Up till this second I still do not have much idea why Chua Soi Lek made the decision of not joining the Cabinet. And why the presidential council, central committee and general assembly all rushed to echo the decision in unison.

74-year-old Lee Sheng is an ordinary old man not many people would know, but given his vibrant energy and positive attitude, he has created a large plot of vegetable farm for the old folks' home in town, providing the inmates with fresh greens every day.

It means that there will be no honeymoon period at all for the new government and it would find it difficult even just to take a break. It must immediately start working and show some results as soon as possible. Moreover, the new government must be more careful than ever before to avoid committing any major errors.

Overall, the new cabinet's strong political flavour and weaknesses have raised concern over the effectiveness of the transformation plans.

Najib's team was put together with the objective of inheriting the previous administration's works while carrying out some remedial works for government functionality. Overall speaking, the Cabinet line-up is within most people's expectations, including the exclusion of MCA and Gerakan Rakyat.

I very much hope that similar constructive dialogues could be held nationwide, similar timely exhortatory view points could be widely reported while similar voices that can help in promoting racial understanding and harmony could be shared and spread by more netizens, so that more people can get rid of the election frenzy, find the direction, and think about the future of the country and the people more objectively and rationally!

"We need the most capable people in the Cabinet, and these few are the best. I do not have the right to stop them from serving the country."

Extreme views and radical thinking should not dominate the direction of social development after the election.

No one knows whether the new forces desiring for changes would beat the old forces. However, if they do not respond positively to it, it would be difficult for the BN to restore its political influence.

Sin Chew Daily's front page interview of Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah yesterday has offered the readers a refreshing glimpse into the just concluded GE13.