the fire may be. It will surely burn bright. I had been actively working and learning to make life better, as I believe in integrity and not the ball carrying, disloyalty of betraying colleagues for the sake of one achievement. I would like to commit myself to the pride and fulfillment of the attractive ministerial salary, of no accountability to the escape detainee. Therefore, as I stand before you as a common fellow Singaporean, I hope that if you are going to complain of higher living standard after the election, ask yourself who had you voted for and whether do you deserve to complain. With each generation, the education system is a new set of challenges, for the child as well as the parents. I am here to make your life miserable so that you will had no time to think of anything else but to work till you die just to put bread and butter on the table. I will definitely do my best to make sure that you do your best. With ener---- that I have, I hope to serve you with lifelong learning and working earning miserably to meet the daily challenge. My name is Chew and I from the common Singaporean Group, please vote for the voice that stand up against the odds.

How about pledging half the salary to charity ? Like some opposition party ?

Enjoying grassroots activities and participating in social activities is not the same as representing the people in parliament. It takes strong passion, commitment, sincerity and honest knowledge of the ground and of course lots of sacrifice. You must be able to articulate and fight for the needs and rights of the people you represent. It may not be the kind of enjoyment you are getting from grassroots activities. Its serious business to be in politics and its no child play. The well-being of the constituents are in your hands, are you able to honestly shoulder the trust and responsibility? Furthermore, make PM Lee proud, request to stand in a SMC and honestly earn the people's mandate since PM Lee has such high regards and confidence in you and that you can be a good MP. Have no fear, stand on your own two legs and sincerely fight for your election. Do not start off by having a "crutch mentality". If you are good, the people will definitely go for you coz they are no idiots to let a talent like you go wasted! Win or lose, you have at least tried hard to represent the people. Contesting as a member of the GRC is definitely a no-no! So, go stand in a SMC, prove your sincerity and win the hearts of the people, prove your critics wrong! If not, continue with enjoying your grassroots activities and contribute to Singapore in another way, since you are still so young, why not work harder and contribute another half dozen babies to the country. We will be proud of you.

You are still very childish. Would you pay someone $15,000.00 to learn. To pay an amateur $15,000 a month to be an MP is preposterous! There are many young graduates at your age drawing salary of less than $2,000 a month. This is curi makan, or the chinese sayings "cheat to earn a living". And you are saying that your conscience is clear. By accepting to ride on someone's coattails to the Parliament should PRICK YOUR CONSCIENCE, INSTEAD!

I have a 12 years old daughter. She watched your latest video. She said " this girl can take care of us mei?". If it is obvious to a 12 years old child, how can you fool the adults?. Not too late to change your mine and do something that suit you at this time.