Federal Territory Day Dissapointment

DISSAPOINTMENT in Dataran Merdeka.

The word disappointment would be an understatement as no form of events took place at Dataran Merdeka or Merdeka Square for the Federal Territory Day celebration today on the 1^st February 2012. Apparently the festivity of this day had already been celebrated on the 28^th and 29^th of January 2012 in Dataran Merdeka. A large number of the public were not fully aware of the festivity on the previous dates as the exposure of the event was too minor to be noticed.

The emptiness of Dataran

So what is the actual point of celebrating this day if the commemoration of this event is not even appreciated on the very day of first of February? Which leads us to the next question, what is the significance of this holiday? Why does the Federal Government even bother to enlist today as a public holiday if the general public is not able to engage in the commemoration of this event on the first of February?

One of the unnoticed issues concerning the previous Federal Territory Day celebration is that, not many of the citizens in Kuala Lumpur were able to celebrate this day as they have returned to their hometowns for the Chinese New Year celebrations. On the other hand, some members of the public were working on those days.

Dismantling at the side of street 

According to undisclosed sources, the real reason for the early celebration of Federal Territory Day is due to the busy schedule of our Prime Minister on the first of February. In one of the interviews, a citizen mentioned that the event held in Dataran Merdeka last 28^th and 29^th January was not the proper timing. The main purpose for the festivity held was for the entertainment of our Prime Minister, Dato’ Sri Najib Tun Razak. In an honest point of view, as what is the meaning of celebrating the event for the enjoyment of one person, even if he is the Prime Minister of Malaysia?

The crowd went home with disappointment

Besides that, in order to obtain some joy from the celebration of Federal Territory Day, our group decided to visit Dataran Merdeka today but we were greeted with the emptiness in Dataran Merdeka. It was shocking; words cannot describe our disbelief and disappointment. Where we expected to witness the colors of the festivity, we only managed to view the cleanup crew, cleaning the place.  

We feel that more publicity should be carried out by the government, so that all of the citizens will be more cautious of the commemoration of 1^st February in the years to come. Furthermore, we believe that the celebration of Federal Territory Day should be held on the first of February, so that the real meaning of Federal Territory Day can be felt in the hearts of Malaysians young and old.