Today is Voting Day, and you’re caught up in what talking heads have been calling a buoyant mood. Change is in the air. Let go of what does not serve you, says your internet yoga guru. Make way for the new. As trite as it sounds, you have taken the advice to heart and started with that most fundamental document—your identity card.

Your new IC carries a Bangsar address that lets you vote in the Lembah Pantai constituency. Gone is the old Bentong address. All it took to apply for the change was the rental contract for the Bangsar apartment and some bills as proof of your new domicile. As easy as changing a shirt. Gone too are the politely condescending ice-breaker questions about Bentong ginger and durians at job interviews. Small victories, that’s the way forward.

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