Quiet voting day

I was expecting the rowdy triad-style polling day we saw last year but this one was a bit more down key. We walked to the polling booth and we met Rosa herself on the way.

She was so positive and sunny, we'd vote for her if we could vote.

Rainbow's people seem to be confident that their candidate would win. So confident they weren't even at their booths.

Rainbow or rose?

Who will you be voting for on November 6?

I was rushing to the ferry the other day when I spotted a rare sight... Rainbow standing at the pier passing out flyers urging people to vote for him.

Pity I had only a minute to spare or I could have asked him his stand on buffaloes. I think that would be the deciding factor for me... if I could vote, that is.

Village representative elections

Apparently the village representative elections are bitterly fought. On polling day, the supporters set up tables, yell to passing cyclists: "Vote for No 1/No 2/whatever the candidate's number" and all but trip you up in their enthusiasm.

I'm sure they mean well and are perfectly harmless. But I wouldn't like to meet them on a dark night – especially if I've voted the wrong person.

Hence this photo taken from afar... from very, very far.

By the way, if you want to know who won, the results are here.