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Today is a beautiful day indeed. Why I say that because today I still have the pleasure to wake up and breath the fresh air that God have be given to us. Today I still can walk freely to anywhere my heart desire (well almost anywhere I think). But the greatest gift of all is to live in a wonderful and peaceful country called MALAYSIA.  And 15 days from now we will celebrate our 50th years of independence.
So what does it means to a youth like me to celebrate this historical event for our nation. Im not even half of our independence age, people my age were born when our first national car were produced (Proton Saga back in 1985), we never have to endure the hardship of our older generation who lived under colonization era and the communist period. To some of us the independence mean we can :

                       • Hang out at the Mamak stalls until the wee hours

                       • Enjoy a delicious Nasi Lemak for only RM1 (only in someplace laa)
                       • Free internet usage at Hotspots (for wireless internet only)

           But surely it means a lot more than that….and for me it’s the peace and prosperity we enjoy all this years. Where else in this world we can see 3 major races (Malay, Chinese & Indian) and a lot more minor races (The pribumi of the peninsular, Sabah & Sarawak) live peacefully and working together hand by hand. Even people who have the same skin color, share the same language and eat the same type of food quarrel and fight all the time, such example is what is happening in the middle east. To make matter worse some people who used to live together as a nation, share the same culture have now break ties and bonds just for the reason they don’t share the same ideology anymore. This is what have happened to the Koreans after the Americans came to their land in  the name of liberation (DAMN those called kononnya freedom fighters). Just look at the result, those two called NORTH and SOUTH are now threatening each other with……

                                                      E = MC2

      (The equation that made the destructive effect of nuclear bomb possible)

Back in our homeland each of our race have their own unique culture that represent themselves.

   
                        MALAY                        CHINESE                         INDIAN

Clothing       Baju Melayu                     Chiongsam                         Sari

Food           Nasi Lemak                   Chicken Rice                   Roti Canai

Famous     Shah Alam Mosque       Penang Great Temple     Batu Caves Temple
Landmark
Celebration Hari Raya Aidilfitri          Chinese New Year             Deepavalli

          And even thought every race have their own identities we all still can seat side by side and enjoy each other presence. Example of this true unique bond is warmly felt at big holiday celebrations such as the Hari Raya open house event hold by the Malays. As for myself I can’t forget an incident from my childhood days when a good hearted Chinese women sent me home from school after I have miss my school bus. And while i was waiting in line to see the doctor after my tragic accident a few years ago, I still can remember how an old Indian lady was very concern about my injuries and had given me some words of encouragement. Maybe the same feeling is not felt by some of us especially the younger generations and the prejudice felt among the different race here in Malaysia is the biggest threat to our nation. So as a countrymen that love his country dearly I urge every Malaysians to put our differences behind and celebrated our 50th independence together-gether (a true Malaysian way of saying bersama2 hehe)   
To me this is what I as a Malaysian treasure the most.