I had some conversations with friends and family over the weekend about the 50th Merdeka celebration, that our government is making too much hype about it… for me, 49th, 50th, or 51st anniversary doesn’t make any difference.
Most people were not sharing the same idea as mine, they do feel that it’s something special for a golden jubilee… and our government obviously thinks the same way too. In fact, the government is so excited about the 50th Merdeka Day that they dumped over RM100 million for the celebrations. [Details]
I am not sure how they spent the money… RM100 million is one huge sum. Imagine the schools and infrastructures that can be built, or the needed people that can be helped using those money.
With 26 million population, the RM100 million tag worked out to about RM4 per person; I would rather see the government distribute all those money to everyone… at least all Malaysians can enjoy a nasi lemak and teh tarik with that, which could be a real happy Merdeka Day celebration for everyone.