THE ELECTION results are OUT and Mr Yam Ah Mee is IN, on the
internet at least.
Netizens are abuzz over the Returning Officer (RO) after his
appearance on national television announcing the general elections
results early on Sunday morning. Although he put out arguably the
most monotonous performance seen on television, he became an
overnight superstar.
At least 8 videos of Mr Yam, 53, have appeared on YouTube. One
video set his announcements to Auto-Tune, while another mixed them
with club music.
"This is just for fun, of course. Full respect to the guy!"
wrote YouTube user FallenSuperheroSG, creator of the Yam Ah Mee
Club Mix video. Singaporean blogger Alexis Cheong wrote that she
had made the mix into an i-Phone ringtone.
In less than 24 hours, more than 30,000 Facebook users "liked"
the fan page titled "Yam Ah Mee, Returning Officer Extraordinaire".
Mr Mohammad Khairul posted: "Mr Yam Ah Mee you're my idol and my
inspiration!!!"
One fan even created a "Yam Ah Mee for President" fan page on
Facebook where fans said they would vote for him. Mr Joseph Lee
posted: "He has all the necessary credentials to qualify & run
for President...".
Explaining his impassive delivery to The Straits Times, Mr Yam
said: "I felt it was important to announce clearly, concisely and
impartially."
On Monday (May 9) he replied to his Facebook fans: "Hi everyone,
thanks for all your interest :) Just trying to do a good job as
RO."
(Sources: ST, AsiaOne, Razor TV)
http://www.tnp.sg/content/yam-ah-mee-internet-sensation
