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Goodbye, Singapore

Day 976, 09:51 • Published in Singapore

• by Charles Martel

I'm leaving Singapore for good. I haven't decided where to go yet. I've started writing this article several times, but always decided that I'd just wait one more election before deciding to leave. Eventually I decided that when I lost a congress election, I would leave the country. At one point, I wanted to leave enough that I actually wrote an article saying not to elect me (to no avail).

A few days ago, I got a message that I would not be permitted to run for re-election. Why? because 3 other people said they wanted to run before me. Apparently election to congress is now on a "first come, first served" basis. Also, the NGP is getting 3 seats, the SRP is getting 3 seats, and the various smaller parties, that make up about 1/4 of the party membership are supposed to get 40% of the seats. In reality, they will not be able to win those seats.

I'm not going to say that making an official list of candidates is dictatorial and unfair. I'm not going to run for congress in protest. I can tell when my old connections are all gone or dead, and the new powers are just bringing their friends in (I've been traveling for the last 2 months, and haven't had a chance to go on the IRC or forums much). My last home, Estonia, wouldn't let me run as an incumbent congressman because they only wanted native Estonians in congress. They drove out all of the English-speakers. Singapore is such a small country that it took a while before people wanted to kick the old players out to make room for the new ones.

I guess I'm joining the ranks of the old, high-level eSingaporeans spread throughout the world. I'll come back to stop PTOs when asked, and sell raw materials to Singaporeans who need them.

Thanks to everyone who helped me in eSingapore since I arrived a year ago!

Special thanks to the Singaporeans,
ChewChewShoe
srnth
boethiah
Whispering Elizabeth
Kryteshift
Shnipe

Goodbye!

Comments

Tommy Aquinas Day 976, 10:01

They didnt say they wanted to run "before you"; it was unfortunate that your PP wasnt around to organise the primary election for the congressionals, so any indication that you were running for congress came after the ATO candidates had already been selected.

We have been following strict procedures this term, after the lax security which occured previously. I don't see why people get so hung up on congress.

I take exception that the suggestion that an ATO procedure is newer players trying to take congress seats over older ones. In fact, two of the 3 that were selected have more XP than you. The candidates from the NGP certainly arent my "friends" as you put it. That is some accusation. The door is always open for any player that wants to be active. You didnt respond to my message but put it in an article instead.

Singapore will miss you. I hope you keep your Singaporean citizenship.

Sir Hypnotoad Day 976, 11:39

Come to Canada 😁

Charles Martel Day 976, 13:51

I'm gone.

Thedark ace Day 977, 01:46

bye...

Kryteshyft Day 978, 15:48

Goodbye and Goodluck!

Hopefully Singapore will come back into it's own in the next few months, enough so that you may want to return 🙂

Good luck on your travels!

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