Well, good news is, from now on, all the students and working people gain one more day of holiday. YAHOO!
The not so good news is, people don't get the point of having this as public holiday. (and some even say this day is to celebrate 1Malaysia ==)
If my memory serves me right, 31/8/1957 is the day where Tunku Abdul Rahman declared independence of Tanah Melayu and named the West Malaysia as Malaya.
In 16/9/1963, Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore joined Malaya as Malaysia. That's why today is the 47th Birthday of Malaysia.
We wanted Brunei to join us but they requested to be the Agung and this wasn't compromised. Well, wanna imagine if Brunei was part of Malaysia? Brunei is now a wealthy and developed country where the citizens don't have to pay tax (if not mistaken). Read Wikipedia for more interesting information about Brunei if you're interested.
Do you also wanna imagine if Singapore was still part of Malaysia? I don't really wanna do so because it will make Malaysia kind of a sad country as compared to one of the 4 Asian Tigers.
So, er, Happy Malaysia Day! Do support 1Malaysia if you want the country to grow, with of course, the collaborations of our dear Government, citizens, PERKASA, UMNO, MCA, MIC, PKR and others.
Happy Raya too!!!







