: : GE 2004 : :
4:30 p.m. Sunday 21 March 2004. At late Granny’s house. The conversation is an abbreviated version.
2nd aunt : Aiya! Forgot that today have to go and vote! So late already!
Someone : Still got time lah! Can someone drive her down?
Someone else : Get Ah Wei to drive her lah!
Yet Someone else : He’s not here lah.
My Mum : Wena’s got a car. Can drive her down lah!
Wena : Yeah, Auntie. Can, I don’t mind.
Cousin : Me too.
Wena : Sure. No worries.
4:45 p.m. Outside the school. Speaking to a policeman.
Wena : Pakcik! Masih buka kah? (Uncle! Still open for voting?)
Policeman : Ya ya! Masih! (Yes yes! Still open!)
Wena : Auntie, you’re lucky. Still open.
Policeman : Oi! Buka pagar! Ada orang tua sini! (Oi! Open the gate! There’s an elderly person here!)
Cousin : Wah! Good good. No need to walk so far.
So, if one doesn’t want to walk the long walk to the polling station, do a good deed by bringing the elderly to vote. As for me, my polling station is in my hometown Miri as SPR did not recognize my current address but rather my address on my IC. Well, I’ve now applied for the new MyKad, have since changed my address to the current one, making it easier to vote in Kuching. Luckily the BN candidate also won the Parlimentary seat for Miri. Phew!