Sayangi Malaysiaku

Salam Malaysians and the rest of the world. 

Today, is the 30th August, and I'm definitely gonna be wearing one of these Jalur Gemilang bracelets that I made myself for the Merdeka Eve celebrations tonight.

These specially made bracelets and earrings are what I designed for this year's Merdeka. The earrings you see above this, was a definite favourite among my clients and the best seller of all my other  Merdeka series items. (Well, I'm not a professional jewelry maker, so it's not 5-star workmanship). I mostly design and make jewelry for myself and friends who request)

This year's Independence Day is extra special, and for many reasons. The 1st and foremost cause for an 'all-out' celebration is because we have a fresh new government - after 61 years. The Merdeka vibes here are insane! Never have I seen so many homes, cars and even street vendors proudly displaying our beautiful Jalur Gemilang.

And since this year is extra special, I'm bringing along some special foreign friends of mine, who've requested to attend the Merdeka Eve celebs with me. Well, "ask and you shall receive" - so they asked and I'm obliging. I like that Bible verse. Actually I woke up to this idea only on Monday morning. I just felt so in the mood to celebrate this particular Merdeka with non Malaysians  and tadaa, just like magic, I received requests from foreign friends. First come, first serve, you know?  And as early as Tuesday I received the 1st request. Anyway the place/venue that we're going to tonight, is extra ummph! Especially when the clock strikes 12am. Of course my right hand man Hamed will be with me too. I can't hardly wait, people!!

So, for those of you have access to my private/personal instagram account (which are a selected few), I'll be posting live updates of this auspicious event. For those who follow me on my other insta account, good news - I may be posting there too.

I love you guys so much, thanks for always being walls, pillars and tiangs although I've never met 90% of you. But Amen to modern technology, because it has brought about some great friendships for some, right?

Before I sign off, the these for this year's Merdeka Day is Sayangi Malaysiaku which more or less means 'Love My Malaysia' and the logo is what you see below - in Jalur Gemilang's colours of course, are Red, White, Blue and a touch of Yellow.

So,kibarkanlah Jalur Gemilang dan selamat menyambut Hari Kebangsaan kepada semua Anak Malaysia.

Uncalled For

When a friend who is a foreigner living here, pokes fun at your culture saying it's a 'turn off', you be like "why the heck bother being friends with me then?" Correct?

Then that same person states that Najib is fine and Mahathir is an a$$hole. My Prime Minister. A true Statesman and patriot whose name is renowned as being one of the greatest leaders in the world. If not, the best. And the person who said this, is only 1/3 of his age. One third! Not even half of that 93 years!

And that's when I realised that I had to forgive and forget his earlier statement, about being turned off by what I am. Because most of us Malaysians know how the mentality of Najib's fans work.

And it's due to 2 reason:
1. That they probably have the same intellectual capacity as Tajuddin Abd Rahman..or
2. Mixing with the type of Malaysians that are shunned by majority of other Malaysians (and the rest of the world)

And let me tell you folks, the majority of Malaysians are smart, sensible and have a great spirit of nationalism where we are so very proud of our multi cultural, multi lingual, multi faiths concept. We are one and we all call ourselves Anak Malaysia. That, is in HUGE contrast to the smaller minority of Najib's (and Tajuddin's) crusaders and followers who are nothing but a bunch of racist, primitives and unprogressive mortals who thrive on igniting racial sentiments.

Speak of racist, although this above person took a jab at my culture by saying it's a turn off, I didn't retaliate by telling him how most Malaysians (except the Tajuddin-species) are repulsed by people of his race especially because of their personal hygiene and unkempt lifestyles whether in their streets or in their homes. For what it's worth, I don't only hear Malaysians complaining about this because when I travel out of the country, I hear this exact same thing from non Malaysians too. However, my best friend who is from that country is nothing like what people say. He's a clean freak haha. By the way, this paragraph was written with the consent and blessings of Hamed.

Finally, if you want to befriend Malays, try mixing with the Azmin Ali types. Not the Tajuddin's kindoff species. A king-sized world of difference between these 2.

Enough said. And I'm not even the slightest bit offended by that callous remark about my bloodline. Because I'm proud of what I am and I love myself too much. And so should everyone. Just wanted to share this with you guys.

1st Class

Saturday, the 21st July 2018 has got to be one of my most proudest moments, as I watched with pride my little Kelly girl walk on stage to receive her Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communications, where she graduated with 1st Class Honours, and then went on to receive the Highest Academic Achievement Award and subsequently walked on stage the 3rd time to give her speech as Valedictorian for this auspicious Convocation ceremony.

If anything, she deserves this recognition, having worked tirelessly these past 5 and a half years, aiming for exactly what she achieved. She had set her goals, and there was no stopping her from seeing it materialise.

It would have undoubtedly been the most complete and memorable day of my life had my Father been able to join us at the Connexion@Nexus Bangsar that morning. Nevertheless, I'm so grateful and thankful that my Mom was able to witness her granddaughter being applauded thunderously as she walked up the stage three times that Saturday morning. Yup, Kelly definitely was "Woman" of the hour! And if could've walked around with a name tag that read "Kelly's Mom", I would have.

The official photos are yet to be collected from the photographers, so these are some of the few that we have.

Her friends, her lecturers, her ex teachers from school, her family and relatives are all so proud of her. The number of messages that kept pouring in were unbelievably overwhelming. There were even parents of graduates who walked up to her after her speech and praised her. It truly was a golden moment.

Kelly girl, this triumph is only the beginning of greater things to come. You are the strongest girl I know and you're definitely on the right track towards success! Follow your dreams, my child and we will always be there to continuously support you, Insya Allah. What is truly most inspiring, is that even people your own age were saying that you've inspired them to be the best at what they do.

Thank you so much for giving us that glorious day and unforgettable moment, my wonderful Child. Daddy, Daniel and I love you so very much! And we are so so proud of you, my darling.

Love,
Proud Mom.