National Day

When Is National Day 2014 in Malaysia? National Day falls on August 31th, 2014.National Day is celebrated every year in Malaysia on the 31st of August to commemorate the momentous occasion when the Federation of Malaya achieved independence from British rule in 1957. On the 30th of August, Malaysia’s then Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman took to the Royal Selangor Club Padang, now known as the Merdeka square at 11.58pm and observed two minutes of darkness. At the stroke of midnight, the Union Jack was lowered and raised with the Flag of Malaya. The morning after, Tunku Abdul Rahman read aloud the Proclaimation of Independence, followed by seven chants of Merdeka, with the crown at the square joining following each chant. The moment is considered to be one of Malaysia’s most memorable and significant points in history.

A lot of people enjoy celebrating the National Day. We enjoy singing the National Songs, decorating our classroom, watching the countdown concert, counting down the time to midnight and watching the parade on National Day.Government buildings and corporations would start decorating the buildings with the colours of the national flag in the weeks before National Day. Decorations with themes of red, blue, yellow and white along with the national and state flags would hang off almost every window and building in the city. Malaysia’s national flag is proudly known as the “Jalur Gemilang” and the flag is usually the central theme and pride of the nation and her people. Old and torn flags are frowned upon and will usually be replaced by newer and brightly coloured flags. Vehicles are not to be missed out, and during the month leading to the celebrations, it will not be unusual to see vehicles decked out as colourful as buildings in the colours of the Jalur Gemilang.

On the eve of National Day, fireworks will light up the sky at the stroke of midnight, usually set off in Merdeka Square in Kuala Lumpur. In recent years, the fireworks have been moved to Putrajaya where they are equally, and if not more beautiful, dazzling the crowd who would stop their cars on the highway and people who would gather at the parks in Putrajaya to witness this few minutes of splendor. It is truly a sight to behold. In 2008, the fireworks were moved to Titiwangsa lake in Kuala Lumpur, where a giant ferris wheel named the Eye of Malaysia had been set up a year before. The fireworks and the lights from the city and the ferris wheel added a touch of scenic splendor to the entire patriotic affair.

MY BEST FRIEND

My best friend is someone I have known since my childhood. Our friendship goes back to the time when I was ten years old. His name is Affeeq, and he lived a couple of blocks from my house. We had a lot in common, and we spent time together during the weekends. 

               I remembered many of my favorite hobbies were because of his influence. I learned to play the guitar from him, and I started martial arts classes because he did the same. That was back in the year 2000. Now you know how old I am. That is right, the years have gone by, and even today as I sit here typing on my computer, I still have my guitar sitting right beside me. It was a hobby that changed my life and I thank him because he was the one who taught me how to play the guitar. I remember the days when we used to have our own bicycles. That was my first bicycle, and I wanted to have one that look just like Affeeq's. Strange, but somehow, he seemed to be a big influence on me in my early years. Maybe because I saw him as a role model.

My best friend, Affeeq, is no longer in contact with me. We have lost contact since we went on to continued studys. He was in KUIM Kolej University Islam Malaysia, and I went on to Kolej Poly Tech Mara for my kolej. Do I miss him now, at the age of 18? Yes, I do. I had wanted to get in touch with him, and possibly some of my old classmates from Primary school, but they are no where to be found. I heard many years ago that Affeq went on to be a sailor after graduation from seaman's course. It will be nice to know how everyone is doing.

Best friends are like old wine, and the older they are the better. I just wish that someday, somehow, I will be able to reestablish contact with Affeeq. So, Affeq, if you are reading this, please get in touch with me. I am Firdaus, I remember you used to call me Wak.

This much I remember about you... Old address at 20 jalan Merpati Taman Saujna. Your birthday is on October 30, 1996. Our primary school was Kluang High School.

CREATED BY  WAK(FIRDAUS AZMAN)

FIRST DAY ON HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI

        

  On first of hari raya day is public holiday that day collage was off. So I woke up at 8.00 in the morning. Then I took bath and took my breakfast that made by my mother. After that I helped my mother to do the house work such as sweeping, cleaning the rack and shelf. .At 10.00 in the morning my mother started to cook for the lunch. I and my sister helped my mother to cut the vegetables. On that day my mother cooks chicken curry. I had learned how to cook the chicken curry on that day. At 12.30 in the afternoon my mother already prepared the lunch. At 1.00 in the afternoon I and my family had the lunch. After that I helped my mother towash the plate and clean the kitchen.In the evening I went to Tesco Shopping Centre for purchase the things of raya for my family. At Tesco I had my tea around 4.00 o’clock in the evening.Then I went back home and arranged the things that I purchase at the cabinet. After that I went for a jog at the nearest park. After an hour I went back home and took my bath and prayed.After that I went to my friend’s house. My friend name is Lan. At there I helped my friend to prepare food for open house such as ketupat, ayam rendang and lemang. Then I ate the food then I went to my neighbor house. Then I went back home, at 8.00 o’clock my relative from Penang was came to my house. After they had the dinner at here we all planned to go to JPO. I and family with relatives leave the house at9.00 o’clock and reached there in half an hour. I took  picture for the memories and put it in my photo collection.At 11.00 o’clock we leaved JPO and reached home in forty five minutes. Then my relatives went back to other aunt’s house. In short while I and my sister clean the house and took my supper at 12.00 in the midnight.After that I slept at 1.30 in the midnight. This all I was did on the first hari raya day.

CREATED BY FIRDAUS AZMAN

My Hari Raya Story

    Hari Raya Puasa will be celebrated by the muslims after one month of fasting. Me and family as a muslims, Hari Raya Puasa is a special fasting on the month from foods and drinks from Subuh until Maghrib . This festival will be celebrate for month either.  

    In Malaysia, we can see the muslims early prepared for the becoming special day. They decorate their house, buying new clothes and making many types of food and cookies for the special day.

    The night before the special day arrived, my family and I as usual   a lot of activities happen same as the other festival. I can see my parents and my grandmother will busy making delicious food, while my little brother were enjoying themselves playing fire-crackers with other family members.

      The house   which is located far from the town especially, will be decorated with ‘Pelita’ arrowed the house.’Pelita’ is made up from bamboo stick actually, but now people had invented a new kind of ‘Pelita’ which is made from plastic that is safe to used.

    The main menu for muslims on Hari Raya are ketupats,lemang ,rendang and many types of biscuit. These food can be seen other peoples and relatives houses. Usually, there must be held by the muslims. Different kind of races will be visiting their muslims neighbours house to celebrate together the special day.

    Lastly, I hope that Malaysian people can maintain that style. Every festival have their own specially. I also hope that from the coming years, Hari Raya Puasa will be celebrated more happening as I’ve done my job as a student. Amin.

My best friend

People say best friends are hard to find that's because the best is already mine!. I am lucky enough to have Hazwani, Nur Athirah, Hasnah Syzawani, Nur Affiah , Nur Diyana, Nur Syahzlin , Nur Dalila and Haliza as my best friend. we are students of the same school. we read in the same class

Friendship is one of the most precious gifts of life. A person who has true friends in life is lucky enough Friendship makes life thrilling. It makes life sweet and pleasant experience. Friendship is indeed, an asset in life. It can lead us to success or to doom. It all depends on how we choose our friends.

I am so lucky to have them and I couldn’t live without them.It’s hard to find a friend like that. Without them I would not be as happy as I am now. Through good and bad times, I’m positive that forever we will still remain friends. they are friend that I could and will never forget.

We also help each other with schoolwork, and family and friends problems. It’s hard to find a friend like that. We have so many inside jokes that nobody would understand unless they were there, or if they were just us! Not everyone gets our stupid jokes, and they might think that there immature and childish, but together we make them funny and get a good laugh out of it!

MY HARI RAYA

One of the day that I can't wait to celebrate is Hari Raya, not even me but also all the muslim Hari Raya Aidilfitri is the celebration all Muslims look forward to each year after a whole month of fasting. so, today i am so glad to share my story about my Hari Raya Aidilfitri experience.Every year I can't wait to celebrate Hari Raya because I can meet my family,relatives and friends

. Hari raya is the day that people meet up and gather to see each other after a long time haven't met. Hari raya also the day that we can seek for forgiveness from our family and friends. I'm not saying that only for hari raya we only can seek for forgiveness others day also we can but at hari raya we meet our relatives and seek forgiveness infront of them not through the phone or email.

First thing that my family do for the preparation is buy some new outfit for celebrating hari raya, I think everyone will do the same thing as me isn it? Nowadays, most all family ave their own theme outfit colour different as mine, my mother don't care what colour our outfit is. After buy new cloth, my mom will washed our prevoius curtain and hang it back to it place, my mom change our curtain every year or every two years. We started to clean up our house so that it will not so chaos.

The last day of ramadhan, we will be very busy because my mom busy cooking for hari raya dish, rendang. My dad busy clean up my house and I and my sister will help my dad while my brothers will help my mom cooking rendang, one will sliced the onion, one will stir the rendang and all the things at the kitchen my brothers will control. At that day my house will be glorious.

First day of Hari Raya, my mother wake up early in the morning and prepared various breakfast for all of us. Then, my father and my brother get ready to the mosque for Hari Raya prayer. After prayer my father brought us to visit my late grandfather’s grave .

After that, we go back to my Mother’s hometown to visit my grandmother . We are really enjoyed ourselves at the first Hari Raya. I visit my relatives and they had given me ‘duit raya’. I am really happy to receive that ‘duit raya’ although I am no longer a child.

My Hari Raya Story

Every year, my family and I always celebrated Hari Raya Aidilfitri in the village which is situated in Perak. We always arrive a day early before the arrival of the first day of Hari Raya Aidilfitri. I will be thrilled every time I wait for the arrival of that day because of this occasion our family will gather with other family members to celebrate this festival together.

On the first day of Hari Raya Aidilfitri, I woke up early awakened by my mother. After I finished a bath and performed the dawn prayers, I was getting ready to wear my new baju kurung that I recently bought. After a while, my parents went to the mosque for Hari Raya prayers.

At the same time, I watch over the house and the kids with other members of the family. After fasting for 30 days in Ramadhan, it is time for me to enjoy all kind of food. My parents and the maid cook all kind of food the day before Hari Raya Aidilfitri. There are ketupat, rendang, cakes, biscuits and many more that I like to eat. I was eating while waiting for their return.

At about noon, my family members from all over the places are gathered at my grandparent’s house celebrating Hari Raya together. I am very happy at that time to meet all of my cousins, play and chat with them. We ate together, talk together and laugh together. It’s was so much fun. For time to time, there are some children coming hari raya at our house. As the lady in this house, I treat them to eat.

Hari Raya Aidilfitri is interesting event because all of the mistake and hatred are been forgives and forget. Each of my family members would apologize to each other either older or younger includes my family. One thing that I like the most is my grandmother, my parents and relative would give me the Hari Raya money.

When night comes, we are letting off firecrackers and fireworks. The atmosphere filled with the sound of exploding fireworks. We all slept late that night, chatting with each other. In conclusion, I like to celebrate Hari Raya Aidilfitri with my family and the other family members. The first day of this festival for every year is a sweet memory for me.

my hometown 4

My lovely hometown is at Kampar .A town,which is located at west of Ipoh. I love to live here because the environment is so comfortable and make me always splendid in here. Also love friendly people, too. I love everything belongs my hometown where i was born and grew in 18 years

Infront of my house there are,big playground . It’s combination playground structure for small children include slides, climbers (stairs in this case), playhouse. I love to views from the windown of my house,which is the ground which is full with childrens' laughs,love the peace of the simple life here .There are the mosque,infront og the playground. So, as a Muslim,I am glad and proud to be here.


Since Kampar opens the eye to the world, kampar has attracted a lot of foreign tourists because of its unique climate, landscape and the life style of people here. Tourists who have come here are all fascinated by everything except for the accommodations.Almost of the tourists love to come here with the cultural,especially,my hometown nearest with Gua Tempurung and Cameron Highlands.As we know, Cameron Highlands,is popular place for any people.here  there are many strawaberry ,located entrance to Cameron Highlands,which is a tourist attraction. .

 It also nearest Bukit Merah Expressway . It is landmark which is expressway or motorway in Malaysia connecting the capital city of Kuala Lumpur to the town of Karak in Pahang.it began ,from The Kilometre Zero of the expressways begins at Kampar North Interchange .Other than nearest with karak highway,it is also nearest Duke Highway .Duke, an acronym for The Duta-Ulu Kelang Expressway, forms the vital missing link in the Kuala Lumpur Road Master Plan,it’s  joining Duta in the west to Ampang in the east, and to Karak in the north. You can save the time when you use this highway.


Last but not list,I love to live here. And that’s the reason every week I going back from Ipoh. I would like to Clementine Paddleford quotes in American Journalist,
“We all have hometown appetites. Every other person is a bundle of longing for the simplicities of good taste once enjoyed on the farm or in the hometown left behind.”