The symbol of patriotism.

"Patriotism is a feeling of love and devotion to one's own homeland."
--Wikipedia.


Negaraku

Negaraku, tanah tumpah-nya darah ku,
Rakyat hidup, bersatu dan maju.
......
--"Negaraku", The national anthem of Malaysia.

As promiss, the picture taken somewhere near my office.
How shameful. The symbol of our country, torned and ruined.

Hang not our national flag, if you do not value her. Buy not out national flag, just because you wanted to show your spirit of patriotism on the National day, and then let it rot after the event. It is sad to see our national flag scattered on the floor, like rubbish.

If you want to hang our national flag, treat her right. If you want to show your spirit of patriotism, do it right. Starts with the man in the mirror, and love your national flag, love your country.

If you cannot even do this, what is the use of singing the national anthem in the cinema?
By the way, how many of us can still remember the lyrics and truely appreciate it? How many of us know the official version of the national anthem?

"How to love our country, when the country is treating us like a 2nd grade citizens?" you ask.
Yes, this is a difficult question to answer.

The truth is, it is very conflicting. In one hand, our country is among the safest in the world, harmonious, multi-races united and politically stable. In the other hand, corruption, cronism and no races equality.

What has our country did for us, especially to the chinese???

"Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country."
--John F. Kennedy, President of the United States of America.

What have we done for our country, other than endless critism??

What have we done?
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