Merdeka! Merdeka! Merdeka!
It was that ever popular annual gathering again, the Malaysian Carnival 2003 at the usual place, the Tun Abdul Razak Research Centre in Brickendonbury, Hertfordshire which is about 30 miles to the north of central London.The day was glorious; sunny + dry. The number of food stalls (gerai) was almost double than the previous years. Rambutan, durian, all sorts of nasi, all sorts of mee, kuih and god knows what...even ice kacang. As always, one had to endure the long and torturous queue at the satay stall. Tepuk dada tanya selera (and poket).
In addition: all sort of tarian (melayu, cina, india, kadazan), silat (a few of my friends came to perform), lion dance and gamelan. The usual lucky draws with the usual top prize of a return flight ticket back home from MAS; this year won by an ACCA student.
At 5pm (=midnight Msian time) we all stood up to the 'Negaraku'.
Everyone had a great day. Well done to the organiser! See you all again next year...same place same time.
posted by Atok @ 11:02:00 pm
