Why Should YB Elizabeth Wong Resign??

It never fails to confound me how someone with so little common sense and sophistication can spout so much filth and nonsense. Right from the start, the newspapers are reporting this as a gross invasion of privacy and such moronic guardians of all good have the audacity to suggest punishment for the wronged!

Leadership is something that should not ever be learned from a failed Chief Minister who failed to win his state as an incumbent. Now that makes sense!

YB Wong, you are right in your initial response. Be strong.

Valentine's Day Game Plan

Ok... It's 6am and been awake for 2 whole hours. It's the eve of valentine and for the life of me, I can't recall it falling on a Saturday! Anyway, I've been thinking - an achievement really so forsakenly early in the morn - about making Velentine's Day a real day event!

The plan is to start off by whipping a delightful, fresh breakfast of simply omelette with ham and greens, bacon and tomato salad. Then make valentine cards with the children and off to Saffron for lunch. An afternoon swim with the kids Followed by homecook dinner with bread pudding from Delifrance toppped with Hagendaz ice cream...

Star = Pathetic

The report in the Star only demonstrates who is pulling the strings behind this media giant. I do not know Dato Nizar's brother nor do I care about his opinion. This is a pathetic story which is a waste of ink, paper and people's time.

Chelsea Blues

The sacking of Phil Scolari could not have come at a worse time. For smaller clubs, it is a knee-jerk effect that often halts a sliding team. But a team the size of Chelsea... it's like peashooter going against a charging elephant. With the unbalanced team so low on confidence, it is hard to imagine Ray Wilkins having any positive effect in place of the outspoken Brazilian. Effectively, the position of Chelsea manager is a poisoned chalice for any established big name in the game - and make no mistake, only a big name will suffice.

After the Avram Grant debacle, I cannot imagine Zola taking the role, particularly given the mismatch between Mr Abromovich's expectations and his now dried-up war chest. And make no mistake, in football terms, it is war that Chelsea is facing - basically as the Germans, the week after Normandy as far as imagery goes.

A lot has been said about the age factor, with Sir Alex's initial analysis of the Chelsea team now seen as sagely, but this would only mask the Scolari's faults. With the introduction of aged Deco to the failure to utilize his wide players effectively, I venture to say that this is the difference between club management and that of the national team. A player like Didier Drogba would not have turned bad overnight and the sight of Nicholas Anelka jogging in a rare Chelsea counter-attack against Hull only demonstrates the state of the dressing room.

Whoever takes over needs to do so from that very dressing room, because whatever anyone may say, a team consisting so much talent has no excuse dropping points at home against Hull.

Munich Anniversary Holds Lessons for Today

February 6, 1958. Munich. This picture shows the Manchester United team lined-up for the last time prior to the crash that took 23 lives including some of Britain's finest. The fact that the club bounced back to its heady heights is a tremendous testimony of tenacity and determination to recover.

Likewise, the global economy is in peril, and while there will be casualties, we need to rise beyond ourselves, our situations, our trials and difficulties, and determine within ourselves to bounce back... no... bounce HIGHER.

Lost the Battle, Win the War?

Things have unraveled pretty much as many expected in the last 24 hours. That BN managed to wrestle control of the state without the dissolution of the state government was to be expected, given the desperate state of affairs.

Whatever victory squeezed from this exercise will be severely clouded by the fact that the will of the citizen has been blatantly ignored. What signal will this send to all Malaysians?

Unless BN is willing to run an unpopular campaign in the next GE, this is a grave mistake. Those 3 hoppers and 1 double hopper have no more political clout, and will be seen as traitors to be despised on both sides of the aisles in due time.

Change remains elusive but only for so long...

3's a Foolish Crowd, 1 As Expected a Tailcoat

Independence means they get their cake and eat it. This is another startling foretaste of post March 2009.

Say Change, Act No Change

An old acronym NATO referred to people who had "no action, talk only". Unfortunately, BN has taken it one step further... talk one thing, do the same old thing. This situation in Perak offered BN a chance to take moral leadership, so crucial in these troubled times, instead it is apparent that they are only interested in self-preservation.

I had hoped that MCA under a "maverick" leadership would show some spine, or Gerakan with their change agenda to show some maturity, but nothing of that sort has prevailed. If BN were to take the high road, they should call for re-elections of the 2 seats concerned thereby challenging PKR to do the same with their prized catch.

Alas, I fear BN will lord it and hide behind an EC whose impartiality has been called to question far too many times. Another 3 losses would be too much to bear... yet, 3 wins for the ruling coalition will signify our new PM's impending coronation. Think about it...