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An afterthought...

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Few days after the election activities, i had a chat with this friend of mine, who then shared a real joke with a picture attached that happened to his family with me, and i think he won't mind me sharing it out here. It goes... This has been a long election period with lots juicy stories surfacing over the past few weeks, with the latest being the Perak Menteri Besar-ship fiasco. Finally able to spend some time at home, my father walked into the bathroom and noticed that he had four different colored toothbrushes sitting on the basin. He was unsure of which one to use, so I finally told him, "Depending on what government you want to wake up to in the morning you can choose to use the DAP toothbrush, the Keadilan toothbrush, the PAS toothbrush or the BN toothbrush." "Don't worry, you can always change your mind! Use one after breakfast, another after lunch and the third after dinner!" ...which his father is our PG former Chief Minister Dr Koh.

PG Government changed!

Unbelievable! This is my first time voting, and history created, lol. Glad that i'm witnessing it happening after almost 40 yrs since 1969 when Gerakan (when it was still opposition) took over Penang under Tun Lim Chong Yew who did a good job. Voting window closed at 5pm, and i started to hear unofficial news that many DUN in Penang were won by oppositions at 7+pm. PG Chief Minister Dr Koh Tsu Koon was defeated, few shortlisted upcoming Chief Minister Teng Chang Yeow, Chia Kuan Thye, Teng Hock Nam all got defeated...been sitting in front of the TV catching up the news since 9+pm til after midnight. The first time feeling excited bout the result, as i was still very ignorant bout all these things 5 yrs back when i wasn't qualified for the election. It was like, Oh My God! they really sapu all? no doubt after seeing the crowd of supporters to Han Chiang School field for the opposition's ceramah by Anwar, Lim Keat Seang, Lim Guan Yin, etc, it really tells that they had gained