Mt Merapi, Java

Mt Merapi, Java
Mt Merapi, Java early one morning in May 2011

Sunday, August 30, 2009

HAPPY MERDEKA DAY






To help "celebrate" Merdeka Day (kind of makes you wonder what is there to celebrate?) we prepared nasi lemak and had the family over for dinner. It was a cold and rainy night but the spirit was high and gay.

We served nasi lemak, with true blue "nasi that is lemak", get it? Of course we had the obligatory curry chicken with spuds and chicken feet, telur, cucumber, ikan bilis (fried and sambal), kacang (we used beer nuts as a replacement), acar salad, and dessert was mixed fruit salad and sponge cakes.

A friend of mine once commented: " 喂, why you always write about family gatherings and show pictures of dishes?".

I replied: " I like it, none of your business!". Ha ha ha.

The truth of the matter is my family is central to our circle of social activities. We would not want to live in Melbourne had it not been our desire to want to spend time with them.

In any case it was just a family gathering. Simple and unpretentious. Tonight I have heard laughter ringing in my ears so loud I wish I had my pilot headset on.

Anyway, Happy Merdeka. Be safe on the road. Drink and don't drive.

My wish for Malaysia is that we see a more matured, more equitable, more democratic Malaysia in coming years.






4 comments:

Y S Poon @ Tali Poon said...

YEAH ! WITH SUCH MENTALITY, THAT'S MEAN YOU ARE GETTING OLD. WE ARE GETTING OLD. OR WE COULD PUT IT IN SUCH A WAY : WE ARE MORE MATURE IN THINKING, WHEN WE COULD FIND HAPPINESS IN JUST SHARING THE MOMENT WITH OUR FAMILY. THAT'S NOTHING OUTSIDE WHICH CAN REPLACE THE JOY & HAPPINESS WHEN YOU ARE WITH THE FAMILY.

Aus Pilot said...

THESE ARE WORDS OF WISDOM! CHEERS!

Pink said...

I agree with both Tali and you .... Capt! Family is very important to all of us..... especially so when we are getting older.... yeah?

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