I refer to he letter Time for blog-bashers to reflect and my earlier letter Time for our blogosphere to mature .

I would like to think it would be quite clear to most readers that I am addressing all bloggers (my exact words were: ‘...bloggers on both sides of the divide that is Barisan Nasional vs Pakatan Rakyat’).

In my brief reference to the Perak constitutional crisis, I was very conscious of being non- partisan. If at all, I was slightly tilted towards Pakatan Rakyat.

Dr Lim Teck Ghee, having put forward a convoluted argument traversing through various issues such as the ‘Allah’ controversy’, Biro Tata Negara. and Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak’s publicists all which have no bearing on my letter to justify his partisan stand, accuses me of being mentally-conditioned by the BN media.

To give the esteemed doctor an insight to my mental conditioning I would like to direct him to one of my earlier articles which was published by Asia Sentinel entitled Umno breathes its own exhaust: Manufacturing insults out of thin air .

Perhaps then Lim would be more judicious in his analysis of the state of my mind and that of my ilk whoever they might be, and would desist from manufacturing personality characteristics which I certainly do not possess.

Coming back to Lim’s blog posting in question, I strongly maintain as it stands that the posting is definitely neither neutral nor objective. If Cecil Abraham had not responded to his e-mail, all Lim had to do was to add a brief note to his posting to that effect.

And it would have cast a completely different complexion on the posting. Certainly a fleet of minions are not needed to carry out this simple task. I did in fact manage to speak to Abraham briefly to verify about Lim’s e-mail.

Neither Abraham nor I are obliged to do Lim’s legwork for him. To reiterate what I said earlier, an explanatory note would have been sufficient. This critical oversight by Lim has placed his whole blog in questionable light.

Attention is also drawn to ‘Part 2' of his posting. One of his readers who calls himself ‘Soul Survivor’ echoes my sentiments. He has left a comment on Jan 29, 2009 at the CPI blog which reads:

‘Wonder if u could produce zambry’s or AG’s submission to let malaysians aware of the other side’s story so that we can fully understand how their brain-cells are working to right the wrong !!! or to wrong the right.!!...’ (sic)

Very succinct! I could not have put it better. Lim would do well to consider his reader’s view. In fact, he should analyse his own shortcomings before he launches on a baseless tirade against me.

Another point I found rather amusing in Lim’s rejoinder to my letter was his confusion as to the meaning of ‘watchdog’. To quote him verbatim: ‘the function of a watchdog does not mean that our small staffed website needs to provide equal coverage to the government side’.

It sounds more like an apology for not being neutral and an admission to the fact.

May I say to Lim that your lack of staff does not justify your blog giving lopsided information. Surely the public needs to know both sides to make informed decisions and delivery of accurate information is a major focus of your blog.

If you want to be an ‘uncompromising watchdog’ it is imperative to present both sides. Otherwise, you are guilty of the very same grievous mistakes that you accuse the Barisan Nasional media of.