FOR many of us Malaysians born in the years close to the first Merdeka day in 1957, something stirs within us and thoughts arise from a deep unidentifiable place each time Aug 31st comes round.
We can’t quite put our finger on it and are not exactly sure how much of the feeling is real, what part of it is rooted in some subconscious streak of patriotism in our spirits, and how much is just superficial sentimentality which will vaporise as soon as the Merdeka season is over.
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