Huh? Is it Merdeka again?

Posted on September 16, 2010 by dannyfoo

I’m confused. The video and print ads on Malaysia Day all speak of harmony, be it cultural, food and others. But wasn’t this said in their ads during Merdeka too?

Can someone please tell me:

How did this celebration of Malaysia Day come about?
Why should Malaysians be celebrating it?

Honest to say, a direct translation of Merdeka is independence, so it’s hard to miss. Thus, what’s Malaysia Day?

Malaysia Day is held on September 16 every year to commemorate the establishment of the Malaysian federation on the same date in 1963. It marked the joining together of Malaya, North Borneo (now state of Sabah), Sarawak, and Singapore to form Malaysia.

Source: Wikipedia

Er, what’s a Malaysian federation? Pardon my blur-ness as I was educated in BM on Malaysian history and I don’t recall my teachers telling me, how to differentiate between this event and Merdeka. And I’m wondering if teachers today do educate students about Malaysia Day.

So, is Malaysia Day our country’s birthday? I’m not sure.

The name Malaysia was adopted in 1963 when the existing states of the Federation of Malaya, plus Singapore, North Borneo and Sarawak formed a new federation…

The continental part of the country bore the name Federation of Malaya until 1963, when it federated with the territories of Sabah, Sarawak, and Singapore.

Source: Wikipedia

Okay. She got her name sometime in 1963. Thus, Malaysia Day may not be celebrating her birthday. So, what are we celebrating then? And, why?

I’m still confused. How to love my country more like that?

P.S.: It’s disappointing to know I’ve to refer to Wikipedia instead of myself to write something in regards to my own country’s history.

Forget 1Malaysia, I want One Love

Posted on June 15, 2010 by dannyfoo

Passion for good music is in my blood. Thanks to my Dad I suppose. I’ve never loved any specific genre and have found myself enjoying and absorbing music from metal, pop, rock to even trance. And if there was 1 method I recall used to show unity and harmony, it’s music.

Remember, We Are the World?

Or, the song from Blue; One Love featuring Asian artists. The Malaysian artists involved were Ferhad, Ella and Fauziah Latiff.

Or, if you think it’s unfair to use international acts. Then, here’s our very own local act; Here in My Home, by The Malaysian Artistes for Unity (MAFU).

All the publicity and exposure surrounding the phrase; 1Malaysia, is becoming lame. You can get every company to stamp the 1Malaysia brand on themselves, but does it mean they’ve embraced the 1Malaysia spirit from within?

What are or have these companies done in spirit of 1Malaysia? Especially, if you took out their business from it and left the core of their company. Then, what have had they done for their Malaysian employees?

To stand for unity by emphasizing on a phrase is okay. But if there’s no spirit or energy to pass around, then what good is only shouting it at every corner?

Where is the love.

Beware of fake new RM50 notes

Posted on January 27, 2010 by dannyfoo

Email forwarded messages sometimes are useful. This recently reached my inbox and though some might already know, here are some of the images shared to identify the fake notes.

Front of RM50 note

Back of RM50 note

If you’re in the retail business or dealing with huge amounts of cashflow, better to make sure the RM50 notes given are authentic. It doesn’t look as difficult to tell if I last compared to a fake RM10 I had before.

Remember to look out for:

Missing reflective hibiscus on the front.
Missing 50th Malaysia celebration logo on the back.
Additional silver line on the back (and it’s thicker).

Any other fake Malaysian currency notes you’ve stumbled on?

Malaysians, We Stand United

Posted on January 22, 2010 by dannyfoo

Tomorrow expect to see a group of people at Bangsar LRT station. If they’ve a piece of string or rope the length of their arm, they’re mostly there for the Tali Tenang random act.

poster

This is being organized by Random Alphabets. The very same group who initiated the KL Freeze in Unison at Pavillion.

They’re back and this time it’s to show the country and the world, despite the mess this country falls in, we Malaysians believe in the spirit of Muhibbah. We, the Rakyat, remain calm and rational in our emotions. Not letting others who choose to disrupt our love for the country and its people, break us.

Like a strand of string or rope is easy to be cut, but a rope weaved with other ropes and string makes it tougher to be cut.

Find out more details of the Tali Tenang event on Facebook.

Updated: January 24, 2010

Malaysians for Unity, successful!

Have you read this baloney?

Posted on January 17, 2010 by dannyfoo

I saw the New Straits Times (NST) on the dining table this morning and saw the headline of Malaysians missing. Like any concerned and loving Malaysian, I was wondering if they referred to the Haiti situation.

But then, some other article caught my attention on page 2 – though small. Heading reads “Beware Internet use”. OMGWTF!

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