31st August 2005
Negara ku
Tanah Tumpahnya Darah ku
Rakyat Hidup Bersatu dan Maju
Rahmat Bahagia
Tuhan Kurniakan
Raja Kita
Selamat Bertakta
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This is possibly the last Merdeka I celebrate on Malaysian soil as a Malaysian.
48 years ago, we celebrated our departure from British rule. 48 years later, here I am, working on Merdeka day in a British company. How ironic that we achieved independence from the British and yet, there are still Malaysians working on Merdeka due to the fact that they work for a British company in Malaysia.
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And no triple pay either.
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It is with joy and sorrow that I look back on this Merdeka. Merdekas of the past have been filled with parties and booze, just an excuse for weekday partying. This merdeka I look back on Malaysia, how we have evolved to become what we have become today.
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I can proudly say I am a Malaysian.
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Happy birthday Malaysia.
August 30th, 2005 at 10:31 pm
*sob* that was touching.
Merdeka!
August 30th, 2005 at 10:50 pm
…and happy birthday to your father and hot cousins as well..:)
And you know, the last line of negaraku..I have always thought that it was “..selamat bertata”.
I’ve always wondered why is the raja going ta-ta bye-bye
August 30th, 2005 at 10:52 pm
…and happy birthday to your father and hot cousins:)
You know, I’ve always thought the last line of negaraku is “..selamat bertata”
Always wondered why is the raja going ta-ta bye-bye..
August 31st, 2005 at 1:02 am
Hah! I still remember when we used to sing it as kids and we didn’t really know the words … we’d just end up making the sounds up.