merdeka day!

august was full of holidays. aside from my self-imposed pangkor holiday, there was also hari raya (celebrating the end of ramadan) and malaysia's independence (merdeka) day. the last one was on august 31, and paired with u.s. labor day on the following monday, made the final of three four-day weekends in august. pure shenanigans.

i went with a friend to watch the merdeka day parade. it was way super early, and way super crowded. still, it was interesting to see how malaysians celebrate their independence. the parade was quite unlike anything we had ever seen. in addition to usual school bands, there was a stream of taxi cabs and buses, different characters from local kid shows, the police, and some other interesting things i'm sure except for we left after the police went through. it was really too crowded. and hot, but that's typical malaysia.


on the left, merdeka square, filled with people. on the right, a flyover for the armed forces.


the children were adorable.

happy merdeka day!

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