Malam Gemilang

This was another awesome event here in Canberra..Malam Gemilang was actually an event to celebrate Malaysia Independence day which on 31st August every year..But here in Canberra, we celebrate that day a bit early due to what reason I didn't know..

The night began with the arrival of the VIPs which accompanied by kompang lead by Bob and the gang..Then, there was a short speech given by one of the VIP..I heard nothing of that speech, we were busy talking rather than hearing..Yeah, it was rude but what to do as the speech was totally boring, a waste of time indeed..

Okay, the real night commenced with performance by a group of students called themselves Tommy and the Pussycat..They sang songs taken from the old movie Bujang Lapok, nice songs..Next, some first year students consists of Malay, Chinese and Indian delivered a sajak entitled A Letter from Tunku..Later on, it was time for makan2 and it was buffet style..Overall, the food was delicious..But, not worth it with $42..HaHa..

The night continue with other performances..Of all the performances, a band from Indonesia really caught my attention..They were good and the singer got a very sweet and nice voice..In between the performances, as usual, we got raffles draw..I was not lucky that night, wasted $20 for nothing..

..we are Malaysian..

The night came to its ultimate moment when all of us stood up and sang KeranaMu Malaysia with Jalur Gemilang in our hands..I felt so patriotic..I love MALAYSIA =)

Saturday, August 22, 2009