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3 Like others who lived in the old Town or New Town, we were there at the Ipoh Padang on the morning of the 31st. Father, Mother, cousins, paternal grandmother, siblings and I (7 years old) walked there. In those days,  there was only the radio to inform us of what was happening at Merdeka Stadium in Kuala Lumpur.

I don’t remember anything of that day except standing on the slope near the Ipoh Club, watching the people on the stage. To a 7 year-old, it was all boring.

4 Either on August 30th, or August 31st, there were celebrations at the Ipoh Padang. Again, I don’t remember much. The strongest and clearest memory is of being left behind. By the time the crowd had left, so had my parents, siblings and cousins. I didn’t know how to go home! I didn’t cry either, just sat down or wandered around.

Luckily, my elder brother, Jeffrey, came to fetch me home. He didn’t know that I was lost and I didn’t tell him. He saved me that night, just as he would save me many more times in different ways after that. When we were younger, I never thought of saying thanks to him for being such a good elder brother to such an obnoxious younger brother like me. It’s not too late: THANKS, JEFFREY KOR KOR!

4 I went to St Michael’s Institution (good old SMI!) In secondary school, I was in the Boy Scouts, and several Merdeka Days, I marched in the scout troops chosen to attend. I enjoyed that and felt proud to be in my uniform.

5 This Merdeka Eve, 30th August 2012, I was at Dataran DBI to celebrate the Countdown with Janji Demokrasi. It was an amazing experience.

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If you haven’t watched the video at the beginning of this Post, JANJI DEMOKRASI MERDEKA! AT IPOH DATARAN DBI 2012, watch it now.

Kepada semua Rakyat Malaysia. MERDEKA!MERDEKA!MERDEKA! Semangat Kemerdekaan tersemai di dalam jiwa dan darah setiap Rakyat Malaysia. Malaysia adalah tanah tumpahnya darah ku. Aku akan berjuang untuk mempertahankan negara kesayangku dari orang-orang yang tidak tahu erti dan nilai”Kemerdekaan.” Kita semu berucap untuk perubahan.

Perubahan harus bermula dari diri setiap rakyat Malaysia. Selagi perubahan tidak ada di dalam diri kita, perubahan tidak akan dicapai. Perubahan adalah didalam tangan setiap rakyat Malaysia.Kemerdekaan bukan di tangan parti maupun di tangan ahli-ahli politik. Kemerdekaan bukan di dalam tangan UMNO/BN, PKR, PAS ataupun DAP. Parti-parti politik tidak akan menjamin Kemerdekaan.Kemerdekaan tersemai di dalam jiwa setiap insan. Kemerdekaan semuanya adalah tentang Malaysia dan setiap insan rakyat Malaysia yang prihatin, cinta dan sayang terhadap negara tumpah darahnya. Itulah kebenaran Kemerdekaan!

Bapaku seorang polis bertempur dengan komunis-komunis untuk keamanan negara dan saya sebagai seorang anak polis akan berjuang untuk mempertahankan negara kesayanganku dari tangan orang-orang yang tidak tahu apakah itu nilai demokrasi dan yang menhancurkan harapan masa depan anak-anak Malaysia.

When I was at the Dataran MBI yesterday on the eve of Merdeka, I was asked to do a small speech and I really did not know what to speak on. There were political leaders who gave good political speech. What I delivered was this, “that we are all gathered here today as Anak Perak and Malaysians to celebrate our 55th Independence Day. I am proud to be a Malaysia and I am Anak bangsa Malaysia! So let us celebrate.” That was my shortest speech.

If you look at the above article, that is what I really wanted to say. We really need to know the true meaning of Independence and the Change that we are all talking about. Who is responsible for the Independence that we need today? It has been 55 years of Independence and we still feel that we have really not got that Independence that we need.It is all because of the CHANGE that we all want and it is not happening!

We need a better Malaysia and we need to surrender a better Malaysia to the future generation. The Change for a better Malaysia is in the hands of every Malaysian. The Change can be made in the coming 13 GE when we choose a government that will care for her people. The power of CHANGE is in our hands.

The people need not fear the government,the government needs to fear the people. When there is a power of Change in each Malaysian individual then only we will see the real change and the true meaning of Independence. Let us move forward and make a Change in the coming 13 GE.The power is in the hands of the People of Malaysia. If you are really concerned for a better Malaysia do what you have to do. You choose the government that will deem fit to govern this country wisely, justly and for the good of all Malaysian citizens.This is all I ask and my desire that every Malaysian will come out to vote and cast your vote wisely in this coming 13 GE.

Remember that Independence is not about the political parties and their leaders. Independence is not about UMNO/BN, not about PKR,PAS or even DAP. Independence is all about Malaysia and every Malaysian.The political parties does not destined the Independence of Malaysia. It is the One true Malaysian spirit that is within each one of us that destines and gives the true meaning of Independence. Have a blessed Independence Day and God Bless Malaysia.

Saya Anak Bangsa Malaysia

jasmine.c

***Sumber Berita Dari: http://mediaperak.com/2012/08/31/merdeka-merdeka-merdeka/

Yellow Nationwide & Worldwide Merdeka Countdown!
Malaysians lets unite on the day & together we will re-instill our hopes for a better democracy in our Tanah Air – our home.Lokasi:
(1) Kuala Lumpur – Dataran Merdeka.
https://www.facebook.com/events/374765835930326/
(2) Perak – Dataran MBI, Ipoh.
https://www.facebook.com/events/349743978440982/
(3) Melaka – Clock Tower Rumah Merah
https://www.facebook.com/events/456220747745966
(4) Johor – Dataran Bandaraya, Johor Bahru.
(5) Sabah – Padang Merdeka Kota Kinabalu
https://www.facebook.com/events/128914397254281
(6) Australia – The Grosvenor Hotel, Perth.
https://www.facebook.com/events/455853691112343Kenyataan Akhbar
Gabungan Janji