Hari
Merdeka (Independence Day) is a national day
of Malaysia commemorating the independence of the Federation of
Malaya from British colonial rule in 1957, celebrated on 31
August each year. This should not be confused with Hari
Malaysia (Malaysia Day) when Malaysia was formed on 16 September 1963
together by Federation of Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore.
Starting from 2015,
as been stated by the Minister of Communication and Multimedia Ahmad
Shabery Cheek, the Independence Day celebration is likely to be held without
mentioning the number of years to prevent the people in Sabah and Sarawak from
being isolated if the number of independence anniversaries was stated. However,
the Minister of Land Development of Sarawak Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James
Masing reminded that since 16 September had been declared as Malaysia Day,
it should be the rallying point for the nation's unity. He added "Everyone
now knows that 31 August is Malaya's and Sabah's Independence Day… it's
not our (Sarawak) independence
day. They can celebrate it
both in Malaya and in Sabah as they have the same Independence Day date, and we
can join them there if they invite us. We must right the wrong". Masing
was commenting on Shabery Cheek’s recent proposal that Malaysia should continue
to commemorate 31 August as its Independence Day, without mentioning the
anniversary year.
Malaysia is a very unique and special country. It is located in South East
Asia. The citizens are from different races and religions. So, Malaysia is
called a multi-racial, multi-cultural and multi-religious country. There are
three main races in this developed country such as the Malays, the Chinese and
the Indians. Most of them live in Peninsular Malaysia and are government
servants. Although they practice different religions, they work together and
live peacefully.
The
Independence Day is an annual celebration by the whole world but Malaysian
names it as a Merdeka Day. All countries honour their respective independence
day, celebrating it as a national holiday. Thus, on the 31 August every year,
it is marked as the Malaysian Independence Day. However, there are lot
differences of celebrating the Independence Day on 31 August and today in terms
of spirit and technology.
On
31st of August every year, we as Malaysians celebrate the National Day. A lot
of people enjoy celebrating the National Day. We enjoy singing the National
Songs, decorating our classroom, watching the countdown concert, counting down
the time to midnight and watching the parade on National Day. But when we do
all those things, do we feel anything or we just celebrate National Day without
understanding or feeling anything?? Don’t you at least feel proud being a
Malaysian?? At least, we should APPRECIATE living here in Malaysia. There are a
lot of reasons why we should.
These few years, Malaysians having a demonstration called Bersih which held at
Kuala Lumpur. Bersih 2.0 criticised the Inspector-General of Police and
other authorities today for throwing up roadblocks on their month-end rally in
the national city after green lighting road closures in the city for three days
recently to allow the Kuala Lumpur Grand Prix to take place. Labelled
“selfish” by the IGP for its planned August 29 overnight camp-out here, the
electoral watchdog also questioned why the authorities would expend so much
“national resources” on a three-day street race but frown on a one-day
rally. “Bersih 2.0 frowns at IGP Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar’s recent
statement calling the ‘Bersih 4’ rally selfish and suggested we gather at the
Bukit Jalil stadium instead. “This is funny considering most main roads
were closed for three days for the KL City Grand Prix… we did not hear any
rejection from the IGP and others,” the group said in a statement. Khalid had
previously taken Bersih to task, claiming the overnight rally would disrupt
public activity, including the businesses of street traders. The group refuted
the IGP’s claim, reminding the latter that their past rallies in the city had
benefited businesses and boosted the use of public transport into the city and
only caused “minimal impact” to street traders. The Bersih 4 rally is
scheduled to take place at five points in the city, with participants camping
at the iconic Dataran Merdeka — the site of the annual Independence Day parade
on August 31 — for 36 hours.
We
have to remember that everything we have is given to us by God. We should
appreciate even the smallest thing that God gave us. Having good health, a
happy family, and a peaceful environment. All this things we have to appreciate
because God can take it back from us anytime. We should never take for granted
of anything that God has given to us. When we learn to appreciate things, we
will live happier because we realize that the world is not a bad place after
all.
Going back to our topic, “Appreciating Malaysia”, we will realize that how
lucky we are to live here in Malaysia. Soon, we will realize that Malaysia is
not a bad country after all. We are living with peace and harmony without worrying
about any serious problems. We can easily get education, food, water and
shelter. And not to forget the technologies that we are using which are the
same or even better than other countries around the world. Hand phones…
There are varieties of food in Malaysia. The Malay traditional food are very
sweet. For example, the layer cake is made of sugar, flour and other
ingredients. The Chinese like to eat herbal soup, mixed vegetables, steamed
fish with extra ginger and soy sauce. The Indians like spicy food such as
tandoori chicken and the vegetable dalca, which blends well with briyani rice
and lentil soup.I love my country so much. I am proud to be a Malaysian.
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