Another 2 more days is Hari Merdeka. "Happy Birthday, Malaysia!"
Well, actually wanted to write a post for Merdeka Day in Chinese, but got a little lazy. Aikss, who care? Though we have and we use many different kind of language, as long as it delivers the same meaning and everyone could understand, it's the same, isn't it? Just like in Malaysia, though we have many different kind of races, as long as we live in harmony and believe the spirit of comity, Malaysia is still a better place to live in.
While everyone waiting for every new release of 15Malaysian short film, while everyone are telling "I Love Malaysia" or "Proud to be Malaysian", I somehow at this special occasion, I remember of my grandma.
I remember the look she had when she told me how she was "migrate" to Malaya from China. I remember her tears when she told me about her young age in China where she had everything, she had a big house and her parents were rich senior official or governer. I still remember her face when she told me how was their life during the war and how she met her second husband with her two elder kids. My first grandpa died in the war and I have never seen his photo except my second grandpa. I also remember what she told me about 513.
I was so young and did not really believe the "stories" she told me because it was all sounds so "unreal" to me, because neither you nor me have ever experienced all the tough time they been through. When my grandma passed away last few years, my dad showed me her belonging like the card they used to claim for white rice during war before 1957.
Therefore, on this coming 52nd Merdeka Day, I would like to remind myself and everyone of you, do appreciate of what we have now and no matter what race we are, be proud of what we are and treasure the friendship and harmony our people have built in the passed 52 years. Though there were misunderstanding or miscommunication in the community, we should have stop it from growing bigger.
Watched another short film on youtube the other day (if I am not mistaken, it was filmed by Yasmin Ahmad), it was about two kids from different races and they are good friends. When the interviewer ask one of the boy that who is his best friend, he spoke out his best friend name with a happy face. But when it was asked if he know his best friend's race. They looked confuse and unsure. One of them asked: Race? What race? Car race?
I feel regret and ashame when I watched this video clip. May be since my young age, I never had any friends from others races until I graduated and started work. When I was small, I have been told that never go to Malay's kampung or Indian's kampung because it was dangerous. I never asked why, but since then I believe what I have been told. May be due the lifestyle behaviour or the knowledge I had since childhood, I always kept a distance with them. When age grew, I slowly changed my mindset and I started to accept the "different people" around me. Hahaha!
But honest speaking, we received information about the race problem, racist treatment and many others unhappy memories that brought down from the past, from our eldery. It made many of us keeping a distance or protect ourselves from the barrier built from the past. I am wonder should this continue to impart the same knowledge to our next generation? The tragedi like 513, the unfair treatment experience from the past generation, and etc. I think, the truth shouldn't be hidden. May be it could be a mirror in the past of how we should cultivate a better culture and understanding society. Who knows? The bad or good, always depend on how we view it positively or negatively.
Well, another one more day, I'll be going back hometown and then Sunday scheduled a dinner for our parents. Actually I am a little bit nervous and scare. Haha, may be this is my first time to introduce my boyfriend's family to meet up with my parents. But lucky my sister and some others family members will be around this weekend. (^_^)
Just realised I have this photo in my camera and it was taken last two nights. Do you know what is this? It's Toufufa. Do you like to eat 'Toufu Fa"? It's some kind of beancurd dessert. I like to eat but I would love to try if they have different type of flavour because the original Toufufa is too plain and "bored". :P Last night went to OUG and bought this Mango flavour Toufufa. Yeah, I love to eat Mango! I am a Mango lover. (^_^)

Besides Mango flavour, they have other flavours like Corn, Strawberries, Chocolate and etc. It is just nearby the BHP petrol station (or it should be BH Petrol station? Aiya, whatever!)
Regardless of what is your flavour, it is still a "Toufu Fa". You wouldn't want to call it "Mango Pudding", will you?