Merdeka is always celebrated by us because it is a day of significance and I want my children to grow up being proud of Malaysia, proud to be Malaysians and not be bullied into thinking anything else. It is our homeland. We are Malaysians. Yes, we are stupid in many ways but only because the Government makes us so. But if we instill good values into all our children from young to be MALAYSIANS and not allow the people with agendas to brainwash us, we have a good generation of kids to take over the country to make way for a better Malaysia. We don’t need leaders. If we were all good citizens, the country runs by itself in harmony.

Let there be love. Let there be sharing. Learn to forgive.

Let go and be filled with only positivity.

Inspire those around you and be inspired.

Let us together build a better world for our kids…………

So for Merdeka this year, we had a little Merdeka playgroup. It started off on the eve of Merdeka, where T1 helped draw out a dozen masks with the plan for everyone to be Merdeka Super Heroes bearing the Malaysian flag on the masks. Bless my child, she also helped me with peeling tons of onions and garlic, mushrooms, washing salad leaves, grating tons of cheese, cutting bananas, stirring butter into biscuit and mashing Digestive biscuit for my Banoffee Pie. I couldn’t have done it without her because the helper was on Raya Leave.

We invited a few simple friends round for a simple meal to celebrate Merdeka. It just doesn’t get any better. But before the eve of Merdeka ended, T2 couldn’t help herself and insisted on being the Merdeka Super Hero already. Late into the night, she was still prancing about in her super hero mask, making us laugh till we stitched.

The next morning at 7am, the kids were up asking when our guests were arriving. But before that, I had my running coach and his gay sidekick kick my butt to work that treadmill for 3 kilometres. Just as well, because it was a thousand calorie lunch…….

Baked potatoes with cheddar and basil

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Lasagna Al Forno

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Baked Potato Wedges

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Baked Tomatoes with Mozzarella

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SALAD!!!

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DESSERT!!! Which was a Merdeka chocolate flourless cake baked by our guest and Banoffee Pie made by yours truly.

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I was mighty pleased because we wiped everything clean. There were 9 adults and 7 kids and nothing was left. Easy to wash dishes 🙂

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After lunch, T1 and B1 were made to sing the National Anthem in the spirit of MERDEKA!!! See? We’re training them to be good citizens already, hands on their hearts……..tanah tumpahnya darahku. Check back in 30 years.

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T1 and B1 rendering their rock version of Negaraku……with their Merdeka super hero masks, all self-designed.

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Our Merdeka Super Heroes……..2 missing because they arrived late.

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Look at this pretty girl’s mask. She had to colour her mask twice because the Merdeka Mama San accidentally tore her mask!!! And when she coloured it again the 2nd time round, it was exactly the same colours and design! She sure knows what she wants with HER mask!!!

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We finally managed to round up the kids quietly in one location. How? By serving them a bowl of M&M’s!!! You should have seen them. It was the babies who were chugging them down like they were H2O. Especially T2. I made T1 count and T2 had stuffed eleven M&Ms into her wee lips within a matter of seconds.

We removed the bowl soon after for fear of M&M overload.

It was a fabulous gathering and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.

Happy Merdeka to one and all!!! HAVE FAITH!!!

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Who is Mamapumpkin?
Mamapumpkin spent 7 years in London committing crimes to gain her Bartlett degree in Architecture. She then spent 7 years as a Stay At Home Mom raising her children as documented in this blog of over 15 years thereafter returning to the Corporate World stronger than ever as the Country Director of a British Multinational. She sets out to prove to all, that you can have anything and everything that you want; if you have that fire of desire burning within and the drive to work hard. Even better with much love.

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