Greetings from Port Klang….Today is merdeka…..I hung flags in my both houses… did you… I read an interesting article bout our merdeka in today’s The Star paper which actually is true but a fact we choose overlook.
“Sabah leaders want to set the record straight: the National Day that the state and neighboring Sarawak will be celebrating is for 42 years of independence – not 48.
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Tan Sri Bernard Dompok said that while the states in the peninsular became independent on Aug 31, 1957, the two eastern Malaysian states ceased to be British colonies on Aug 31, 1963. “
WE are Malaysians as such part of Malaysia. Malaya is 48 years old today in independence Malaysia is lesser…we often overlook our brothers and sisters and generalize everything. Merdeka Anniversary. Every year, the nation never miss the event. It is a very important event in the life of a nation. However it means different things to different people. To our elders who fought with tears and blood, it is the most precious gift-to be free from their colonial masters and be able to live as free people of the world!!! On the other hand, it is only a holiday with some festivals to us….
In another analogy…vegetarian eating vegetarian mutton/chicken/fish…if they are really vegetarian how did they ever know what these meat taste like in the 1st place..
LOL again I speak in general …. Not by classifying everyone…the meaning of Merdeka ,at most, is quite blurred or fuzzy to most people who were born after Merdeka. Now, all of us are citizens of the an independent nation. What does it means to you personally?
Another anology…imagine if freedom was water when you don't have it.
To m
y dear frens
We hold in our hands, the most precious gift of all: Freedom. The freedom to express our art. Our love. The freedom to be who we want to be. We are not going to give that freedom away and no one shall take it from us!
Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider, Northern Exposure, Cicely, 1992
Merdeka Wishes to all
Wednesday, August 31, 2005
Merdeka
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freedom comes with a price...comes with responsibility...some of us abuse it
some of us take it for granted..some of us dont realise we are losing it till its too late.....if this is our reaction-have we realy found the true meaning of 'freedom'...to be born in the year of rat and claim to be born in the year of dog is also 'freedom' to do so :) A vegetarian who eats 'mock' meat has not achieved true freedom in thier mind to be a 'vegetarian' - they are still conditioned by the need to 'wonder/explore' on the taste - hmmmm does that make any sense - should anything after 8 bottles of beers hahaha
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