There's always a first time

I used to dislike blogs.

But I guess age changes people's thoughts. Especially mine.

Just before pursuing my mass communications degree in NTU, I remember my aspiration to be a journalist. Weirdly, that thought gradually became weaker after I started school and freelancing as a writer. But now that I'm done with four years of school, I'm writing again. I want to be able to remember my experiences and thoughts. My first blog.

Kinda weird how things turn around.

Today I read a letter from PM Lee in ST's Forum. The title was "PM grateful for input on Gomez" but the short letter was really addressing his mistake for assuming a previous writer, Chan Chee Seng, in the same column to be an ex-MP. PM Lee wrote, "I am sorry about my mistake. I had assumed that Mr Chan was the former MP when I read the letter and should have checked."

I thought that was quite funny. Wonder if anyone got sacked for that.

The day after the GE, my family was having lunch at a Teochew restaurant. That was the first time I accidentally bumped into a politician. George Yeo arrived at the same restaurant. "Arrived" is really the appropriate word because when he stepped in, there were handshakes and big smiles exchanged with surprised diners. You should have seen their faces. Including mine. I was trying to act nonchalant. Anyway, he could have been having an ordinary family lunch, like I was, but I started to hear speculation that he was there for a celebratory feast after his win the night before. He could have very much been doing that. But I thought, these politicians are celebrities! Just that, they look very much less unglam than their peers in the entertainment field.

Who knows, the politicians might go for a mass makeover and produce an album together. I guess there's always a first time for everything.