The heartland ah lian - go girl!!!...Gam Sia...Gam Sia !!!!

[kopiuncle]

Walking briskly in black kitten heels, Ms Lee Li Lian cuts a striking figure as she clicks her stilettos around the Housing Board blocks in Punggol East.

She looks residents straight in the eye while smiling and greeting them in English, Mandarin or dialect.

She shakes each hand firmly, sometimes paired with a pat on the shoulder.

But she is a woman in a hurry. Alone among the four candidates, the Workers' Party (WP) contender has set herself the goal of visiting "100 per cent" of the 127 Housing Board blocks in Punggol East.

"I really have to get going," she said, when stopped by The Straits Times during her house visits last week.

Yet, despite the race to hit 127, the 34-year-old sales trainer has been able to maintain an air of calmness.

At the WP's first rally last Saturday, while other speakers were seen flipping through notes before they spoke, she sat serenely as camera lights flashed.

When she took the podium, she did not refer much to her script when she spoke up on behalf of young families.

But it is her heartlander girl charm which many have noticed.

At a foodcourt last Friday, an old man came up to her, shouting "Ho seh liao!" while miming a hammering motion.

With her trademark gap-toothed smile, Ms Lee laughed and said: "Gam sia, gam sia!" (Hokkien for "thank you").

 

[kopiuncle]

This Ah Lian got the heart to walk the talk. She comes across very sincere, very honest and very humble. I wish her well and hope she will be voted into parliament.

But to beat the doctor is no easy task. She has to continue to work her ground and gather more votes. Go Girl!!!

 

[TuaGow]

she will win the heart of punggl east.

vote wp on 26 jan to slap those pap dogs!

 

[kopiuncle]

her mentor and her senior....both looking good and swell....good luck girl!

 

[kopiuncle]

Will the WP unleash something more deadly and more lethal tonight at its rally ???

Is the WP going to give a thunderous salvo tonight? The AIM SAGA ???

 

[kopiuncle]

Age: 34
Occupation: Sales trainer. She is also the Workers’ Party’s deputy webmaster and legislative assistant to Aljunied GRC MP Pritam Singh
Marital status: Married to a telecommunications consultant; no children
Education: Degree in marketing from Curtin University of Technology, Australia
Languages and dialects spoken: English, Mandarin, Hokkien, Cantonese and Teochew
Electoral history: Contested in Punggol East in the 2011 General Election. Joined WP in 2006.
What she will champion in Punggol East: “At the local level, residents have highlighted the traffic situation and the lack of facilities like childcare centres and coffee shops in the neighbourhood.
“At the national level, I am concerned about topics like our cost of living, cost of education, and marriage and parenthood issues.”

 

[kopiuncle]

she really looks adorable - simple, honest and sincere . a recipe for a winner!!

 

[kopiuncle]

she is very grounded and i hope the ground gives here the support she needs..go girl go !!!
but dr koh is no push over....the party is strong...the machinery is strong...the backup is much much stronger.....

 

[kopiuncle]

the peoples' choice. the peoples' girl. the peoples' darling. the ah lian of the people...go girl go !!!...
it's raining raining raining showers of blessings and luck....even the heaven is blessing you.....but the ground is wet and treacherous!

 

[kopiuncle]

li kwa simi ???

 

[kopiuncle]

looks like she is on the go...high ratings...good chance to take the PE cake .....good chance ah lian..go girl go !!!

 

[winnipegjets]

This is real success ...no handout from the government. She did it with her own resources yet she did not forget the common folks.

In contrast, the PAP candidate used tax dollars to become a doctor and further his profession. And gave back nothing to community. Now, he proclaims unashamedly his poor childhood. He should be thanking us, the taxpayers, for giving him the means and opportunity to succeed and start to give back to society in his profession, not in politics. PAP politicians are filthy rich. Why?

 

[kopiuncle]