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Merdeka! Merdeka! Merdeka! Congratulations and happy 49th birthday to Malaysia. now evrybody’s is in Merdeka mood. if my beloved country is counted in relevance to the human’s age, that means its going thru a phase from adulthood to senior citizen. u may not be as strong or as mobile as before, but ur experience sure does help a lot. u could even have a grandchildren at this age.

so i spent my merdeka eve by hanging out wif my frens in ss3 by having bbq at alang’s house. as i was leaving my damansara’s house, i cant help but notice that the road is packed, as people from all over congregate to celebrate merdeka. im pretty sure that ikano mutiara damansara is sure jam like hell. sunway lagoon. bukit bintang. klcc. bangsar. u name it. all the hotspots will be having a blast until the wee hours of morning.

those times of hanging out at these places has long gone. i cant even recall when was the last time, i went to those places to celebrate anyting. but i still remember celebrating the millennium at BB, 1 christmas at bangsar, few new years and merdeka at klcc, kl n sunway lagoon n not forgotting 1 new year in front of masjid al-ikhlas in front of lokman’s house. i have also forgotten what i did for last year’s merdeka and this year’s new year.

guess the spirit of celebrating merdeka is not as strong as during my younger years. now when i look at other people partying and clubbing, my mind is turning the clock back few years, reminiscence of old times. how fast time flies n how i have changed thru the years.

they say, tragedy can only bring out the best of us. think of Pearl Harbour. Hiroshima. Chernobyl. September 11. Tsunami. they are all disasters. but look at what happened in the aftermath. after all the grieving and carnage has passed, evrybody unites under 1 flag. that is when we all forget about our past, about our differences, about our skin colour and work towards a common goal.

let me tell u this, if ever sumting were to happen to Malaysia, lets say war, touchwood, i wouldnt be afraid to be in the frontline. like William Wallace said in the movie Braveheart which sounded like, "Would u ever trade one chance of glory and die defending our country or would you rather die in ur sleep knowing that u could make a difference in this battlefield; right here and now". that would really have me fired up if ever my commander-in-war would to say those words.

nowadays even the concept of war is wrong. civilians being killed n targeted. its just part of a ‘collateral damage’. too many people wants to be remembered in the history books. "Why dont presidents fight the war, why do they always send the poor"? its all about making the same mistakes. guess we never learn from history.

so in the end, 1 question begs an answer. how long should i leave the Jalur Gemilang on my car? or should i wait until Encik Adom take it off for me? ;p

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