tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5513063947549397102.post1243468629522426059..comments2023-09-04T23:13:01.104+08:00Comments on A Road Down Memory Lane: Merdeka Day of Malaysia!Daniel Tinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10525307714772467893noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5513063947549397102.post-21721117871396748302010-09-03T17:38:59.605+08:002010-09-03T17:38:59.605+08:00ah.
but we are Malaysia now?
Malaya no longer exis...ah.<br />but we are Malaysia now?<br />Malaya no longer exists on today's map.<br />shouldn't we celebrate Malaysia Day instead of Merdeka Day? it still can be remembered in history?Daniel Tinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10525307714772467893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5513063947549397102.post-39218928983410257732010-08-31T22:57:25.229+08:002010-08-31T22:57:25.229+08:00Can I digress? haha.
I really believe that our Ind...Can I digress? haha.<br />I really believe that our Independence Day on the 31st should still be celebrated. No, it's not so that we'll have more public holidays (although that may be considered to be a bonus).<br /><br />Hari Merdeka should continue to be celebrated and fondly remembered because it was on this day 53 years ago that Malaya gained independence. It was on this day 53 years ago that the people of Malaya, regardless of race and creed stood together as one to usher in the new rule by the then Malayans. It was on this day 53 years ago that the dreams of our forefathers and freedom fighters were properly realized.<br /><br />And most importantly, without this day, 53 years ago, Malaysia Day on the 16th of September 1963 would probably have never existed. The reason why the then Malaya could fight for the freedom or Borneo was because the Peninsula was already free to rule on its own.<br /><br />16th September should always be remembered as the day Malaysia came into being; the day Malaya completed the transition from being Malaya to Malaysia. Hence the name Malaysia Day.<br /><br />Just an opinion of mine though. =) Do feel free to disagree, because my opinions aren't always the best.xJingnoreply@blogger.com