
I don’t like elections. Every election seems disastrous to me. I know most of the elected persons really try to do their best for the benefit of the people and the area they are serving but most of the time, no matter how long they sit in their position, no matter how great deal of money they have spent already, I can’t still appreciate their so-called efforts.
Also, I have other reasons to dislike elections. I have tragic experiences every elections which I will forever carry in my life. Last presidential election (May 10), we went to the precint assigned to us early in the morning. I was feeling a bit uneasy because it was the first day of my monthly visit. If you are a girl, you’d understand that first day = dysmenorrhea, most of the time. There were too many people everywhere that you won’t be able to walk without beingsandwiched by them. It was the first automated election so everyone was still unaccustomed to how it works. As expected, there were long lines of people voting. We lined up, waiting for our turn, when suddenly, I felt dizzy. The abdominal pain seemed to be targeting at my psychological death. I wished I were dead than to continuously feel the pain. Abruptly, I passed out. I didn’t know what else happened after that but I could hear people calling out for help, I could feel them rushing around me, I could feel the sudden uproar of people. When I woke up, I was sitting on this chair, surrounded by people I didn’t know. I didn’t even know how I got there or who carried me. I was too disoriented to even bother. When we got home, I was still crying in agony. And then today, gee, people really need to remember good manners and right conduct. And there were so many campaign flyers scattered everywhere. Do you know how many trees were cut off to make those? :|