Hari Kemerdekaan is also known as National Day in English. Malaysia got its freedom in year 1957, when Tunku Abdul Rahman went to London together with his gang of people for a negotiation with British. Their returns, together with the good news had been welcomed back by billions of Malaysians. On 30 August 1957, everyone gathered at the Dataran Merdeka. When the clock strikes at 12, Tunku shouted 'Merdeka' for three times followed by the citizens. With that, it had indicates the independence of thinking and also independence of culture. The citizens were also relieved as they do not have to go through the hard times anymore.

It was an unforgettable and historical day for us. To remember this, this has been one of our culture to have our countdown at Dataran Merdeka every year on the 30th of August. Fireworks will be putting up on the sky to celebrate. This year, it is our 51st year of Merdeka. We never know if one day later, we might be concure by other country and repeat the history again. Therefore, we should live peacefully together as one nation and most importantly, to know our history so that we wouldn't repeat the mistakes again. 

I was supposed to go for the countdown together with my sister at KLCC yesterday. But sadly, dad don't allow. Anyways, it doesn't really matter because it seems like this year's merdeka is not going to be a grand one as I heard only a few fireworks.

To end this post, I would like to say...

... Happy 51st Birthday, Malaysia!