DSAI back in Parliament!!

Behind every successful man is a good woman...

As expected DSAI won..with a bigger margin. Thought the people were disillusioned enough when Azizah contested. Looks like that feeling is still unabated. With this latest replacement, guess the Parliament will be even more 'meriah'.

By mid afternoon of polling day, news had filtered through that the PM had left Permatang Pauh ... lost cause for BN. So what next? The forming of a new government as so boldly claimed by DSAI? Whatever it is, Malaysia still seems to be heading towards uncharted territory...which may not necessarily be a bad thing. The US had been led by the Democrats and Republicans, the Brits by the Conservative and Labour parties. Malaysia has been governed by BN for as long as the country has been in existence! So change may not necessarily be bad.

Been reading about so many things with direct and indirect bearing to him. Swearing on the Holy Book is one of them. Aren't we setting a dangerous precedent here? Cos if a man standing for heinous crimes such as murder or rape swears on his Holy Book that he is innocent, are we to take his word for it? After all he swore on his Holy Book....such is the consequence of using God's name in vain.

Sometimes it feels to me like we are descending into the European Dark Ages. Then yesterday there was this second reading of the DNA Bill at the Parliament which caught the Opposition MPs by surprise. Looks like they are doing all they can to nail him. And latest, the blocking RPK's Malaysia Today website by TMNet, at the behest of the MCMC. Aren't there more worthy things to concentrate on, like eradicating poverty perhaps or making life for the man on the road easier? Yet the whole judiciary, executive, enforcement bodies seem to be picking on the mundane....so much waste of our resources.....

Transparency, accountability, good governance, integrity, fairness ... that's what the people want. If they are able to give that, then there is no fear over what is written in websites like Malaysia Today or those so called alternative websites.

We are lacking those...and that is why Permatang Pauh is retained with a bigger majority. Instead of trying to bring back the support of the people by painting a bad picture of your adversary, perhaps the powers that are should concentrate on the above. Then maybe...people will go back to them.

Anyway, one more vociferous voice in the Parliament would be good. He will be sworn in this Thursday...in time for the tabling of the Budget. And he has boldly stated that if he were to be PM, he'll have 5 DPM - Malay, Indian, Chinese, Kadazandusun and Dayak. And after his tenure, the PM can be from any of the 5. There's still an essence of race here but it's a step forward, quite a dizzying one, if I may add.