The government wants to cut 15% of operating expenses in the 2010 Budget scheduled to be announced Friday (23 Oct). In fact, it should first reduce the government department's wild expenses, including mismanagement, waste and fraud. It may help the Treasury to save tens of billions ringgit.

But after the release of the report, everything will be back to the square one. No one will bear the responsibility, no one will apologise, no one will resign and no one will face legal sanctions. You keep feeling distressed and they keep feeling happy.

If the Doomsday prediction never comes true, New Zealand will remain as picturesque after a hundred years, with cows and goats roaming all over the country sparesely populated by humans.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has recently taken a few measures, including amending the party constitution to make UMNO more dynamic, making good use of the “1Malaysia” concept to attack Pakatan Rakyat's political domain of non-Malay votes, as well as declaring 16 Sept as the national public holiday to cater to the expectations of the people of Sabah and Sarawak.

You have to admit that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak does understand the people and he is willing to make conceptual breakthrough.

Outsiders enjoy watching the show while insiders are scanning through the avenues. Mid-level leaders like us might just have to trail behind whoever that takes the helm.

When MCA President Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat is unwilling to accept the Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) results and insists to convene another EGM, former Deputy President Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek has filed an application with the office of the Registrar of Societies (ROS) to be reinstated as deputy president of MCA.