Saturday, September 1, 2007

Malaysia hit 50

Usually, national days are a dime a dozen but sometimes even a guy finds a national day that is worth all the fireworks. Malaysia's 50th birthday is one of those days.

Singapore nearest neighbour had theirs 50th birthday and extravagant displays of pomp and ceremony were the order of the day to mark their independence from Britain. Dignitaries including the prime ministers of Thailand, Singapore, the Philippines, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia were on hand to view the displays. For all the disagreements Singapore and Malaysia had over the years, they had been pretty good neighbours. Not only did we never war againest each other in all those years, we were once part of the same country and the seperation was peaceful. How many countries in the world can say that?

Happy birthday, Malaysia!

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