I cannot say that I spent my Merdeka Day holiday patriotically. No flag, no singing of Negaraku, and no reflecting back to what our elders had fought for, either.
Merdeka Day used to be a "small reunion" day for me and my secondary school classmates. We'd take the LRT or KTM Komuter, alight at the stations near to Sogo, gather at the junction between Pertama Complex's The Ship and Sogo, and watch the Merdeka Day procession. The biggest clap would go to our former school's brass band. Afterwards we'd catch the band while they're waiting for the school bus to pick them up, and play the instruments.
Then we'd take a bus (at first it was the Bas Mini Wilayah, and after the BMW service ended, it was Intrakota) to either Bukit Bintang Plaza or The Mall. KLCC was still being built then (and causing traffic jams hahaha...). We'd go to Pizza Hut, and then catch a movie. I remember once we went to watch Sembilu in this old cinema along Jalan Bukit Bintang. Hmmm...I'm starting to sound like a minah rempit.
Anyway, this year I spent the Merdeka Day in Kuantan. Went to have nasik lemak at Zaman's quite early in the morning with several friends, driven in a green Perodua Rusa, no less. Then we went to Teluk Cempedak, ate ice cream and bought a box of motor oil and additives (hmmm...).
In summary, no matter where I spend my Merdeka Day, I still sound like a minah rempit....
