Three thoughts that must have went past your mind at some point.

Tampines MP and ex-minister Mah Bow Tan announced that he is retiring from politics saying he will not be standing in the coming elections.

Addressing residents on Aug. 7 at a Tampines East National Day dinner tonight, the PAP veteran who has been in office for 27 years added he is looking for a replacement.

Here are three thoughts Singaporeans have:

“Whoever succeeds him will have a hard time living up to his failures.” — Zhen Shi Bai, 44-year-old matchmaker

“So he will walk away scot-free without having to commit hara-kiri?” — Qu Zi Sha, 66-year-old pesticide seller

“To be fair, he was tasked to solve problems in Singapore that didn’t have solutions. Which proves politicians are useless to begin with.” — Mei Yew Yong, 18-year-old part-time cosmetics tester