I refer to your report ' Triad-link stand misinterpreted, says MCA Youth chief ', and wish to render some friendly advice to YB Ong Tee Keat.

I think it is time for YB to seriously consider quitting MCA to join Gerakan, Keadilan or DAP to better serve the rakyat . Entertain no illusion: there is no more future for YB in MCA, even though YB is willing to beg forgiveness from president Ong Ka Ting.

The lifting of the suspension of the Penang MCA duo by the MCA presidential council, and not by the BN supreme council has clearly shown that not even Umno president Dr Mahathir Mohamad and deputy president Abdullah Ahmad Badawi can stop Ong and his faction from doing whatever they want.

Umno has clearly kowtow-ed to Ong's MCA at the expense of YB, Team B and Gerakan. It is sad, but true.

It is a waste of time and life to argue with those petty-minded but ruthless party hacks in MCA led by Ong. Outside MCA, whether in Gerakan, Keadilan or DAP, YB can in fact show his real talents without incurring jealousy from the less talented president and deputy president.

Life is short. Why waste it on jealous, insecure and petty-minded obstructionists?

Never hope for a helping hand from Chan Kong Choy. He has got what he personally wants. He is not that silly as to antagonise Ong or Team A again. In this sense, YB and his other team-mates have certainly been made use of by Chan in the three-year power struggle.

There is always political life outside MCA, especially for talented leaders like YB Ong.