AUGUST 31st - aka - 31st Ogos
I'm half Malaysian & half American
so I celebrate the 4th of July
as well as the 31st of August
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A Little History:
1957 was when Malaysia got its independence from British rule. Making us 53yrs old. We have 13 states, hence the 13 point star.
Here's a little video from the travel channel on the Independence Day parade, the royal family, and festivities. Bring on the fireworks and good food!
Here's a little video from the travel channel on the Independence Day parade, the royal family, and festivities. Bring on the fireworks and good food!
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From far my friends don't notice what's in this picture, but I'm standing under the Malaysian flag at Rockefeller Center, NYC 2009.
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I'm from Kuala Lumpur, the capital. Here are pics from KL. The Petronas Twin Towers, once the tallest building in the world (built in 1998), now I believe is the 4th tallest. Dubai is in the lead(2010).
Random fact- The Sears Tower -Chicago is on the list at #5, and The World Trade Center Twin Towers -NYC would be #7 but is being replaced with the Freedom Tower at the World Trade Center(2011) staying at #7.
This is without counting what's currently underconstruction and being proposed in Hong Kong, Korea, etc.
Malaysia in August? We're talkin' brutally hot weather.
Better eat some A.B.C. Ice Kacang
And this is just a pretty picture of Tioman Island,
one of our many resort destination beaches.
Here's a link to a current article on holiday travel to Malaysia
with a few pictures of different popular vacation spots.
* All pictures from Google Image *
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