Although people may see it as the tragic political death of Dr Chua Soi Lek's career in the wake of his controversial expulsion from MCA, the former deputy president is still looking at it from a brighter side.

"My family and friends will be going away for a short holiday. I need to enjoy this ‘partyless' status.

NONESo friends, give me a chance to rest," said Chua (left), in his latest blog post today.

Last night, the major Chinese ruling party, the MCA, sacked the former health minister for damaging the party's reputation after a sex scandal that rocked the party and nation early last year.

Even though Chua had taken the initiative to reseign from all his posts following the debacle, he definitely did not see it coming when the MCA disciplinary board sacked him from the party 21 months later.

This expulsion comes soon after he made a political comeback and regained some momentum in the party elections last October when he convincingly won the MCA deputy president's post.

"(But) I did not realise that the MCA disciplinary board, led by an aging lawyer, had deemed it fit to recommend me to be sacked for the same reason for my resignation in January 2008," said Chua.

"If there is a provision for the death sentence physically, I am sure the board would have no hesitation in recommending me to face the gallows," he added.

‘My position now is worse than before'

Recollecting the events on how he started off with the MCA in 1985 until he resigned from all party and government posts in 2008, he said his situation now is far worst than it was before.

"Today, I am partyless...When I resigned from all party posts (back then), I was still an MCA member. Today, I don't even have a party," said Chua.

"But will my sacking boost the image of MCA? I have to assume that the President (Ong Tee Keat) is as clean and clear as crystal. Only time will tell," said Chua, who had before this been a war if attrition with the party president.

Now that he is partyless, Chua said in his blog, reading all the short-messaging system (SMS) that he kept receiving last night could probably keep him occupied for awhile.

But this is not the end of the road for Chua.

"People will be thinking that I will be working very hard, but as usual, I take everything in my stride. Hopefully I can live long to see another day and another battle," he said.