I can't believe that it's been 5 years. And my third time exercising my bare minimum as a citizen by casting my one vote.
This election cycle didn't start well when it was first announced that voting would be on a weekday after a mere 9 days of campaigning... or something to that effect. Of course people threw a fit and TPTB responded by declaring it a public holiday, because. Which kind of means that people would have to make travel plans pretty quickly. Air tickets ballooned overnight, airlines are waiving rebooking fees, all that jazz.
Woke up at my usual time (also begrudgingly as usual), and left with the sibling after breakfast because I figured we would take a while. A lot has happened in the last five years and everyone else in line has their phones to keep themselves occupied. Me, I forgot my phone, fan and an umbrella but not my iPod, go figure. But I remembered to bring (besides IC) was water and the printout of my voter information.
At first we were lined up outside on the covered sidewalk outside the school. By the time we got inside the school compound, it was getting hot as balls, so the EC people moved two lines into the canteen so that there won't be any fainting incidents. (Or worse, deaths - I've read that a couple of people have already died waiting in line). Meanwhile the old folks were still lined up outside in the hot sun, some of them thought to bring umbrellas. The 'rents only went later in the afternoon.
At first we were lined up outside on the covered sidewalk outside the school. By the time we got inside the school compound, it was getting hot as balls, so the EC people moved two lines into the canteen so that there won't be any fainting incidents. (Or worse, deaths - I've read that a couple of people have already died waiting in line). Meanwhile the old folks were still lined up outside in the hot sun, some of them thought to bring umbrellas. The 'rents only went later in the afternoon.
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Actually, it was closer to three hours later, but you get the idea. We had to let someone in the line because they were rushing to catch an afternoon flight back to Singapore. Since we were close to the end, why not, I guess. They were only using FOUR CLASSROOMS for voters coming from several different residential areas. WTF BBQ. NO WONDER THE LINE WAS SO LONG AND SLOW!
Anyhow, spent the rest of the day going around claiming the voter freebies. Didn't get the nasi lemak and teh tarik at Ben's General Food Store in GLO (nearest one I could think of which didn't involve going to a busier mall), but they did give out RM10 vouchers each that we promptly used on the chicken meals there (sides were nice than the protein), free blue Gula Melaka ice cream from Hail's, and Boost Juice crushes, before calling it a day around 3 something because it was just too damn hot.
Now wondering whether to go to Inside Scoop for their voter offer later...
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