“This articicle was originally posted on Aug 30, 2005 and was lost due to Host HDD crash. I reporduce it here from my original draft.â€
I arrived home from a Merdeka party at 10pm and heard some booming sound from a distance, it sounded like some one blasted music from their car. We did not pay too much attention to it and went into our home to freshen up.
While retiring in front of the TV set to celebrate the National Day from our couch, we heard noises that sounds like fireworks. “But it was only 11pm.. ” I thought. We ignored it and five minutes in, the fireworks sound still persist. I took my camera and went outside and saw the celebration in a distance, behind a block of houses.
The celebration was actually at the fishing village (Pematang Damar Laut) next to my home. The fishing village actually consist of Malay, Chinese and Indians and Merdeka are celebrated at a large scale here. The entire kampung (village) are decorated with arches that promote racial harmony and celebrate the birth of the nation. The Malaysian spirit is strong at this village and appreciates the independence that we have achieved. The scale of celebration at this village is shown by the duration of the fireworks which lasted for 30 minutes with intermittent breaks.
Happy Independent day Malaysia, may we all prosper in harmony till the end of time…
On this day..
- Sunset Beach - 2006
- Messy Girls - 2004
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- Green Door - 2002
