"Be Prepared" is a good motto

You can tell election fever is heating up when you flip through the newspapers or read them online. A few inputs got my attention from The Star:

GE13: UM student, 23, to challenge Najib for Pekan seat
KUALA LUMPUR: A 23-year-old Universiti Malaya student will challenge Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak for the Pekan parliamentary seat in the 13th general election.

GE13: Papa Gomo to take on Anwar as an independent
KUALA LUMPUR: Controversial blogger Papa Gomo will be taking on Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim for the Permatang Pauh parliamentary seat in the general election, said his representative Mohamad Rafi Awang Kechik.

GE13: Nik Nazmi claims Papa Gomo video was edited
PETALING JAYA: Outgoing Seri Setia assemblyman Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad has criticised a video featuring him allegedly neglecting the welfare of his constituents, saying it was “maliciously edited”.

There is plenty more where these came from.

At breakfast this morning, the topic was whether we should start stocking up our pantry just in case. The coming GE13 is said to be the mother of all elections. We are not being negative but let's face it, anything could happen and better to be safe than sorry, right? To be prepared is always a good motto. No?