Chen Show Mao is an honourable man. But he is not cut out to be a politician. And he's definitely not the PAP mole some people make here try to insinuate he is.
Chen Show Mao will make a good civil servant or Perm Sec or even Head of Civil Service.
As meek as a lamb, as wise as a serpent. Chen Show Mao embodies the qualities of a lamb. He doesn't seem to have fire in his belly. He speaks slowly, and often, too slowly, and it's a pain listening to his speeches, like an asthmatic trying to catch his breath. Perhaps it's the non-contentiousness of the topic that he speaks that slows down his tempo.
He should pick a topic like foreign talents and return of CPF @ 55. Such topics will invite fierce retorts from PAP, and there will be no room for speaking like dancing to the tune of Blue Danube.
Up your ante, Show Mao. The electorate in your ward are visibly upset with your performance in Parliament. Show us your mettle. You are among the very few Opposition candidates who stand head and shoulders above PAP ministers in terms of academic and professional credentials.
The paper generals spent their entire lifetime inside the silky cocoon of MINDEF while you, at the other end of the world, braved corporate America with your legal skills. You are truly a world class talent compared to the butterflies in the MINDEF greenhouse.
Please don't aim low, Show Mao. I mean low, not Low.
