Does anyone else feel that Merdeka this year is so totally un-Merdeka-y ?
Totally no Merdeka spirit this year from most people.
51 years of independence and barely a hint of enthusiasm.
Must be because of all the political screw ups.
Yup, that is so it.
People are just so fed up with the political system in the country & it's such a marvel and irony that even after 51 years, we still can't function well and it may be even more backward than how it used to be last time. Politically, that is.
The funniest part is, us SubangJaya people, are actually looking forward to the event after Merdeka.
Merdeka is just brushed pass, so that we can get to puasa month lol.
I mean, friends are asking one another when puasa month is just so that they can go to the puasa stalls, also known as Bazaar Ramadhan. Lol.
People actually can't wait for Monday to come, cos that signifies the start of the bazaar, not Sunday, which signifies 51 years of independence from our colonial masters. Ironic.
So, Merdeka is upstaged by Bazaar Ramadhan, the highly anticipated event.
Because, why ?
Food lah what else lol.
There is absolutely everything in the Bazaar Ramadhan in SS18.
And by this I mean, Melay food, which I absolutely adore.
All the kuihs & ayam perciks & drinks (mainly sugarcane & coconut water) & famous nasi lemak kukus ! & so manymany more ! I'm looking forward to coming back from college so that I can walk out to the bazaar. My house's very near the bazaar, which takes up the whole SS18 road stretching from one end right to the other end. All filled with tents & smells of glorious food mm-mmmm-mm !
There's western food too I think, but why buy it when you have curry puffs & kuih bakar & ikan bakar & satay & cendol & anything else you can think of ey ?
So to those out of towners/not locals/not from around the area but go to Taylors/Inti/Metro/wherever, get your local friends to bring you to check it out ( : It's your chance as you may not be around next year to try the food ( :
It starts as early as 4pm, but you risk not having a good selection as many stalls will be preparing, not yet open. 5pm's okay, better than 4, but 6pm would prolly be the bestest. It's when everything's open & there's so many people (I always always bump into friends) & you totally feel like a community. The mak ciks are so nice & you get to see youngsters calling out "Beli beli !" or "Nasi lemak, nasi lemak !"
But this is also prolly why people go earlier even though not all are open yet cos it's insane pack from 6pm onwards & if you're claustrophobic, you might wana go early. Gotto admit not everyone is polite and people do push & shove.
Obviously it ends about 7/7.30pm cos they need to break fast too. If you plan to go, try not to drive. It'll be so jam packed that there's absolutely no space cos so many ppl are already parking everywhere, even blocking off one lane of the 3 on the main road. So walk, or park opposite in SS14. Totally much better idea. There's a field right next to this bazaar where people normally go, armed with cloth & all, to have a "picnic" where they just basically eat & watch people play futsal/basketball/kids at the playground.
I'm thinking that even though puasa month starts this Monday, the puasa stalls will only be up later that week cos it's already Saturday today, and I don't see any signs of the tents being set up hmm. Unless, oh no, there's no Bazaar Ramadhan this year ! gasp :O
Impossible.
Keep your fingers crossed anyhow !
I look forward to it as I've always had since I was in high, even primary, school. I'd purposely walk back with a bunch of friends so that we can go to the puasa stalls & have fun picking out what we want to it & scouting around to see which is cheapest & waiting in line even if it rains. My mum wouldn't cook & she trusted my bro & I to bring back a selection of food for dinner, my brother never failing to bring back lamb/beef murtabak haha. There used to be a lot of school kids at the bazaar cos there are like 3 schools with a km of the bazaar, my high school incuded. But I'm not sure about now.
Oh wells, I hope you guys get a chance to go for Bazaar Ramadhan in SS18 ( :
It's the nearest one from SS15 and it'll be there for a month tehe.
If the food's not good, go for the atmosphere ( :
Go for the company.
Go to experience the joys of choosing your food & making small talk with the friendly mak ciks.
Go to experience what is truly Malaysian.
Do I detect a little patriotism here ?
Hmm, I guess one can't help being proud of what one's country has that other countries don't huh.
Even with all the political crap happening.
So yes, Happy Merdeka !
Or should I say, Selamat Hari Merdeka ?
Whichever, have a good Merdeka people ( :
Totally no Merdeka spirit this year from most people.
51 years of independence and barely a hint of enthusiasm.
Must be because of all the political screw ups.
Yup, that is so it.
People are just so fed up with the political system in the country & it's such a marvel and irony that even after 51 years, we still can't function well and it may be even more backward than how it used to be last time. Politically, that is.
The funniest part is, us SubangJaya people, are actually looking forward to the event after Merdeka.
Merdeka is just brushed pass, so that we can get to puasa month lol.
I mean, friends are asking one another when puasa month is just so that they can go to the puasa stalls, also known as Bazaar Ramadhan. Lol.
People actually can't wait for Monday to come, cos that signifies the start of the bazaar, not Sunday, which signifies 51 years of independence from our colonial masters. Ironic.
So, Merdeka is upstaged by Bazaar Ramadhan, the highly anticipated event.
Because, why ?
Food lah what else lol.
There is absolutely everything in the Bazaar Ramadhan in SS18.
And by this I mean, Melay food, which I absolutely adore.
All the kuihs & ayam perciks & drinks (mainly sugarcane & coconut water) & famous nasi lemak kukus ! & so manymany more ! I'm looking forward to coming back from college so that I can walk out to the bazaar. My house's very near the bazaar, which takes up the whole SS18 road stretching from one end right to the other end. All filled with tents & smells of glorious food mm-mmmm-mm !
There's western food too I think, but why buy it when you have curry puffs & kuih bakar & ikan bakar & satay & cendol & anything else you can think of ey ?
So to those out of towners/not locals/not from around the area but go to Taylors/Inti/Metro/wherever, get your local friends to bring you to check it out ( : It's your chance as you may not be around next year to try the food ( :
It starts as early as 4pm, but you risk not having a good selection as many stalls will be preparing, not yet open. 5pm's okay, better than 4, but 6pm would prolly be the bestest. It's when everything's open & there's so many people (I always always bump into friends) & you totally feel like a community. The mak ciks are so nice & you get to see youngsters calling out "Beli beli !" or "Nasi lemak, nasi lemak !"
But this is also prolly why people go earlier even though not all are open yet cos it's insane pack from 6pm onwards & if you're claustrophobic, you might wana go early. Gotto admit not everyone is polite and people do push & shove.
Obviously it ends about 7/7.30pm cos they need to break fast too. If you plan to go, try not to drive. It'll be so jam packed that there's absolutely no space cos so many ppl are already parking everywhere, even blocking off one lane of the 3 on the main road. So walk, or park opposite in SS14. Totally much better idea. There's a field right next to this bazaar where people normally go, armed with cloth & all, to have a "picnic" where they just basically eat & watch people play futsal/basketball/kids at the playground.
I'm thinking that even though puasa month starts this Monday, the puasa stalls will only be up later that week cos it's already Saturday today, and I don't see any signs of the tents being set up hmm. Unless, oh no, there's no Bazaar Ramadhan this year ! gasp :O
Impossible.
Keep your fingers crossed anyhow !
I look forward to it as I've always had since I was in high, even primary, school. I'd purposely walk back with a bunch of friends so that we can go to the puasa stalls & have fun picking out what we want to it & scouting around to see which is cheapest & waiting in line even if it rains. My mum wouldn't cook & she trusted my bro & I to bring back a selection of food for dinner, my brother never failing to bring back lamb/beef murtabak haha. There used to be a lot of school kids at the bazaar cos there are like 3 schools with a km of the bazaar, my high school incuded. But I'm not sure about now.
Oh wells, I hope you guys get a chance to go for Bazaar Ramadhan in SS18 ( :
It's the nearest one from SS15 and it'll be there for a month tehe.
If the food's not good, go for the atmosphere ( :
Go for the company.
Go to experience the joys of choosing your food & making small talk with the friendly mak ciks.
Go to experience what is truly Malaysian.
Do I detect a little patriotism here ?
Hmm, I guess one can't help being proud of what one's country has that other countries don't huh.
Even with all the political crap happening.
So yes, Happy Merdeka !
Or should I say, Selamat Hari Merdeka ?
Whichever, have a good Merdeka people ( :
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