Chitchat Why Jamus Lim join Workers' Party ?

[jw5]

Jamus invites you to run and walk with them.

Jamus Lim​

1d ·
#TeamSengkang held our usual #RiverRun last evening, with a few of us wrapping things up with food and drinks as a reward. Having expanded the scope of our effort offerings (we now have a walking group!)—thanks to Abdul Muhaimin Abdul Malik and #TeamPunggol—we have seen greater participation and enthusiasm from those who join us for our monthly activity. Those that have been willing to slog a little further with me have also increased in number.
Most importantly, we want to build an inclusive environment, and don’t want anyone to feel intimated about working out. We hope that our jaunts along the river will be a springboard for folks to realize their own health and fitness goals. So if you’re a resident of #SengkangGRC—or if you’re willing to travel down to our neck of the woods—do consider joining us the first Saturday of every month!

 

[jw5]

Jamus cooked a stew.

Jamus Lim​

1d ·
Lots of cultures have some form of a seafood stew: Brazil has her Moqueca, China her Suancai Yu, India her Goan Fish Curry and Kerala Moolie, Korea her Maeungtang, Peru her Parihuela, and Thailand her Tom Yum. Europeans also have fish stews, such as Irish seafood chowder or Portuguese Caldeirada—the former of which is creamier and heartier, and the latter lighter and flavored with a saffron-infused broth.
As it turns out, a couple weeks back, our #Anchorvale food rescue—which celebrates its 3rd anniversary—was giving out packs of seafood stock. So I took inspiration from such serendipity to cook up Bouillabaisse, a Southern French fisherman’s stew, with which I am most familiar. Like other Mediterranean seafood stews, Bouillabaisse relies on white fish, tomatoes, and saffron for flavor, although it borrows some wholesomeness from the addition of cubed potatoes, and French bread with garlicky mayo on the side.
The name Bouillabaisse is a combination of the words for “boil” and “simmer,” which alludes to how the dish is traditionally prepared—with the addition of one seafood item at a time, brought back to a boil, before reducing to a simmer before serving. Sometimes, that’s the best way to ensure that distinct components—whether it be members of a team, or cultures in a society, or ingredients in a recipe—are allowed to meld together, by putting them through the crucible of trying times. When they emerge at the other end, they become an undeniably better (and more delicious) combination.

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[jw5]

Jamus wishes resdents Happy National Day.

Jamus Lim​

2d ·
On National Day morning, #TeamSengkang spread out over our #Anchorvale coffeeshops and the Village hawker center, to wish residents a happy national day, while also distributing a small token to commemorate the occasion. To extend the scope of our “Sengkang Cartoon Art” collection, we went with a wee coin purse (which I suppose can also be used to store whatever little item, since coins seem to be much less frequently used these days).
As always, our heartfelt appreciation to the volunteers who joined us as we went on foot across the division, including a young ‘un who helped greatly with passing out the gifts. At least it helped some of us clock our 10,000 daily steps! #SengkangGRC









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[jw5]

Jamus continues house visits.

Jamus Lim​

5d ·
Our recent evenings at 316B and 316C allowed us to finally wrap up our round of house visits to the garden-facing blocks of the #Anchorvale Gardens cluster. Our chats were warm (even warmer than the weather!) and engaging, and I was able to update many families about our ongoing plans for their estate.
Some conversations veered into national issues, and two related ones stand out. One was about how our youth appeared to be increasingly disillusioned, because they saw little future in terms of good jobs. This untoward outcome is made worse by how many worked hard in our ultracompetitive education system, but now feel betrayed by their absence of career prospects. As a result, they feel that the only way for them to get a good start is to move overseas.
Our youth unemployment rate, as of 2024, was 4.1 percent. This is more than twice the 2.0 percent nationwide, although to be fair, this far higher number is consistent with comparable statistics in other advanced economies (the OECD averages are around 11 and 5 percent, respectively). While this may be sufficient for some to brush the issue aside, I think this would be mistaken.
When we get down to brass tacks, what such disenchanted youth means is that we may be inadvertently undermining our workforce in the years ahead. If our youth are discouraged from advancing themselves at this early stage of their lives, we may end up with cohorts of young people who do not put in the necessary effort to make something of themselves, because—well, what’s the point?
What’s worse, some may be misguided into thinking that the only way to launch into their adult lives is to seek out cash flow-rich jobs, like private hire driving or food delivery services. While such positions can be useful stopgaps for lean periods (and offer higher take-home pay in the beginning), their upside is almost certainly limited. I had a resident share instinctively about how they were concerned about this trend, and I agree; jobs of this nature are effectively a form of underemployment for those who are still young.
If these issues are indeed symptomatic of a deeper problem—of a broken pipeline from our education system into the workforce—then we have cause to worry. I’m not sure if this is yet the case, at least based on the aggregate statistics. But it’s certainly worth monitoring and looking into more, because after all, our youth are our future.
Postscript: I believe Low Wu Yang Andre 刘宇扬 and Eileen Chong 蒋佩姗 are soliciting feedback from youths (or parents of youths) on their experiences in the job market. Please consider sharing with them via DM or email ([email protected] and [email protected]).

 

[batman1]

Keep up the good work !!! Well done WP !!!

 

[jw5]

Team Sengkang celebrate National Day.

Jamus Lim​

23h ·
Over the weekend, the #Sengkang4 joined #TeamSengkang and the residents of #SengkangGRC to celebrate National Day. Colors in the Park is meant to not just bring together families—a central plank of our grassroots outreach—but to do so in a way that also exposes them to how the Singapore spirit may be expressed in the arts, music, and culture.
This year’s edition featured the usual children’s art competition (we had both coloring and a more creative comic strip contest), a fancy dress competition, and two acts by a guest band, who featured national day songs. At the sidelines, we had a bunch of food stalls, a temporary tattoo stand, a crowdsourced art piece, and, of course, balloons. Lots and lots of balloons.
As is always the case, our heartfelt thanks to all who helped us in the background: our volunteers, vendors, and conservancy crew. We also thanked a number of resident volunteer-leaders at the event itself, and I’ll thank them here again, for keeping so many of our community initiatives humming all year. And last but not least, thanks to all who participated. Whether you won a prize that day or not, we hope you had a lot of fun sharing your contributions!

 

[Boonsiong]

Nice

 

[Boonsiong]

Nice

 

[jw5]

Jamus poses with a mother and her son.

 

[jw5]

Jamus releases video.

Jamus Lim​

2d ·
The #workersparty has been gradually releasing short videos of our MPs recreating images of younger versions of themselves, along with (ideally) some distinctive local backdrop, in celebration of #SG60. Here is an effort by my sister and I, not long after she was born.
Some may wonder why I didn’t stick with the theme of photos with Singapore sites in the background. Thing is, we were from a modest household that, like many others, didn’t actually own a camera. So most childhood photos are of birthday parties (where others had a camera), or one where we did a family trip to the Tang Dynasty Village (where we purchased a disposable camera). Alas, the village no longer exists, so this is pretty much the best we got.

 

[jw5]

Jamus invites you on a tour.

Jamus Lim​

8h ·
Hi folks! Some of you may have gotten wind that #TeamSengkang is organizing a tour to Hokkaido this October. Initially, we wanted to keep the marketing efforts low-key, since we had a limited number of seats. But the initial response was so overwhelming that we made an on-the-fly decision to double our number of buses. This means that we now have 10 more seats that we hope to fill, and so we’re extending the outreach more generally to anyone who’d like to join us, albeit with priority accorded to residents of #SengkangGRC. Come join me and my family as we wander around the beautiful “North Sea Passage”!
Postscript: The super-observant may notice a slight increase in price, relative to the original poster. This is because Scoot has dynamically increased prices on the plane tickets. Still, some have shared with us that our overall pricing for a Hokkaido experience remains pretty competitive. We leave others to decide if that’s indeed the case, but for us, the small profit we make is always channeled back toward keeping our constituency events free, which is a big reason—beyond outreach to residents—why we organize these tours to begin with.