I have always been watching the responses from the Indian society as the 13th general elections draw nigh.

Now Michelle Yeoh and Eric Moo get the blasts. All because they are going to attend the Dinner With PM in Selangor and a 1Malaysia event in Penang, earning them the names of "stooges", "traitors" and 'spies?

MCA's loan of Gelang Patah parliamentary constituency to Umno is an anomalous move as well as a gamble.

The battle in Gelang Patah is one of significance.

Finally BN and Pakatan Rakyat have finalised their choices of election candidates, many of whom have been picked because of their winnability, or the parties' interests and strategic needs.

Johor menter besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman is all out in the Lim-Ghani fight to contest Lim Kit Siang in Gelang Patah. To date, it is the most critical and presumably the last election running for Kit Siang.

1986 Hong Kong movie "A Better Tomorrow" was directed by John Woo and starring Chow Yun-fat, Ti Lung and Leslie Cheung. I saw the movie in 1986 in Taiwan while I was studying there. Over the years, I have simply lost count how many times I have seen this movie over and again, and remain particularly impressed by a scene in the movie where a gang fight has been started at a taxi company.

BN's lists are yet to be announced, but with the ink now dried up, there is no time left for last-minute changes. Now that the lists are in the hands of BN's state leaders, it is a matter of time they are ultimately revelaed.

From a well respected federal minister to an ordinary man in the street. From a key leader in the ruling coalition to one in the opposition pact. From someone who told people not to act childish to one told likewise by others. From hiding away from public radar to open outpour of disgruntlement. From having no place to go to some place he can now stake his future on.

Therefore, even if announcing the recognition of UEC might win back some Chinese votes, after weighting the pros and cons, it is believed that the issue would only be addressed after the election.