It's Merdeka month now. I guess I could use more patriotism in me but I try to get in the mood come every merdeka month. And although there aren't many cars in town with flags perched some place, ours will have one very soon.
You see, I have a 5 year old who is into the National Anthem. Well, since just a week ago lah. Just this week, he learned to sing Negaraku at school and now he sings it with gusto, all memorised. Even as this time of writing, there he is standing straight, singing his heart out..! Now, I shamefully admit, up to this point we never taught him the National Anthem. Like most kids his age he is into anything Playhouse Disney Channel offers, of course some are more his favourites than others. He recites the doa makan very well and gives a decent Al Fatihah but the National Anthem,...well, maybe I failed there. Never thought of instilling national pride in him before. The saving grace though, thanks to his dad's years at MARA, that enthusiasm has rubbed of the kids and so our boys have some sense of nationlism la, not as bad as me.
So last year on the 31st of August, off we went in the wee hours of the morning to Putrajaya, (this is where my dear sister would start to groan..) to watch the National Parade along that Palace of Justice building..( hey, what is the name of that road again?). And lo and behold, it was FUN! We actually had lotsa fun and never before have I sang the National Anthem with as much pride. It was quite unbelievable..! No, really.....!
So back to my 5 year old, he asked us yesterday, "can you get me the Negaraku song from the computer?" So, since his brother is back home for the school holidays and would love an excuse to get into the net and look for songs, we now have the National Anthem blasting from the speakers, complete with orchestra ok...! Cool...!!
Now, how many of you actually taught your kids our National Anthem...come one 'fess up..! See what I mean, so go download it - now...! Meanwhile, I have to get back to my 5 year old.
Son, come on, let's sing, and get daddy here too ok....Negaraku, tanah tumpahnya darahku.....
2 comments:
ayo betul la sis! It too just never crossed my mind, until la lunch tadi when I heard Haqim sang his heart out like that! Now i feel so guilty, esp after reading ur blog entry lagi la! haha...shame on me, I expose my daughter to lots of activities and such, agama pun insylh tak tinggal, tapi i totally forgot to pupuk the semangat nationalism in her.
Alright, tomorrow we'll hv our house blasting with the National Anthem too! ;)
yea, go airis...!!! At at the next sleepover, we will teach here Sudirman's 31 Ogos...!
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