Merdeka

Every time Merdeka comes around, i always have this tingling feeling from the past. I always have this picture in my head where my whole family and I cuddled together in front of the television early 31st morning to watch the parade celebrating our nations independence. Even though today I have yet to re-live that memory the smell of that day stayed.

I always thought that Merdeka was just another bad excuse to celebrate something. "Melayu itu kuat temasyanya, walaupun sudah tergadai tanah" - Usman Awang. Over the years i have realized that it is more than just a celebration. It is more than just a day to be happy about, more than that, it is a day to remember. A day that should serve as a reminder to all of what the nation had went through in order to give us the gift of independence. The fathers others have lost, the mothers others have lost, the brothers, the sisters, the sons and the daughters, the tears, the sweat, the hands that hold the warm bloodied body on the battle field slowly losing its warmth succumbing to death. The frustration of having told that your nation is not ready to govern itself, the agony of writing over and over again on a blank piece of paper "Give Us Freedom".

Freedom....... Give us our independence....

For those who have forgotten here is a reminder. Freedom is to make our own choices, to govern our own nation, to live our lives the way we want to...

Freedom is the right to breathe.....

So many have died for that right.... so many have died for our right to live.

Selamat Menyambut Kemerdekaan
Selamat Hari Jadi Malaysia

Because they fought for the future, we will remember the past.
Remember how passionately they loved this nation we call....
Malaysia