Merdeka! Merdeka! Merdeka!

Happy Merdeka to all Malaysians out there! I've felt this strong 'Merdeka' sensation since the beginning of August...being overseas just makes that feeling stronger...to realize the real meaning of merdeka (no,not the direct translation which means 'independence'), and be thankful that i am enjoying the sort of freedom that not all human being enjoy...

I have been 'youtube'ing merdeka ads from the past...you know, those tv ads from petronas...they are all really cool...and i enjoy looking at them, guessing and calculating my age when i first seen them on tv...remembering how i did not understand much about the real thing behind merdeka....well...its great...the ads are very touching...and while the script might be a bit too corny and the story in them may be an exagerration of the real thing (hence, not really happening), the message is what's more important...

if you learn economics, you would know that for a model to be useful, it does not necessarily have to contain logical assumptions...some models with completely unreal assumptions are the most useful ones =) *snort snort*nerd alert*snort*

here's this year's Proton merdeka ad, enjoy! (i personally think this ad is better than this year's petronas ad)
want more? go to youtube.com and just search 'merdeka' =)





For the past few weeks, I have been busy juggling Malaysia Fest with Uni with MSA...the activities happening...the meetings...the practices...the appointments here and there...the weekend stays in d city...well..tiring, stressful at times (now i am botak...kononnye sbb stress r =P ) ... but it's also thrilling and exiting at the same time...

last night was the Malam Gema Merdeka dinner...a lot of new faces...and they did all in their might in such a short time to organize that dinner...while it might not be perfect and bits and pieces of imperfections appear here and there...lets not be clouded by these lil things, instead, look at the bigger picture :: friends got together...took pictures, joked around, singing along happily with semangat...enjoyed a good dinner...all dressed up nicely (and some proudly all the way on a 2 hour bus ride)...it was really a night of celebration and having fun...and to be fair, it was a night for malaysia, not exactly for us...

to my friends involved in mgm, hope you all had gained invaluable experience in organizing the event...i'll keep in me all the positives, and i wont talk about the downsides, coz thats for you all to realize and discuss in the post mortem...(dont be too satisfied with yourself easily aite? =P).. and thank you for the night =) to those who think they can do better, why not give it a go? your words are only worth your actions =)

and this weekend, its d-day for us all in the Malaysia Fest committee...its Malaysia Fest 2006 - 16th edition of this annual affair...the committee had been working hard since last year october...the finance department met the high expectations of raising enough funds for the occasion...the entertainment department are working hard to provide a good show...the co-events department had persuaded 12 stalls to be opened selling various food...the human resource department had provided the volunteers...and hopefully my department, marketing department, delivered in promoting the event at the best attainable level...and all these done with assistance and support by the secretary, treasurer, and our chief executive producer.

mfest is not the end of things...straight after that i would need to prepare for MSA's AGM - thats happening on the 11th of september insyaallah...and the weekend before 11th sep, i have a 2 day course to attend...and so on and so on...oh, did i mention the assignments in between all this?hehehe...ah well...its really great fun, and while most will think the price im paying is too high...really, im getting a bargain for what i get in return - superb experience...

- malaysia fest is happening this sunday, 3rd of september 2006, from 10am-6pm, at tumbalong park, darling harbour. visit www.malaysiafest.com for details and how to win 2 plane tickets and other great prizes -