patriotic??

We have 3 more days before the biggest and most important day of the year 2007. Finally, our country is 50 year old!!!! wooohooooo!!!!

Jalur Gemilng can be seen everywhere, on cars, lorries, buses, buildings, houses..etc etc..

today while I was driving home, I saw a lorry.

err..I was driving on highway, so got no time to take out my camera (just imagine those big rectangles on top are Selangor flags and Jalur Gemilang, and those small rectangles beside are flags of every state.)

From far, I though someone hire lion dance group to perform or something...but when I drove nearer, it was just a lorry that carry unused metals...

then I started to think, is it necessary to put so many flags on a vehicle to show that you are patriotic?? Do they really understand what does patriotic means??

according to Wikipedia again~

Patriotism means denotes positive and supportive attitude towards fatherland or motherland. Patriotism covers attitudes such as : pride in its achievements and culture , the desire to preserve its character and the basis of culture , and identification with other member of the nation.

Patriotism is closely associated with nationalism, and is often used as a synonym for it. Strictly speaking, nationalism is an ideology - but it often promotes patriotic attitudes as desirable and appropriate.(Both nationalist political movement, and patriotic expression, may, yet need not, be negative towards other people's 'fatherland').

Patriotism has ethical connotations: it implies that the 'fatherland' (however defined) is a moral standard or moral value in itself.

is this patriotic or just want to be eye catching??

is goo to encourage the next generation to start loving their country when they are still young..but, do they really know what is going on??

do they really mean it??

why do we need to give out flags?? Malaysians won't take the initiative to get their own flags??

is this something wrong here?? Jalur Gemilang can only be seen when it is near to Independent Day. This year will be slightly special, due to this is 50th Independent for our country. So flags is around much more earlier.

But do they really improve themselves to match up with it?? Well, there must be some but it surely cannot be all. Because even until today, there are still local who don't shows how much they love this country on normal days..only until August, they will start waving Jalur Gemilang and say it loud and proud " I love Malaysia". After August, they will be back to normal...continue with their life.

how sad can it be??

we can't blame everything to government. We, ourselves have to take the responsible and change everything.

yesterday, I was talking about foreign visitors with a friend of mine.
I still remember my uncle told us, one day when he was walking on the street. A foreign tourist asked him, why is this "Jalan Sehala" not stated in the map?? My uncle replied him " Jalan Sehala means one way road, it can be found everywhere."
We are having Visit Malaysia 2007 this year, but we bring inconvenient to our tourists.

another example, one day you were walking on the street. Suddenly one tourist approach you and asked you the direction to certain place, I bet 90% of us cannot show the correct direction to that place.

how about..hmmmm..if I ask you, tell me the history of Petaling Street. Can you tell me anything beside it is a China Town with a lot of pirated stuffs?? (even I can't do it)

We have a lot of historical places or even just a road, there must be a story behind it. But not many of us know a single thing about it. Have you ever visited another country, where the locals over there can talk non-stop wherever you are??

STRANGE?? well...this is normal in Malaysia. We only care about our own life. Even our parents won't tell us all these historical but infamous moments. What we know is what we study from Sejarah text book.

we can make it!!! MALAYSIA BOLEH!!!!