"In-de-pen-dence n. 1. The state or quality of being independent."
It is today the 31st of August 2007. Yes, yes we all know. Yet, how many of us actually really feel passionate about this date? How many of us really feel the pride and dignity to stand as a countrymen of an independant nation? Question yourself; do you possess the quality of being independant? Does our country?
"An Independence Day is an annual celebration commemorating the anniversary of a nation's assumption of independent statehood, usually after ceasing to be a colony or part of another state."
I find it funny how Wikipedia actually defines Independence Day on the phrase 'nation's assumption' to describe the meaning of this celebration of our country. How does the country assume its independant statehood? I am far from questioning the value of our Independence Day. Having to come from a migrating family, one should never take the value of being independant ever so for granted. You might as well want to talk to my parents if you really want to learn the value of being in a independant country. Why I brought this issue? Nothing. Just for the sake of sharing some definitions of what are we celebrating today on this date.
Iraq earned its independence on 3rd of October, 1932 from the United Kingdom. Think about it.
The 50th Post
What does this mean for me? My 50th entry as a celebration for the freedom of speech. Oh wait, should I celebrate in terms of entries or date anniversary? My first entry was on November 15, 2006. It will be for a while to wait for me to celebrate my first blog anniversary. Owh well, yey me for writing up to 50 entries now!!
Selamat Menyambut Hari Kemerdekaan Malaysia yang ke-50
-www.thefreedictionary.com-
It is today the 31st of August 2007. Yes, yes we all know. Yet, how many of us actually really feel passionate about this date? How many of us really feel the pride and dignity to stand as a countrymen of an independant nation? Question yourself; do you possess the quality of being independant? Does our country?
"An Independence Day is an annual celebration commemorating the anniversary of a nation's assumption of independent statehood, usually after ceasing to be a colony or part of another state."
-http://en.wikipedia.org-
I find it funny how Wikipedia actually defines Independence Day on the phrase 'nation's assumption' to describe the meaning of this celebration of our country. How does the country assume its independant statehood? I am far from questioning the value of our Independence Day. Having to come from a migrating family, one should never take the value of being independant ever so for granted. You might as well want to talk to my parents if you really want to learn the value of being in a independant country. Why I brought this issue? Nothing. Just for the sake of sharing some definitions of what are we celebrating today on this date.
Iraq earned its independence on 3rd of October, 1932 from the United Kingdom. Think about it.
The 50th Post
What does this mean for me? My 50th entry as a celebration for the freedom of speech. Oh wait, should I celebrate in terms of entries or date anniversary? My first entry was on November 15, 2006. It will be for a while to wait for me to celebrate my first blog anniversary. Owh well, yey me for writing up to 50 entries now!!
Selamat Menyambut Hari Kemerdekaan Malaysia yang ke-50
2 comments:
i do feel and felt proud our nation reached its 50th independence. regardless of any criticism, in the past 50 years malaysia has grown and become known throughout the world for various reasons. nations which have reached independence earlier, when compared to malaysia, show limited development and modernization. im not saying malaysia is a global superpower, but im saying im proud that malaysia has grown leaps and bounds since 1957. it was a jovial day when we recently celebrated it. its a question of national pride, which is quite rare today. many identify themself with their homeland, but what have they done for their homeland?
plus, anybody can add info on wikipedia. thats y u cant use it as a reference in any academic writings.
yes we cant use it as a reference in academic writings.
but not anyone can add anything in wikipedia freely. not easily at least. i tried to put something on about myself there once heheh. not as easy as i thought it would. u can still learn some stuffs there tho. i won't disregard it as a useful source of education nvrtheless.
jovial. eheh. fun word.
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