Merdeka? whose? Mine is on the 22 of July 1963...and the formation of Malaysia is on 16 of September...so what is 31 of August?

Tanggal 31,
Bulan 8...57,
Merdeka,Merdeka...

A famous line from the Song Tanggal 31 by Allahyarham Sudirman. But the Question is, is it the real fact?

First of all, before anyone start bashing me and accusing me of being unpatriotic, bear in mind that this is my honest opinion based on simple facts backed by history.

Let us continue, 31 of August 1957 has been recognized as the day Malaysia achieved its independence, but is it? First of all, let me get the fact straight. the date is actually the date Malaya gained its independence from British. It is as simple as that, so, when does the other two component that made up Malaysia achieved its independence then?

Sarawak, for all of us who are still oblivious to the fact started to recognize the real date this year, only after 50 years. 22 of July 1963 is when our state Sarawak achieved its independence. Sabah achieved independence at a later date but clearly it is not on the 31 August as we are led to believe.

Another misconception that needs to be rectify is the status of Sabah and Sarawak in Malaysia. First, Sabah and Sarawak never joined Malaysia. We formed Malaysia together with Malaya and Singapore. Secondly, according to the 20/18 points(read my earlier post) Sabah and Sarawak are sovereign nation in the formation of Malaysia with autononomy given to us in the field of religion,education,immigration and some other stuff(seriously,go read the post..hehe..). However, it seems that those points are mere documents now without being given serious consideration whenever the leaders introduce new policies.

I'm not saying this all just because I have something against Malaysia. NO, in fact far from it. I love Malaysia just as much as the next person. It just irritates me when ignorant fools try to argue without knowing their facts. Get your facts straight or get the hell out....