‘Tis the season for the classic novel by Charles Dickens. But its important and enduring messages are relevant to us all year round, and the sooner we heed them, the better we’ll be as a nation.

Instead of pinning our hopes on elected reps, who have often been disappointing, we ordinary Malaysians should work together to make the changes we want.

If GE15 sees the entry of a Third Force, what should it promise to do? Malaysians must make themselves heard on the changes they want.

WHEN I'm asked whether Malaysia will exist in the next decade or so, my answer is that we will see a Semenanjung Tanah Melayu 2.0 and the real Malaysia will be Sabah and Sarawak. Peninsular Malaysia is a "gone case".