We thought that the MCA crisis would be over after they came out with the “greater unity plan” which was blessed by the Prime Minister. But we have in fact once again “underestimated” the leaders' capacity for going back on their words. The infighting starts again.

What has concerned you most over the previous week? Is it the MCA's dramatic great unity or the shocking Auditor-General Report 2008? The MCA crisis is still full of variables while the Auditor-General's Report is just a toothless tiger.

With only a simple sentence “personal pledge is no big deal but public trust is”, no one dares asking MCA President Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat to step down now.

If there is one person whom I admire for his sustained contribution to tackling corruption in societies across the world, it is Bertrand de Speville.

Suddenly we find ourselves having not enough to spend. We want to manage our money properly, but don't know where to start.

Where does the 1 in 1Malaysia come from? I may be wrong but if I’m not mistaken it all started with a shopping complex. The first or at least among the first to use the number 1 to name their brands was the shopping complex in Bandar Utama in Petaling Jaya.

It has been observed by some that during the recent Eidul Fitri open house held by PAS, the number of non-Malays and non-Muslims who attended the gathering could be counted 'on one hand.'

The MCA infighting has taken an unexpected turn! The two sworn enenies all of a sudden met jovially and patted each other's shoulders warmly. Has the spring ultimately come back to MCA? Not quite. This could be just an outward manifestation after all.

It seemed to be an ephemeral dream for MCA leaders and central delegates as when they woke up from the dream, nothing seemed to have happened before.

It has been said that public servants have what we call the "iron rice bowls." Probably because of their well protected environment, government officials are beginning to get more and more indifferent to public woes as well as insensitive to price fluctuations.