Merdeka Blues

We spent half of the Merdeka Day in bed, watching the parade on tv. That was because Papa came back late the night before, when we already told him that we want to watch the fireworks at Dataran Shah Alam. By 11:45pm, Aina got tired waiting, and went to sleep. Mama was already not in the mood for anyting, but the two boys were still eager to wait till the countdown, hoping that they could witness the fireworks display at the golf club via our windows.

The countdown on tv was hopeless, because there were too many speeches, and I guess the crowd also went to sleep if not for the Merdeka shouts that punctuated the speeches.

Lucky for the boys, the fireworks did come, but because the trees were too tall, they could only see partially. By then Papa was back already, and quickly they jumped into the car and drove to the golf course. By then the fireworks has already subsided, and I guess the boys didn’t really enjoy the whole show.

Nevertheless I brought them to SACC the next day to look at the Merdeka exhibition. Abang & Aina got to count and memorize the names of the Prime Ministers. There goes our Merdeka weekend..