Merdeka!

Work was, is peaceful today so far. No much work, at least pressing ones. Things are on schedule. Can't wait for the weekend. Its holiday on Friday and I'm going on vacation till nest Wednesday. Really looking forward for the off days. Our National Day is approaching. How many of us know our country's history? Or what our ancestors has gone through for us to enjoy the present? What does Merdeka mean to you?

The day Merdeka was declared!

Frankly, I have never attached any flag to my car, or dressed up in clothes with our flag design, or even eaten a flag-decorated cake. Often, I laugh at my sister who unceremoniously puts a flag at our front porch. Unpatriotic? But I never fail to sing our national anthem or watched the raising of our flag in a ceremony, with a feeling of pride in my heart. I get goosebumps when our nation is mentioned. Such high regards for a country that once the Western knew nothing about. Today, we are a famous tourist spot and sought out education hub. There is no doubt we Malaysians have become more sophisticated and matured. We have entered the international scene and created world-class businesses.

Independence is the freedom from the rule of powers that who are not meant to be. But the situation the country is in currently is not bad but questionable. At a different part of time, there is a different variable and hence a unjust comparison to the past doesn't show much about those who compare BUT having said that, this is my country, its your country. True Malaysians are not born, they are made. The Merdeka spirit resides in our hearts, and is reflected through our daily actions, our work, our lives, our sacrifices, our contributions to this beloved country called Malaysia.

MERDEKA! MERDEKA! MERDEKA!