thursday nite's going to be awright

23rd August and we all counting down to Merdeka still.
xx whatever days to go, we are all gearing up proudly and unitedly to celebrate together.
hmmm, psst psst, must make note to self and each other, we not allowed to celebrate on own, or in our small groups.
no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no. must be in Dataran(?) with PM.
make note to find out where the celebrations are? okie, got that!

now moving along nicely to: we are proud to be... punjabi (indian or lain lain?), woman, single, professional, oversea educated, hmm, what ah first? oh yar, M.a.l.a.y.s.i.a.n.
the point? yar, yar, we are all equal and democratic lah. we are proud of our equal opportunities. we are proud to be Malaysians.
rehearsing the national anthem? if you stand straight up and sing at the very top of your lungs (wait, back up a little now and let's use my favorite term for this decade okay?) if we all sing with the full forces of our hearts, did you know that the hair on the very back of your neck actually stands up at that part, right up front, "Tanah Tumpahnya Darah Ku"??? if you are... hmm... okie, let's just forget the pre-fixes, and skip straight to "Malaysian", if you are Malaysian, just try it!

i swear, i kid you not! i am serious. it happens to me.

so was that good for you? didn't work??! what lah? okay, try again only this time, close your eyes, breath in deeply and repeatedly, until you feel your mind opening up and you start to feel the connection you should have with this nation that bore you and then, listen to the winds of 50 years ago, when Bapak raised his hand, and shouted "Merdeka! Merdeka! Merdeka!" and he meant it for each one of us, every single Malaysian, in every shape, color and permutation and imagine then standing up straight, proud and starting again at the very top... God Bless Us All.