Well, little other known facts throughout the course of Chiam's mandate.
PAP losing election 1: NTUC taken away (its okay we don't need them anyway =)
PAP losing election 2: POSB branch taken away (its okay we save more money =)
PAP losing election 3: Reroute bus service 147 so that it does not feeder past Potong Pasir anymore. (Service 147 used to feeder from Hougang to Potong Pasir, like how 142 feeders around Toa Payoh and Potong Pasir)
PAP losing election 4: Right after the threats of no upgrading of HDB nor its lifts (wax lyrical much, PAP?)
PAP losing election 5: After GST was hiked, cost of living being too high and wages not proportioning to the people's equity. As righteous a response the people of Potong Pasir could have held true to.
PAP winning election 6: After the people who decided in their 30s they didnt need your stinking lifts... they are in their 60s now thanks to the long awaited political epiphany of the rest of Singapore (i call this virgin democratic lag). You were lucky to take us with your measly 78 votes and crawl past the legendary leader we have had all these years. (Chiam for President!)
For your vehemence and maliciousness, you have fused the hearts of the people of Potong Pasir. 7 coffeeshops and 5 minimarts have sprouted to accomodate the Estate's needs. We have a furniture store, bicycle kiosks, spectacle shops, handphone shops, 8 hair saloons, an aquarium, 4 tuition agencies, 2 music/dance schools, a daycare centre, 3 handyman DIY stores, 2 bakeries and 3 chinese medical halls, 5 GP clinics and plenty of HEART to go around. NONE of which are thanks to PAP, ever.
In typical PAP pettiness, you had to dispute whether or not to name the MRT station built right in our estate zone "Potong Pasir" or "Senett Estate" after all that you're done.
Then you throw obstacles in Chiam's way when he tried to fully fund Sheltered Walkways from the MRT to the nearest HDB walkways and make it difficult for him to use the saved up conservancy fee for the huge lift project he had by implementing your silly 10% Sink Fund rule: 10% of town council funds MAX can be used at any one time for any project subject to PAP approval, [dear PAP, wtf? its not even your money]
Unlike the previously reported sink funds of town councils like Sembawang that have excesses of a few billion dollars with fund managers trying to roll your money, the prudent Potong Pasir estate has a measly amount.
For someone like Chiam who needed a better bid for his lift project, that 10% rule basically stops him from executing anything unless you elitists approve, but i guess hedge funds, blue chips and commodities trading has the seal of your wanton approval.
Come 2016, you shall witness vindication of our Kampong Potong Pasir pride, for you have done NOTHING in these 27 years that deems you worthy as Chiam's equal nor you worthy of redemption as you wax richer and more depraved each day.
The brilliance of his soul and ours tramples you underfoot as it shall once again.
Looks like the only freak election result for GE 2011 is Potong Pasir.
Singapore, whats taking you so long to achieve political rapture?