The year 1948 and I was just 9 years old. This is a story that is still vivid in my mind. The happening was in my hometown of Kuantan. One morning my father took me to a building call the Malay club. I remember a small wooden building varnished black about 400 Sq feet in size. The building is situated in an area between the old MPK Building and the present Masjid Negeri. Holding my hand my father took me into the building where I saw many people talking together. I actually did not know what was this gathering of so many people including my father is all about. Then I heard the word Merdeka said by someone in the crowd. At that moment I did not know what the word Merdeka meant. Never heard it in school or anywhere else. Anyhow that word stick to my mind and It was only at the Kuantan padang on the morning of 31st August 1957 where as a Boy Scout I took part in the gathering at the padang, where the Union Jack was lowered down and the new Malayan Flag was flown for the first time. I heard from the speeches that we are now a free country and that Merdeka meant Independence for Malaya. Tanah Melayu dah bebas dari penjajahan dan kita sekarang Merdeka... Kepada anak anak berilah perhatian kepada negara Tanah Melayu yang kita cintai ini dan pastikanlah kita akan terus Merdeka. MERDEKA!
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