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Even before it officially announces its slate for the upcoming General Election (GE), one of the National Solidarity Party’s (NSP) potential candidates has been gathering online buzz, not least because she worked as a part-time model.
At 26, Ms Kevryn Lim’s youth has already drawn comparisons to former NSP member Nicole Seah, who, being 24 at the time, was one of the youngest candidates to run in the 2011 GE.
Speaking to TODAY on Friday (Jul 31), Ms Lim said that she was indeed inspired by Ms Seah – who resigned from the NSP last year – to enter politics.
“She really connected with the young crowd,” said Ms Lim, who also cited the book Can Singapore Survive by Professor Kishore Mahbubani, Dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, as well as the American political drama House Of Cards, which stars Kevin Spacey, as sources of political inspiration and influence.
Ms Lim, who joined the NSP as a member in end-March, currently lives with her parents and two younger siblings in a condominium. She moved to Hong Kong after her O-levels to study fashion design, and juggled part-time work as a model, actress and radio deejay while she was a student. She returned to Singapore to start her own events management and digital marketing company, after earning a Master’s degree in Professional Communication at Curtin University of Technology in Australia.
During a walkabout at MacPherson on Sunday (Aug 2), NSP members could be heard introducing her as a potential GE candidate.
Ms Lim said she chose to join NSP as she felt that it being a smaller party, she would have room to shine. “One of NSP’s missions is to build a multi-party political system. I strongly believe (in that) as well. I think if we share the same beliefs, it is easier for us to move together, that is why I chose the NSP, and I hope to continue what Nicole left,” she said.
Referring to some less-than-savory comments she has gotten online over her part-time modeling career, Ms Lim said she does not let herself be affected by what other people say.
“I still model once in a while, so for me it is something I like to do. Like I said before, it’s not a shameful career, it is also a profession,” Ms Lim said.
Although Ms Lim is relatively new to NSP, she hopes to be able to contribute by helping the party connect to more young people, using her expertise in social media. If elected, Ms Lim also hopes “to be able to bring out the voices that are not heard today into Parliament”.
Asked what issues she felt strongly about, Ms Lim pointed to transport, citing the rising public transport fares and Certificate of Entitlement (COE) premiums and the increases in Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) gantries. “For me it’s a bit conflicting and contradicting … if they try to encourage people to make use of public transport, then there should be policies to help people be comfortable with that and opt to do so. But everything is increasing so I don’t even know which direction they should be moving in,” she said.
For now, however, Ms Lim has to wait until after the opposition parties meeting tomorrow (August 3), where the parties will discuss where they plan to contest, to find out if NSP will field her as a candidate. If and when that happens, she hopes voters will get to know her for her own merits.
“I don’t really get bothered (by the comparisons with Nicole Seah), because when the time comes they can see our difference. We have different personalities, we are two different people, characters, but the one common thing is we really want to make a change, we dare to speak out, we dare to stand out, and we hope Singaporeans can be like this, because this is their home, they have every right to do so. The Government needs to hear what they want to say,” she said.
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Even before it officially announces its slate for the upcoming General Election (GE), one of the National Solidarity Party’s (NSP) potential candidates has been gathering online buzz, not least because she worked as a part-time model.
At 26, Ms Kevryn Lim’s youth has already drawn comparisons to former NSP member Nicole Seah, who, being 24 at the time, was one of the youngest candidates to run in the 2011 GE.
Speaking to TODAY on Friday (Jul 31), Ms Lim said that she was indeed inspired by Ms Seah – who resigned from the NSP last year – to enter politics.
“She really connected with the young crowd,” said Ms Lim, who also cited the book Can Singapore Survive by Professor Kishore Mahbubani, Dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, as well as the American political drama House Of Cards, which stars Kevin Spacey, as sources of political inspiration and influence.
Ms Lim, who joined the NSP as a member in end-March, currently lives with her parents and two younger siblings in a condominium. She moved to Hong Kong after her O-levels to study fashion design, and juggled part-time work as a model, actress and radio deejay while she was a student. She returned to Singapore to start her own events management and digital marketing company, after earning a Master’s degree in Professional Communication at Curtin University of Technology in Australia.
During a walkabout at MacPherson on Sunday (Aug 2), NSP members could be heard introducing her as a potential GE candidate.
Ms Lim said she chose to join NSP as she felt that it being a smaller party, she would have room to shine. “One of NSP’s missions is to build a multi-party political system. I strongly believe (in that) as well. I think if we share the same beliefs, it is easier for us to move together, that is why I chose the NSP, and I hope to continue what Nicole left,” she said.
Referring to some less-than-savory comments she has gotten online over her part-time modeling career, Ms Lim said she does not let herself be affected by what other people say.
“I still model once in a while, so for me it is something I like to do. Like I said before, it’s not a shameful career, it is also a profession,” Ms Lim said.
Although Ms Lim is relatively new to NSP, she hopes to be able to contribute by helping the party connect to more young people, using her expertise in social media. If elected, Ms Lim also hopes “to be able to bring out the voices that are not heard today into Parliament”.
Asked what issues she felt strongly about, Ms Lim pointed to transport, citing the rising public transport fares and Certificate of Entitlement (COE) premiums and the increases in Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) gantries. “For me it’s a bit conflicting and contradicting … if they try to encourage people to make use of public transport, then there should be policies to help people be comfortable with that and opt to do so. But everything is increasing so I don’t even know which direction they should be moving in,” she said.
For now, however, Ms Lim has to wait until after the opposition parties meeting tomorrow (August 3), where the parties will discuss where they plan to contest, to find out if NSP will field her as a candidate. If and when that happens, she hopes voters will get to know her for her own merits.
“I don’t really get bothered (by the comparisons with Nicole Seah), because when the time comes they can see our difference. We have different personalities, we are two different people, characters, but the one common thing is we really want to make a change, we dare to speak out, we dare to stand out, and we hope Singaporeans can be like this, because this is their home, they have every right to do so. The Government needs to hear what they want to say,” she said.
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://sammyboy.com/showthread.php?211791-Kevryn-Lim-PAP-is-LOST!&goto=newpost).