Tin Pei Ling

And some also felt that I was riding on the coattail of former prime minister, Mr Goh Chok Tong, his emeritus. So there were all these criticisms. And I think this was the main doubt about me. So online, anything that I post on my own social media, I get thousands of responses. Not so nice comments. And then on other platforms, other online forums, etc.

And some also felt that I was riding on the coattail of former prime minister, Mr Goh Chok Tong, his emeritus. So there were all these criticisms. And I think this was the main doubt about me. So online, anything that I post on my own social media, I get thousands of responses. Not so nice comments. And then on other platforms, other online forums, etc.

And there are people who will fabricate stories about me. For example, they said that I have this boyfriend and I dumped him because he was fat. All sorts of things. Well, you're actually married at that point.

And there are people who will fabricate stories about me. For example, they said that I have this boyfriend and I dumped him because he was fat. All sorts of things. Well, you're actually married at that point.

yeah and all these things were like so untrue and various things right it was very overwhelming absolutely overwhelming i remember every day i'll go home and cry at the end of the day the next morning i have to like okay i have to focus again go down to the constituency go listen to the residents constituents understand their problems try to help them so and so and this every day and let's just repeat for quite some time was under quite a lot of stress

yeah and all these things were like so untrue and various things right it was very overwhelming absolutely overwhelming i remember every day i'll go home and cry at the end of the day the next morning i have to like okay i have to focus again go down to the constituency go listen to the residents constituents understand their problems try to help them so and so and this every day and let's just repeat for quite some time was under quite a lot of stress

Then in terms of gender, actually less so, but I did have a handful, a very small number of more mature men, like we call them uncles. And then they actually asked me, you're a woman. what do you know of the problems we men face? So I got those comments before, but I don't think they were meant to be mean, but it was genuinely like, do you really understand me?

Then in terms of gender, actually less so, but I did have a handful, a very small number of more mature men, like we call them uncles. And then they actually asked me, you're a woman. what do you know of the problems we men face? So I got those comments before, but I don't think they were meant to be mean, but it was genuinely like, do you really understand me?

Fast forward, I would say that in the end, there's no shortcut to addressing these concerns that constituents have or that people have of me back then. It was really through constant engagement, listening, understanding, Working alongside them, trying to help them over time, building up trust, building up chemistry, showing my sincerity and my work through real actions, I think is the main thing.

Fast forward, I would say that in the end, there's no shortcut to addressing these concerns that constituents have or that people have of me back then. It was really through constant engagement, listening, understanding, Working alongside them, trying to help them over time, building up trust, building up chemistry, showing my sincerity and my work through real actions, I think is the main thing.

critical success factor in that sense that helped to convince them that, hey, you can trust me. I'm here for you. And I think that's also the main reason why we have managed to forge bonds over the years.

critical success factor in that sense that helped to convince them that, hey, you can trust me. I'm here for you. And I think that's also the main reason why we have managed to forge bonds over the years.

Yeah, definitely, definitely. Coming out of that period, it did accelerate my personal growth and even emotionally, psychologically, I would say that today I'm probably a lot more resilient. Looking back, even though that was the darkest period for me personally, I'm actually thankful for having gone through that experience because it really helped me grow.

Yeah, definitely, definitely. Coming out of that period, it did accelerate my personal growth and even emotionally, psychologically, I would say that today I'm probably a lot more resilient. Looking back, even though that was the darkest period for me personally, I'm actually thankful for having gone through that experience because it really helped me grow.

And it also gave me a story to tell, which I hope would be useful for others who may have their own battles to fight. If it's of any consolation at all, hopefully it will be helpful for them. I must say, coming back to the bias that you mentioned earlier, a lot of people would assume that age correlates with maturity. But maybe I can just share one example. This was what happened in 2011.

And it also gave me a story to tell, which I hope would be useful for others who may have their own battles to fight. If it's of any consolation at all, hopefully it will be helpful for them. I must say, coming back to the bias that you mentioned earlier, a lot of people would assume that age correlates with maturity. But maybe I can just share one example. This was what happened in 2011.

So that was the first general election that I took part in. I remember on polling day, that was the day that people went, goes down to vote, right? And then for us, we could actually go from polling station to polling station. We can't get involved. We can just monitor and inspect, right? And so I stepped out of one of the polling station with my election agent.

So that was the first general election that I took part in. I remember on polling day, that was the day that people went, goes down to vote, right? And then for us, we could actually go from polling station to polling station. We can't get involved. We can just monitor and inspect, right? And so I stepped out of one of the polling station with my election agent.

And as we walked out, a pair of sisters walk in the opposite direction. And I remember they were, I think in their 50s. As they walked past, they were heckling at me. They were chanting like something that was meant to mock at me. And I was thinking to myself, I mean, this felt a bit like high school. I didn't actually experience it in high school. As that happened, I was thinking to myself, wow.

And as we walked out, a pair of sisters walk in the opposite direction. And I remember they were, I think in their 50s. As they walked past, they were heckling at me. They were chanting like something that was meant to mock at me. And I was thinking to myself, I mean, this felt a bit like high school. I didn't actually experience it in high school. As that happened, I was thinking to myself, wow.