the merdeka month

While this week has a very long weekend, thanks to our PM for an extra day off on Monday. I'm feeling a little sad that August is coming to an end. I get some priviledges throughout this month because, one, there is always merdeka sale, two, there will be some extra discounts due to my birthday. I hardly utilise the vouchers given because I have been telling myself to be a minimalist. This time around, I'm still very tempted but I just have to keep reminding myself. I guess the only redemption I managed to get is going for a movie with the kids. Today, we did not manage to go to the Dataran Merdeka for the parade because we were too excited last night for the holiday granted. We went for late night supper and stayed up to listen to PM's speech. Today, as other public holiday would be, the city is quite empty but shopping malls are just so packed. We survived the whole day at mid valley but coming home feeling a little guilty because we were too spoilt with food and entertainment. Happy Merdeka, Malaysia! May this place we call home be blessed and may the younger generation especially my kids grow up to be compassionate and empathetic rakyat.