MERDEKA!!! MERDEKA!!! MERDEKA!!!
Everybody is busy celebrating and talking about it.
A lot of people took the Friday off as well to make it a long weekend break.
Like what I said last year, I think most people have lost and forgotten about the true meaning of the celebration.
That being said, it includes myself.
The only reason I may have a little knowledge about this special day was due to our history class.
We have to study hard to ensure we pass our history exams.
While many love to read historical stories, but when it comes to understanding the celebration, that is something else.
I won’t be surprise that many people many not even remember how long have we got our independence.
Of all people, I think I am not specifically patriotic but at least I know my history.
Being a typical Malaysian, I always complain about the jam.
But there are many things I love about my country.
For a start, I love that we get many different type of food.
From Chinese food to Indian food to Malay food and many other foreign cuisine like Japanese food, Korean food and etc.
It’s like I’m able to eat Yee Sang during Chinese New Year, have nasi lemak with Nescafe Ais for breakfast and Roti Canai with Teh Tarik on weekends.
I also love how we have different race and culture living happily and harmoniously in an area.
We celebrate Hari Raya, Chinese New Year, Deepavali and so much more.
The country with diverse culture and language also make us so rich in experience.
I’ll be looking forward to the fireworks and count down to MERDEKA tonight and for I would really thank anyone and everyone in past that helped us strive for independence on this this day back then.