With just a few more days before the Malaysia General Election 2013, the political admosphere in Malaysia is heating up to boiling point. Like it or not, you are presented with various political campaigns wherever you go, read, listen or watch. This campaign period is certainly the most money oriented campaign in the history of Malaysia. You can read full pages of political ads in national newspaper. Furthermore, some political parties are spending a great amount of money buying ads in TV and radio.

Well, forget about the various campaign messages, here are the top 8 things that you can do to prepare for May 5 and beyond.

1. Volunteer to poll-watch. One of the best ways to discourage voter fraud is to have poll-watchers at every polling location. Call your local campaign headquarters to get signed up today! There will be no better way to spend a couple hours volunteering during this election cycle.

2. Plan when and where YOU will vote! I recently checked my voter registration info from the SPR website. Hopefully you did, too, but if not, you can go to www.spr.gov.my to check your registration info.

3. Talk to your friends and neighbors. During the remaining weeks, you will see TV ads, read newspaper ads, receive sms, and greet strangers knocking on your door, all asking for your vote. While these efforts can be effective, the people you are most likely to have a healthy dialogue with are those who know and trust you. Speak up about your concerns and listen to theirs.

4. Postpone buying new car if you plan to buy one. After the election, you may be able to buy a better car with the same price that you pay for a Proton Saga now.

5. Stop filling up fuel to your car. After the election, the petrol price may drop!

6. Stop topping up your Touch n Go card. After the election, you may not need it anymore as the tolls for Malaysia highways may be removed.

7. Stop repaying your PTPTN loan. After the election, all PTPTN loans may be written off.

8. Stop paying AES fines. If you were caught on camera for speeding by AES, you can forget about paying the fines. I don't encourage speeding, but the fines may be invalidated after the election.

At the end of May 5, just sit back, relax, and watch the election results unfold..

Salam 1 Malaysia, Salam UBAH!