Letter To Susan Loone - 16th Aug 2007

Dear Susan,

Read your piece about Mahathir and I couldn't agree more with your sentiments. Do not allow him to make use of us bloggers. After all, it was during his rule that my troubles all began and in my personal opinion, Mahathir is already a spent force and irrelevant. In fact, if I am not mistaken, I believe that both Badawi and Mahathir have already mended fences, as during his long speech, Mahathir was not as hard hitting with Badawi as he used to be. Anyway, let us give Mahathir the credit that is due to him, and that he is still a good orator inspite of his age. However, let us not be fooled by the ex premier, because we all know that part of his ill will towards the current government is because he is no longer in the driving seat. As you will have noticed, Susan, Mahathir has made it abundantly clear that he is not against UMNO or the BARISAN government, but he is unhappy with some members of the present administration and their corrupt ways. If I remember correctly, all this corruption and abuse of the legal system started during his reign, although in all fairness to Mahathir himself, it has gotten worse when the Badawi administration took over. Mahathir has catergorically stated that he has no intentions of siding with the opposition, so from what he is saying, we all know too well that he is only safeguarding his own interests, and his concerns for the country and its subjects rings very hollow. Finally, Susan, keep on blogging, and may we bring about change in the forthcoming general elections.

Warmest regards,

Alfred Ho.