THE Selangor-level National Day celebrations had all the right ingredients to rouse the patriotic spirit through colourful parades, marching bands and breathtaking displays of valour by the police, Armed Forces and firefighters.
The lighting system was awesome, the sound engineer in charge had once worked with a production team for Mariah Carey’s concert in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Mentri Besar Amirudin Shari came dressed in an army uniform as he was conferred Brigadier-General in the army for his role as patron of the Selangor Territorial Army Support Committee.