For those who have read my articles on Lim Guan Eng and his bungalow earlier, they should have known my views by now. To prove impropriety, the authorities must show quid pro quo which involved Guan Eng as the chief minister of Penang.

If Guan Eng has done a ‘personal favour’ (a favour not in his official capacity) which triggered a reciprocal deed from the previous owner, I don’t think that is strictly corruption or abuse of power of a public official.

But this is not what I want to dwell on today.

If in the past we looked at government explanations of 1MDB and political donation as absurd and irrational, I think Teresa Kok has shown the same level of absurdity in her speech at the People’s Congress at Shah Alam yesterday.

For goodness sake, can we think before we speak? Second, can we have a unified and true explanation of Guan Eng’s bungalow purchase rather than indulging in endless postulations?

I am completely pissed by the way the bungalow issue is handled even though there could be nothing wrong in it. As I see it, it is unthoughtful explanations that are making the situation worse.

Teresa Kok was not doing Guan Eng a favour when she said bad “feng shui” could be the reason why the bungalow was sold at below the market price. I think Teresa Kok must first ascertain that she is a “modern” parliamentarian, not a feng sui believer or practitioner. We laughed at the coconut bomoh at KLIA, didn't we?

Not everyone believes in feng shui or how it works. Did the previous owner talk about feng shui and want to dispose off the property quickly? Second, I don’t think we can venture an explanation that was “indeterminable” and unproven. Can Teresa Kok see the irony here - the previous owner is a believer of feng shui while Guan Eng is not? Otherwise how can the deal take place?

I also find her ‘friendship’ explanation equally bizarre. Can we confidently determine the ‘value’ of friendship? Sometimes we can’t even count on our relatives or neighbours to do us a favour. Maybe some people are willing to sacrifice a couple millions out of friendship. Again, this is very subjective and indeterminable.

I would prefer not to use it unless we can prove that the previous owner has sold the house out of admiration, friendship or affection for Guan Eng. Otherwise, just let the authorities prove whatever that needs to be proven.

If Teresa Kok is willing to sell her house to Mohamad Sabu or Zaid Ibrahim without profit or for a couple of millions cheaper, it proves nothing except that the previous owner of Guan Eng’s house was willing to do the same.