Fisherman Mohd Merdeka Ismail from Penaga, in Kepala Batas was born on Aug 31,1957 - Merdeka day. But he used to be ashamed of this because the children at school often teased him about his name.
However, it wasn't too long before he realised how special his name was. At the coffee shop at Kampung Simpang Tiga in Penaga, Mohd Merdeka gets free food and drinks throughout the month of August: all he has to do is say his own name three times! It's the month of Merdeka, after all.
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