#10.
Baby Lifting:
The amount of votes you can garner is proportional to the number of babies or toddlers you have carried during the election campaign.

#9.
Hands Shaking:
Hands shaking is an art and you will want to shake as many hands as possible. BTW, the dirtier the hands you shook, the more impact you will make.

#8.
Cakes Making:
Let's face it - if you or your family are good at making cakes and pineapple tarts - you will get more supporters at the counting station. After all, food is one of Singaporeans' favourite passions.

#7.
Brisk Walking:
Those feet are made for walking - especially if you are running (pardon the pun) for an election.

#6.
Loud Talking:
This may not be a shouting or yelling contest, but a whispering rally speech will not get you a good hearing.

#5.
Whole-day Smiling:
Courtesy needs no cajoing at election time because he who smiles most may smile last at the polling day.

#4.
Counsellor of Everything:
Never at any point in your life do you feel you can assume so many hats and purposes - from punching bag, complaint bureau and sanitary & hygiene administrator to marriage counsellor and property consultant.

#3.
Multi-lingual Speaking:
Speaking in tongues takes on a new meaning at the election campaign: Never has it been so in vogue to speak in Hokkien and identify with the Ah Bengs and Ah Lians.

#2.
Wish List Taking:
Apart from X'mas, never have you come across so many wish lists of residents for a state-of-the-art dry market to a state-of-the-heart nation state.

And the number #1 trait of a potential MP is:
#1.
It's RA or Nothing:
As far as the voting public is concerned, anything that is a tripled X concerning you will not translate to a cross on the voting slip next to your name.

Last word: Are you sure you still want to be an MP?

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