happy merdeka... happy birthday... and happy happy days ;)
Friday, August 31, 2007
i think it's about time this blog hosted something other than doom and despair. and like the title suggests... i have a list of 'happy' things to share ;)
today is august 31st. on this day in 1957, malaysia reached its independence. and though it has probably taken me the experience of having to leave home to truly appreciate malaysia as an amazing place to grow up, i was not spared today from joining all my fellow home-leavers in being proud that we'd reached 50. unfortunately i couldn't participate in the pre-merdeka celeberations that took place in the city last night - what with the horrendous presentation i had to prep for this morning! - but as i sat on the tram riding back home from school today, i realised just what a big deal today was! i mean... FIFTY YEARS! all those people who fought for us back when we didn't have the strength to fight for ourselves... what would they say if they saw us now? we may not be perfect... we may be far from ideal... but we've reached our fiftieth year of independence all on our own...
so here's a big happy merdeka for everyone who calls malaysia home! and a big happy birthday for the tiny country who was willing to defy them all ;)
speaking of birthdays...
yesterday was my cousin sarah's 17th birthday. and the day before that... was my uncle eh's 55th birthday. so as you can see... august is a rather terrible time to be away :( hehehe... but on a lighter note... sarah was taken for a trip around the world with her parents in time for her birthday, and uncle eh was treated to an amazing barbeque at our new place. so to two of the most colourful people in my family... here's a huge HAPPY BIRTHDAY and lots of hugs to go with it.
to little sarah... don't think i can call you that anymore, huh? i can't believe you turned SEVENTEEN already! gone are the days of you being the tiny, coconut-ponytailed little girl, and me being the annoying, overbearing and ridiculously loud older one....
wait...
hehehehe... things on the erratic capital front have been pretty good too. the weather's been brutal, but apart from that the days have been great. last night i attended the trinity college awards ceremony, to which i was the proud guest of mark tan, jacqueline sim, kevin tan and wong ai-lynn as the school acknowledged their academic excellence. it was a true honour standing back in buzzard theatre after all these months, as i watched some of my closest friends walk up one by one. and eventhough i mildly resented the fact that i couldn't be up there with them due to the altered state of mind which i occupied from february till december of last year... not a moment passed that i wasn't extremely proud of them all ;) so much so, that mark thought i needed to take a 'parent survey' slip instead of a student one (go die lah you... i know you were glad i was there! who else were you going to fight with?!).
there will be more on last night's awards and the dinner with berlin that followed... really soon when i get the pictures back from mark ;D so in the mean time... have a good weekend everyone! (jacq: don't overdo the studying... you'll be fine! i'll see you when the test's over... for both of us ;p)
today is august 31st. on this day in 1957, malaysia reached its independence. and though it has probably taken me the experience of having to leave home to truly appreciate malaysia as an amazing place to grow up, i was not spared today from joining all my fellow home-leavers in being proud that we'd reached 50. unfortunately i couldn't participate in the pre-merdeka celeberations that took place in the city last night - what with the horrendous presentation i had to prep for this morning! - but as i sat on the tram riding back home from school today, i realised just what a big deal today was! i mean... FIFTY YEARS! all those people who fought for us back when we didn't have the strength to fight for ourselves... what would they say if they saw us now? we may not be perfect... we may be far from ideal... but we've reached our fiftieth year of independence all on our own...
so here's a big happy merdeka for everyone who calls malaysia home! and a big happy birthday for the tiny country who was willing to defy them all ;)
speaking of birthdays...
yesterday was my cousin sarah's 17th birthday. and the day before that... was my uncle eh's 55th birthday. so as you can see... august is a rather terrible time to be away :( hehehe... but on a lighter note... sarah was taken for a trip around the world with her parents in time for her birthday, and uncle eh was treated to an amazing barbeque at our new place. so to two of the most colourful people in my family... here's a huge HAPPY BIRTHDAY and lots of hugs to go with it.
to uncle eh... i know you're enjoying yourself beating me at online scrabble... but i'm pretty sure there's a catch i'm not seeing... and that when i DO... you and man are going down!! hehehe ;) hope the barbeque was as good as it sounded... and i'm missing your great big hugs to death! ;D
to little sarah... don't think i can call you that anymore, huh? i can't believe you turned SEVENTEEN already! gone are the days of you being the tiny, coconut-ponytailed little girl, and me being the annoying, overbearing and ridiculously loud older one....
wait...
hehehehe... things on the erratic capital front have been pretty good too. the weather's been brutal, but apart from that the days have been great. last night i attended the trinity college awards ceremony, to which i was the proud guest of mark tan, jacqueline sim, kevin tan and wong ai-lynn as the school acknowledged their academic excellence. it was a true honour standing back in buzzard theatre after all these months, as i watched some of my closest friends walk up one by one. and eventhough i mildly resented the fact that i couldn't be up there with them due to the altered state of mind which i occupied from february till december of last year... not a moment passed that i wasn't extremely proud of them all ;) so much so, that mark thought i needed to take a 'parent survey' slip instead of a student one (go die lah you... i know you were glad i was there! who else were you going to fight with?!).
there will be more on last night's awards and the dinner with berlin that followed... really soon when i get the pictures back from mark ;D so in the mean time... have a good weekend everyone! (jacq: don't overdo the studying... you'll be fine! i'll see you when the test's over... for both of us ;p)
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