PM Lee's expression turned blank after he trembled and swayed, shocking the live audience at the ITE auditorium, as well as those watching the rally live from home.
Unlike the dramatic headlines that claims that he collapsed on stage, he never suffered a fall. As he faltered at the podium, Defence Minister Dr. Ng Eng Hen sprinted like a cheetah to provide a supporting armlock, guiding the PM offstage. Singapore is in good hands with such a speedy Defence Minister around. Speaking of speed, it is time to reduce the length of National Service to one year, as under such good hands plus availing of the rapid technological advances of this age, the Army should now be ready to churn out operational readiness in the enlisted men and officers in half the time it had required during the past decades.
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The Prime Minister Office offered the explanation that the PM felt unsteady because of prolonged standing, heat and dehydration, and ruled out stroke or heart attack.
Indeed, after an hour and a half, to a sounding applause, PM Lee returned to finish off the rally.
Though modern medicine frowns on it, there are traditional wisdom in recognizing the internal strength that is derived from balancing the flow of qi, which can be depleted. PM Lee has definitely run low on Qi (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qi) that day, due to a strenuous prolonged schedules.
We hope he will be back to peak form, and after this episode, do look into the strenuously long run of National Servicemen as well.
