Moz tagged me again when I was away in Redang conducting the final two turtle camps for the kids. How unfair! And he tagged me with a poem! In Bahasa! OMG..
I spoke very little Malay in school because most of my friends were Chinese. Duh. And we spoke only English, not because we wanted to show off, but because the majority of my friends could not speak Mandarin 
But when we moved to Melaka from Ipoh, Mum made us learn conversational Mandarin because she said it was important to speak the language the locals speak.
There was once when Mum asked me to buy her a pack of iced Nescafe from one of the stalls nearby our place. I went to the stall, ordered iced Nescafe and thinking that “ice” should sound alike in both Cantonese and Mandarin, I requested for more “blood” from the stall owner. Can you imagine the horror in her face? Muahahahha 
She asked if I wanted more “bing” (which means “ice” in Mandarin) but I shook my head and said I wanted more “blood” (which means “ice” in Cantonese). My Mum couldn’t stop laughing when I related the incident to her!
I know, I digressed.
I have just “consulted” my sister and asked if she could do me a favour by dropping by and miraculously come up with a Merdeka poem. I said I have not spoken proper Malay for a very long time, and trust me, Terengganu Malay is DIFFERENT
So my kind-hearted sister said that I should write my own poem, but she offered me the first two verses:
Oh Malaysiaku..
Ibu pertiwiku..
And I was like *drops jaw* My sister can be quite a clown at times Anyway, I cracked my head over the last couple of hours and managed to come up with this:
Negaraku
Tanah tumpahnya darahku
Rakyat hidup bersatu danpadumaju
Rahmat bahagia Tuhan kurniakan
Raja kita selamat bertakhta
Rahmat bahagia Tuhan kurniakan
Raja kita selamat bertakhta..
Tell me it’s nice
P/S: To those who know from where “my idea” came, sssshhhhhhh…
P/S: As Malaysia celebrates her 49th birthday, Moz celebrates his nth birthday. Selamat Hari Jadi, Moz! Semoga segala harapan menjadi kenyataan *hugs*
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Mmmmmhmmmmmmmmmmm…. I’m keeping hush haha
pelf: Muahahha, thanks
Selamat Hari Merdeka Pelf
Have a good break today
pelf: Selamat Hari Merdeka to you too, Merv!
Dear Moz,
Happy nth Birthday. May today be just the beginning of a year filled with happy memories, wonderful moments and shining dreams!!
Have a great day ahead.
Cheers,
pelfyeen
Dear pelfyeen,
Thanks a load …
Pelf … that ain’t even a poem, but I’ll give you high scores for originality …
pelf: *grins*
Originality? It’s so UNfair!
pelf: Err…
there, there, …. pelfy … your poem is highly original too. and it showed glimpses of genius in there … high marks to you too …
wahahahaha~ that’s a good one.
did you just combine two into one?? nyehehe!
pelf: Err.. What 2-in-1?
HAPPY MERDEKA~!
pelf: Same to you too
selamay hari merdeka too =) (it’s already 1st sept, 1.17am)
what kind of poem is that? (not your sis’s one, YOURS) =P
aiyo…as if my BM is very good haha…
pelf: Nice poem leh..
aiya..typo error.. *selamat* =D
pelf: No worries, guessed it
how can you get the national anthem wrong? oi!!! bersatu dan maju laa !!! malunye… i should be the one getting the national anthem wrong… not you jie, not you! lol
pelf: Muahahaha.. It was me *shy* I was too absorbed in “bersatu padu” that I subconsciously typed it
BTW, when you sang the song, did you stand up straight?! Hhahahah…
moz monster: Thank you. Thank you .
Ed: Yeah.. shame on my sister!! So big already still don’t know the correct lyrics. Muaha!!
me stand up straight? errr…. no…. did you type that while you were standing?
pelf: Muahahahha…