Dewan Diary - Day 7

By Y.B. Wong Ho Leng, ADUN for Bukit Assek

Had it not been for good workmanship, the Dewan’s roof would have collapsed before the morning session was over. The altercations between Soon Koh and the Opposition bench took centre-stage, and the ignition was switched on by Soon Koh himself. He asked for it, and surely, lived to regret the moments when he was stung so badly.

Had he spent time answering the Opposition’s issues and accorded to the Opposition the credit they deserve, he would not have been reduced to becoming so small and pathetic. Yet, Soon Koh summed up his session unashamably thus, “Have to hit them hard, otherwise no use”. Jabu, who had approached Soon Koh after Soon Koh’s speech, must have thought that this man was not very honest to himself about his attack on the Opposition. Anyone who tried disturbs the hornet’s nest must expect the stings. Soon Koh had been stung so many times this morning that he and his
Camp B hadn’t even the energy to join their President for lunch at the Agricultural Centre at Santubong.

And, I did not see the CM at the lunch either, though I saw written on the table, “CM and Entourage”. Maybe after being stung, the CM’s blue eye boy had gone to seek solace, wailing like a baby in the CM’s office. As for us, all my DAP colleagues enjoyed the sumptuous Malay food and succulent fruits. We paid tribute to our conscience. We do what a responsible Opposition does. From the altercation with Soon Koh, we see the “political acumen” of the SUPP’s stalwart in Sibu. He tried to discredit us, even to the extent of quoting what our own leader said of us. It took little to realize how shallow he was. His oratory skill so often his and his party’s pride, and his common sense and wisdom, were reduced to shambles. His “entourage” of faithful colleagues from Sibu were unable to give any helping hand as we shredded his face. His colleagues from the SUPP outside Sibu were determined to see the real shallow Soon Koh exposed by the DAP. He found his soldiers in the PBB, and there were only 2 of them, Asa Jaya and Julaihi. Yet, they were not able to help even the very core issue that Soon Koh hopes to represent and which we shred – being clever, smart and able. His “entourage” of wise men, Ghandi, Confucius, etc, so often quoted by Soon Koh in so many speeches and functions in all corners of
Sarawak, deserted him, as everything he quoted slammed into his face to the laughters of the Dewan.

You can show your wisdom when the DAP is not around. Alas, it was a shameful episode. It was a shameful session to the BN. The DAP and PKR were bashed by Soon Koh, but we were never wounded.

It would do absolute injustice to not read the Hansard of the real happenings. What I could describe here would not be enough to scratch the shame and embarrassment. I will expand on the story. Let the truth be told. I will conclude how isolated Soon Koh is in the SUPP. Those loud noises his Camp made in Sibu were really noise from an empty drum.

It is a shame though, what I had often emphasized had been ignored again. The Ministers, and no less Soon Koh, had been using the Dewan as a venue for DAP bashing. Gone are the days when the Dewan is supposed to legislate and look into the plight of the people. If Confucius were alive today, he would have wailed in pain, over the tongue of Soon Koh and his guile in dodging from responsibility as a Minister. Answer the questions, Soon Koh, Confucius would say. Answer the issues, do the Minister’s job, Ghandi would have advised. Story Later...