就算脫落光頭髮也都在所不惜

（檳城‧北海）峇眼惹瑪州議席國陣候選人黃泉益以打趣的口吻拉票：“如果人民想看我光頭的樣子，就請投我一票。”他說，4年前中選為州議員前，他的頭髮還很濃密，如今相信是因為非常繁忙的工作，導致嚴重脫髮，不過為了替人民解決問題，就算脫落光頭髮也都在所不惜。


黃泉益前晚在北海善財童子廟舉行的晚宴上，首次以福建話致詞時，表示相信他的禿頭情況是在中選州議員後，因為用腦力過度變得更嚴重，並自嘲如果在本屆大選中選，肯定會變成光頭。
他強調，峇眼惹瑪州議席是當年他的師父石清霖打拼回來的選區，但他的經驗不如石清霖豐富，無時無刻都還向石清霖請教，以便為當地人民作出更多的貢獻。

福建話演講幽默親切
他笑說，“如果屆時我變成光禿禿，就是晚上不開燈，也會看到我發亮的光頭”，此話一出，引起全場笑聲四起。黃泉益也在現場以一名禿頭的馬青團員呂榮和為例，並指著呂氏向大家說：“以後我就會像他一樣，再也不必梳頭髮”。

黃泉益自在4年前中選以來，都是以華語及內容很格式化的致詞，不過此次相信是為了引起選民對他的注意，首次以非常通順且流利的福建話向人民講話，而且還加入其幽默的演講內容。
過後黃泉益在受詢時說，以福建話溝通是要與選民接近距離及更有親切感。


Barisan to rely on track record

BUTTERWORTH: Barisan Nasional will stand by its track record in its battle to win over Bagan from the Opposition. Former Penang MCA chairman Tan Sri Dr Sak Cheng Lum said Barisan’s contribution to the progress of Bagan and the country’s development should be enough to win voters.

“Look at Butterworth’s development over the years. Look at its infrastructure and Chinese and Tamil schools,” said the five-term former Bagan Jermal assemblyman. He said Barisan had the confidence to win over Bagan, an opposition stronghold that had been under DAP for 20 years.

“Every general election has its own challenges but we acknowledge that this general election is more challenging. There are different issues to address and different accusations from the Opposition to face.

“But Barisan will go all out,” he said when asked if he thought MCA’s three candidates

Ooi Chuan Aik (Bagan Jermal),
Teh Lay Cheng (Sungai Puyu) and
Song Choy Leng (Bagan parliamentary seat)

could triumph over their DAP rivals.

Dr Sak was speaking to the press at Taman Kerapu where he joined Ooi and Song on their house-to-house campaign at the housing areas.

Ooi, who is the incumbent Bagan Jermal assemblyman is facing DAP’s Lim Hock Seng, the former Bagan MP.

Meanwhile, newcomers Song and Teh are contesting against DAP secretary-general and former Kota Melaka MP Lim Guan Eng and incumbent Sungai Puyu assemblyman Phee Boon Poh respectively.

Dr Sak also said that Lim Guan Eng might not know what the people of Bagan needed, although he could stir their emotions.

“I hope the people will give Guan Eng a nice welcome, and also a nice send-off,” he said.