..Malaysia celebrating Independence Day today...31st August, 2010..for the 53rd time..'Merdeka Day' or Independence Day...same thing..and i guess i will not be the only soul on earth to write bout this day..actually this has got nothing to do with the celebration or the auspicious day itself but what i want to talk bout here is the actual definition of 'Merdeka' or Independence according to myself or to some of us or what is the actual meaning or definition?
Everyone in this country, in fact every soul in this world knows what Independence is all about, i mean the word Independence or Merdeka to us...when i was a kid Merdeka means holiday,school off, time to go see the parade or at least time with my mum for the movies or what not..or the least time to be at home spent wit the family and as usual the afternoon out with my childhood friends go 'lepak' at the padang or kedai and shout the word 'MERDEKA!'..at least three times...as i grew older nothing change accept that instead of spending time with my family i chose to spend time with my hmmm..so called girlfriend, 'awek','marka' or whatever u call it at that time...from Ipoh travel to KL with a group of friends in the name of celebrating Merdeka Day at Dataran Merdeka,with all the traffic jams and what not but still the spirit of celebrating Merdeka Day but end up either in 11LA or Phase 2(..to the older folks, i'm sure you guys knew where this places are and type of 'things' happening here,to the younger generations,,11LA what?..anyhow..still shouting 'Merdeka!Merdeka!Merdeka!'..nothing changed, only the type of environment and the way i celebrated this auspicious day. Don't tell me you've never done this or at least something like i did..i'm sure if not all,some of you did.
After being married and what not, Merdeka Day celebration became a different entity altogether and when your kids asked you what is Merdeka Day and why are we supposed to celebrate this day,it became, all of a sudden a very patriotic kinda day where you explained Merdeka just like in the history books.Why?because you wanted your next of kin or your children to understand and really appreciate what Merdeka means.Just like what my mother told me long ago but as usual,i ignored and at that time,it doesnt make sense.Not that i m more patriotic now compared to the old days but i guess when you come of age it is just looks different, and the definiton is slightly different from what you see all this while.
Well folks, when we celebrate Merdeka this year after 53 years of it.What have you actually done for the country?Have you ever asked yourself?i did and till this moment i am still trying to figure out what are my actual contributions to my beloved country.Sadly,i have not contributed anything other than income tax(if this pass as a contribution to the country but in other areas,zip,nada,none whatsoever!)
We have come a long way to be what we are today.Are we satisfied or do we really show progress?I am talking bout the race-the Malay race in particular.What i see is still a race full of complacency,hatred,envious of anything that makes more money than them especially if the thng that moves is a Malay and still at the same level eventhough there are some achievement from some of us but as a whole,we are still not 'Merdeka' from ourselves.Want to call it a DILEMMA?.yup..a dilemma indeed,a dilemma which was brought upon us by ourselves.Oopps..i guess i m not gonna talk bout this anymore.'You Know Who' will be pissed and will say that i have no idea of what is going on with my own race.So be it.
If we are really 'Merdeka' in its true sense,why are there still unborn or even born babies being dumped out in the open and now its like a daily occurrence.Is this what we really want?Where did we go wrong?Are these the fruits of independence?Are the teachers not teaching the younger kids wahts right and what is not?Have our education system failed?Baby dumping is just the tip of the iceberg.Many more things we see today that we can never be proud of.Mat Rempit or as the call it now Samseng Jalanan(..as if this makes a difference),Snatch Theft,Rapes,Murders,Incest,Punks,Skinheads and what nots.These are not the type of Merdeka that i personally want to have a be a part of.
Merdeka is not only for the old folks or at least for the folks above 40 but it should be for all but what and how do we really achieve Merdeka,either to ourselves,the country, our thinking and even the way we think of others.What is Merdeka?Some of us called ourselves liberal thinking people and we should not be bothered bout this but since this is my blog and i m writing it so,what the heck...like they say nowadays...ada aku kesah?
i felt like i m not making sense with what i wrote above but i just felt like i need to write something bout all this.So many things on my mind right now...and i cant seems to put it in the right sequence but this is what i felt like writing.
Once again..i think Merdeka means..free from being a 'wannabe',free from financial strains,free from being under the influence of anyone,free to think and say what you wanna say,free from being used and step on always,free for making decisions and controlling the path that you want to take and free from doubts and suspicion on whatever or whomever you're with and most of all FREE to always knwo and learn the actual reason or purpose why you are here in the first place...that's Merdeka to me for now..lots more free of a lot of things but i guess enough for now...
so peeps, no matter where you are,who you are,what you are or who you are gonna be..Merdekakan yourselves from the things that is holding you back in achieving your dreams and goals..from being used by anyone for their own benefits..and always have a mind which is always "Merdeka!..NEVER let yourselves be used or influenced by anyone against what you really wanna do..easier said than done,eh?
Merdekakan diri anda dari dijajah secara tidak langsung dan Merdekakan diri anda dari diri anda sendiri sebelum anda cuba hendak merdekakan diri anda dari aspek lain...
last but not least folks...Selamat Meyambut Hari Merdeka ke 53...Semoga Kemerdekaan yang kita kecapi akan terus bermakna dan tidak hanya sekadar perarakan di Dataran Merdeka dan laungan MERDEKA di kelab-kelab malam...
salam n sayang always...
lordmusan
Everyone in this country, in fact every soul in this world knows what Independence is all about, i mean the word Independence or Merdeka to us...when i was a kid Merdeka means holiday,school off, time to go see the parade or at least time with my mum for the movies or what not..or the least time to be at home spent wit the family and as usual the afternoon out with my childhood friends go 'lepak' at the padang or kedai and shout the word 'MERDEKA!'..at least three times...as i grew older nothing change accept that instead of spending time with my family i chose to spend time with my hmmm..so called girlfriend, 'awek','marka' or whatever u call it at that time...from Ipoh travel to KL with a group of friends in the name of celebrating Merdeka Day at Dataran Merdeka,with all the traffic jams and what not but still the spirit of celebrating Merdeka Day but end up either in 11LA or Phase 2(..to the older folks, i'm sure you guys knew where this places are and type of 'things' happening here,to the younger generations,,11LA what?..anyhow..still shouting 'Merdeka!Merdeka!Merdeka!'..nothing changed, only the type of environment and the way i celebrated this auspicious day. Don't tell me you've never done this or at least something like i did..i'm sure if not all,some of you did.
After being married and what not, Merdeka Day celebration became a different entity altogether and when your kids asked you what is Merdeka Day and why are we supposed to celebrate this day,it became, all of a sudden a very patriotic kinda day where you explained Merdeka just like in the history books.Why?because you wanted your next of kin or your children to understand and really appreciate what Merdeka means.Just like what my mother told me long ago but as usual,i ignored and at that time,it doesnt make sense.Not that i m more patriotic now compared to the old days but i guess when you come of age it is just looks different, and the definiton is slightly different from what you see all this while.
Well folks, when we celebrate Merdeka this year after 53 years of it.What have you actually done for the country?Have you ever asked yourself?i did and till this moment i am still trying to figure out what are my actual contributions to my beloved country.Sadly,i have not contributed anything other than income tax(if this pass as a contribution to the country but in other areas,zip,nada,none whatsoever!)
We have come a long way to be what we are today.Are we satisfied or do we really show progress?I am talking bout the race-the Malay race in particular.What i see is still a race full of complacency,hatred,envious of anything that makes more money than them especially if the thng that moves is a Malay and still at the same level eventhough there are some achievement from some of us but as a whole,we are still not 'Merdeka' from ourselves.Want to call it a DILEMMA?.yup..a dilemma indeed,a dilemma which was brought upon us by ourselves.Oopps..i guess i m not gonna talk bout this anymore.'You Know Who' will be pissed and will say that i have no idea of what is going on with my own race.So be it.
If we are really 'Merdeka' in its true sense,why are there still unborn or even born babies being dumped out in the open and now its like a daily occurrence.Is this what we really want?Where did we go wrong?Are these the fruits of independence?Are the teachers not teaching the younger kids wahts right and what is not?Have our education system failed?Baby dumping is just the tip of the iceberg.Many more things we see today that we can never be proud of.Mat Rempit or as the call it now Samseng Jalanan(..as if this makes a difference),Snatch Theft,Rapes,Murders,Incest,Punks,Skinheads and what nots.These are not the type of Merdeka that i personally want to have a be a part of.
Merdeka is not only for the old folks or at least for the folks above 40 but it should be for all but what and how do we really achieve Merdeka,either to ourselves,the country, our thinking and even the way we think of others.What is Merdeka?Some of us called ourselves liberal thinking people and we should not be bothered bout this but since this is my blog and i m writing it so,what the heck...like they say nowadays...ada aku kesah?
i felt like i m not making sense with what i wrote above but i just felt like i need to write something bout all this.So many things on my mind right now...and i cant seems to put it in the right sequence but this is what i felt like writing.
Once again..i think Merdeka means..free from being a 'wannabe',free from financial strains,free from being under the influence of anyone,free to think and say what you wanna say,free from being used and step on always,free for making decisions and controlling the path that you want to take and free from doubts and suspicion on whatever or whomever you're with and most of all FREE to always knwo and learn the actual reason or purpose why you are here in the first place...that's Merdeka to me for now..lots more free of a lot of things but i guess enough for now...
so peeps, no matter where you are,who you are,what you are or who you are gonna be..Merdekakan yourselves from the things that is holding you back in achieving your dreams and goals..from being used by anyone for their own benefits..and always have a mind which is always "Merdeka!..NEVER let yourselves be used or influenced by anyone against what you really wanna do..easier said than done,eh?
Merdekakan diri anda dari dijajah secara tidak langsung dan Merdekakan diri anda dari diri anda sendiri sebelum anda cuba hendak merdekakan diri anda dari aspek lain...
last but not least folks...Selamat Meyambut Hari Merdeka ke 53...Semoga Kemerdekaan yang kita kecapi akan terus bermakna dan tidak hanya sekadar perarakan di Dataran Merdeka dan laungan MERDEKA di kelab-kelab malam...
salam n sayang always...
lordmusan
