Happy Independence Day !
(Originally posted at September 14th 2003)
It's almost a month after Independence Day but what the heck, I'm still gonna post this up:-
I seriously wonder what is with all this "Hari Merdeka" (Independence Day) thing; each year's the same old stuff. Practically boring. To be frank, if you've seen one 31st August Independence celebration, you've seen it all.
Now I'm thinking what if Hari Merdeka were like the Independence Day (ID4) movie. You know, the one with Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum, about Earth being terrorised by evil aliens in giant flying saucers. Now if that sort of thing were to happen in Malaysia, it'll be really cool. Imagine this scenario :-
Today's the 31st of August, and it is Malaysia's day of independence from British monarchy. Every citizen is preparing to celebrate yet another day of dancing, speeches, floats et al. The time is 8.30 am, and all is going well. The crowd at the Dataran Merdeka is no less than ten thousand, with young and old alike of all races. It is a picture of harmony...
Suddenly, the first rays of the morning sun is blocked by something gigantic, which is so big that practically the whole of central Kuala Lumpur is cast in its shadow in less than a standard minute. No, it's no unnatural eclipse of the sun; it's something more sinister. The aliens have arrived, not in peace, but to make sure we go home in pieces.
Instictively, the people looked on with interest, wondering what would the visitors do next. Some were naturally excited, while others had this uneasy feeling that somehow the visitors don't exactly come in peace. Well, to be honest, they were half right; those enemy aliens didn't come in peace, and those puny humans would certainly go home in pieces, wrapped in body bags.
The biggest of them all, the mothership, began to hover above the KLCC Twin Towers, and from the ship's belly, a streak of light began to appear, and grew bigger as time passed.
Then suddenly, the ray of light grows by tenfold, and instantly, the North tower is blown to bits from floor to floor, starting from the highest deck. Kapow! People begin to panic and run aimlessly everywhere, screaming, while the smaller ships proceed with their task of destroying other buildings, and killing as many humans as they can afford to.
The Royal Malaysian Air Force is immediately called for an emergency scramble & hundreds of pilots strap into their fighter jets and start to taxi their planes into the air to engage enemy aircrafts.
Unfortunately, half of the planes, some as old as the Wright brothers themselves, didn't make it (Aww, too bad). The remaining ones were either shot down 10 kilometres from action or just dropped down due to lack of fuel. So, the score now is: Aliens-2 Malaysians-0
With nearly 99% of Kuala Lumpur destroyed, the aliens decide not to waste precious laser thasers and disappear into the clouds from where they first came from, followed by the mothership, ready to attack again next year on the same date. The people shake their fists in anger at those attackers.
The scene is a mess; floats destroyed, buildings blasted to rubble, and KLCC practically doesn't exist anymore. A sad day for Malaysia. But the people persevere, and within almost a year, most parts of KL is restored to their original glory.
And best of all, on the night of August 30th, the new KLCC Twin Tower is unveiled, and there is celebration all around, but when the clock struck 12 midnight, a familiar dull, flying saucer engine noise was heard once more again, after a year's gap. And like the year before, the mothership once again hovered directly over the newly-unveiled KLCC. (You can guess what happened next) :0)
EPILOGUE
I woke up with a sudden jolt, and looked out of my window. The buildings and houses all around me were still intact, must have been a dream, but when I reached for my alarm clock, it read; 0600 hrs 2nd Sept. 2003, Tuesday. Groan. It's another "exciting" day for work as usual.
Was praying for the mothership to hover above my company and blow it to bits when I brushed my teeth...
I seriously wonder what is with all this "Hari Merdeka" (Independence Day) thing; each year's the same old stuff. Practically boring. To be frank, if you've seen one 31st August Independence celebration, you've seen it all.
Now I'm thinking what if Hari Merdeka were like the Independence Day (ID4) movie. You know, the one with Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum, about Earth being terrorised by evil aliens in giant flying saucers. Now if that sort of thing were to happen in Malaysia, it'll be really cool. Imagine this scenario :-
Today's the 31st of August, and it is Malaysia's day of independence from British monarchy. Every citizen is preparing to celebrate yet another day of dancing, speeches, floats et al. The time is 8.30 am, and all is going well. The crowd at the Dataran Merdeka is no less than ten thousand, with young and old alike of all races. It is a picture of harmony...
Suddenly, the first rays of the morning sun is blocked by something gigantic, which is so big that practically the whole of central Kuala Lumpur is cast in its shadow in less than a standard minute. No, it's no unnatural eclipse of the sun; it's something more sinister. The aliens have arrived, not in peace, but to make sure we go home in pieces.
Instictively, the people looked on with interest, wondering what would the visitors do next. Some were naturally excited, while others had this uneasy feeling that somehow the visitors don't exactly come in peace. Well, to be honest, they were half right; those enemy aliens didn't come in peace, and those puny humans would certainly go home in pieces, wrapped in body bags.
The biggest of them all, the mothership, began to hover above the KLCC Twin Towers, and from the ship's belly, a streak of light began to appear, and grew bigger as time passed.
Then suddenly, the ray of light grows by tenfold, and instantly, the North tower is blown to bits from floor to floor, starting from the highest deck. Kapow! People begin to panic and run aimlessly everywhere, screaming, while the smaller ships proceed with their task of destroying other buildings, and killing as many humans as they can afford to.
The Royal Malaysian Air Force is immediately called for an emergency scramble & hundreds of pilots strap into their fighter jets and start to taxi their planes into the air to engage enemy aircrafts.
Unfortunately, half of the planes, some as old as the Wright brothers themselves, didn't make it (Aww, too bad). The remaining ones were either shot down 10 kilometres from action or just dropped down due to lack of fuel. So, the score now is: Aliens-2 Malaysians-0
With nearly 99% of Kuala Lumpur destroyed, the aliens decide not to waste precious laser thasers and disappear into the clouds from where they first came from, followed by the mothership, ready to attack again next year on the same date. The people shake their fists in anger at those attackers.
The scene is a mess; floats destroyed, buildings blasted to rubble, and KLCC practically doesn't exist anymore. A sad day for Malaysia. But the people persevere, and within almost a year, most parts of KL is restored to their original glory.
And best of all, on the night of August 30th, the new KLCC Twin Tower is unveiled, and there is celebration all around, but when the clock struck 12 midnight, a familiar dull, flying saucer engine noise was heard once more again, after a year's gap. And like the year before, the mothership once again hovered directly over the newly-unveiled KLCC. (You can guess what happened next) :0)
EPILOGUE
I woke up with a sudden jolt, and looked out of my window. The buildings and houses all around me were still intact, must have been a dream, but when I reached for my alarm clock, it read; 0600 hrs 2nd Sept. 2003, Tuesday. Groan. It's another "exciting" day for work as usual.
Was praying for the mothership to hover above my company and blow it to bits when I brushed my teeth...
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