Where can the MCA Go From Here?

Just as I predicted, Dr. Chua Soi Lek, psychiatrist doctor and politician is the new MCA President. He trounced has been come-back kid, Ong Ka Ting and  railroader  ex-President Ong Tee Kiat.

Following in tow as Deputy President is Liow Tiong Lai, a B-grade politician and a bevy of retro and recycled politicians led by Donald Lim and Chor Chee  Heong.

Dr. Chua will have  a hard time to keep these nuts in place much less crack them.

Except for the return of Dr. Chua, I see nothing great about this election.

I think MCA will go to another new low comes the 13th General Election.

Can Dr. Chua unite so divisive a party? Or can we all pretend?

The MCA Circus is Back in Town

Well, the fight for the President of the sunk MCA is a 3-corner fight.

Like the Titanic, the MCA cannot be salvaged to its former glory, if ever there was a time. Was it only in Cheng Lock's time that MCA really contributed to the achievement of independence? Did it not play even once in nation building? Looks that way from hindsight.

So who among the candidates will win? Let us just look at the two more critical posts.

There are three candidates for the MCA Presidency.

Let us look at the incumbent. Ong Tee Keat is seen as blunt,brash and 'deaf'. He is a railroader. Do not stand in his path. But he is a friend to his loyalists. He can reward them as he has done before. The reports on his corruption has yet to be proven. However, as time goes by, more  of his supporters are getting disillusioned by his 'devil may care' attitude.

Dr. Chua Soi Lek. He is the most competent Minister to date from the MCA. Period. He has done wonders for the professionals in the Ministry of Health. He has contributed to the nation-no doubt about it. He knew what he was doing then; he will know what he wants to do if elected President. His only Archilles Heel-that damn VCD of his hotel room tryst. The very fact that he was elected by majority vote to be the Deputy President should hold him in good stead. Even in the Double Ten referendum vote- of -no confidence, he lost marginally thanks to the presence of a 'third force'. Dr. Chua is the underdog in this contest. Like most underdogs, their supporters are downright loyal. They will be there for him , come rain or shine. He looks likely to be the first to pass the post on 28 March 2010.

Ong Ka Ting-he claims that he is coming back to unite the torn party. Can he? There is a Malay saying, " Nasi Sudah Jadi Bubur!". Literally, it means the rice has become broth. He cannot be an alchemist to change it back to rice. Ong Ka Ting is the pretender and will rob the party of the middle ground. He did not even whimper when the party was in shambles. He is unlikely to win At best, he is a spoiler. I was laughing when someone called him the 'Recycled President' candidate!

Now, a look at the two contenders for Deputy President. Let us look closely at Liow Tiong Lai. He is as unexpressive and unimpressive as Kong, his contender. He has done nothing substantive as a Minister except doing visits to health facilities and rattling off statistics. He has the unresolved problem of the Toyota Aphard and he has been seen as opportunistic,impatient and is involved directly in scuttling MCA with the Youth and Wanita leaders in tow. He is unlikely to win in a normal situation if there are more contestants.

As for Kong Cho Ha, he is an unknown-There is no performance gauge on Kong  as he is a newbie Minister. What he has is a mouthful of promises.He may win by a slim chance if Dr. Chua's supporters can overwhelm Ong Ka Ting's supporters and Liow Tiong Lai's supporters.It is uphill for him. Remotely, he may win as a dark horse.

As for Liow Tiong Lai, he seems to be the favourite if he indeed gets the middle ground support. However, this is uncertain because many voting members may just spoil their votes in disgust.

If indeed he comes in as the new Deputy President expect MCA to sink lower into an ocean trench!

MCA and the mouse

MCA makes me think of the computer mouse. For so long it had only one ball and was totally useless unless pushed. Then even that ball was taken away, to be replaced with a single eye. But what do you know, the eye can't look up, forward or around -- only down. Now with touchscreen computers, there's nothing left to do but to roll over and die.

Are Women Becoming Bad Drivers?

Are female more aggressive drivers than their counterpart males?

 An analyst with the Malaysian Crime Prevention Foundation thinks so. Based on the number of traffic summonses issued and court cases against women, a trend of aggressive driving has emerged among the fairer sex.

 “Based on what we can see, the attitude of male drivers has improved but women are getting more aggressive. Hence, the number of women involved in accidents is on the rise”.

The foundation noted that the attitude of drivers was the main cause of road accidents. It added that drivers who are aggressive, emotional and distracted while driving are dangerous. So, are we saying more women have this attitude problem and are beset by emotional problems which can bring about  bad driving?

We know that most people will, at one time or another, feel like strangling their fellow drivers but it becomes a criminal act when you pursue another vehicle in hot pursuit.

Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (Miros) director-general Prof Dr Ahmad Farhan Mohd Sadullah said Malaysians generally felt that they were “Superman” behind the wheel and had this false belief that they would never end up as an accident casualty.

“It’s their attitudes that cause accidents. The think they are invincible, not even wanting to wear safety belts.

I am sure most men have this attitude and not women. What do you think?  Do you concur?

Publication Jobs

Well, I think among us,there is a huge network of contacts.

I am sure there are many among us who know plenty of corporations that needs work to be done for the printed materials they use for publicity or for special purposes such as when they participate at exhibitions.

Our forte is English and many of us have experience and abilities in editing materials or even in copy-typing.

We should put this to good use besides keeping ourselves mission-oriented as we age gracefully.

So if you know of  anyone who needs to do publications for their companies or have editing work,please use this blog to disseminate such information. Translation work is also welcomed.

Blog and Make USD at the Same Time

I have been doing this for quite sometime. At first, I thought it was just another scam but then it has been paying me without fail for many months.It pays a few cents for our posts but it adds up to quite a sum after a period.

I do not know how long it will last but so far it has accumulated some 200,000 members world-wide. I guess, they are in some way similar to FACEBOOK and all the rest of the social webbing sites.

If they sell out for a handsome sum, the buyers  will have a ready clientele base for any internet business as well as blog stories to be sold serially on a thematic basis.

Greetings from Auckland

Man Lin has send three pictures of how she observed Chinese New Year and Chap Goh Mei (Chinese Valentine) in Auckland in February 2010. Pretty pictures, don't you agree?

 

 

Do feel free to send your photos for posting on this blog. After all this is the place where you get the latest news of your friends wherever they are in the world.

Thanks, Man Lin.