Coloured chili lights of a neighboring warong frame the Masjid Jumhuriyah at Taman Dato Harun in the background. The mosque was one of two which were violated with wild-boar heads in their compounds early Wednesday morning. Ringgit notes were found scattered around the heads. Including the Al-Imam Al-Tirmizi mosque 3km away, the total number of vandalism acts over the term 'Allah' is now 17.

Dear Provocateur,

Do you really think you can break us? Do you really think we are of such weak fibre? We, like silly puppets, prancing to your tune?

Would've made you real happy, wouldn't it, to have watched us go for each other's throats as if TNT was encoded in our genes. Chalk it down as collateral damage perhaps. But really, do you even think at all?

Our days are darkened by your ugly deeds. But guess what - you will fail.

We the People will turn the lights back on.

Before Friday last week, these used to work as control switches. They cannot perform anymore, obviously. They've lost their form and their constitution.

Deformed like cheese-strings in the fire that torched the ground floor of the Metro Tabernacle Church, these bear a reminder that Malaysia must manage its communitarian temperatures during these trying times.

So far, there have been 12 cases of arson and vandalism attacks related to the High Court ruling over the term 'Allah'. Today, things took a troubling turn. The 13th case, this time a mosque located in Sarawak, was vandalised. Bottles were thrown at the building.

Surely, a resolution has to be reached, and fast. The government must drive this course well; they have no choice. We the Rakyat must see to that. Malaysia must not lose control.