Our 2025 merdeka celebrations. Sontoloyo series no 15.

1. If some people were to say some uncomplimentary things about the 2025 merdeka soiree, don't go ballistic. Don't be saying,these people are unpatriotic.

2. That's so akmal-esque. Snuff out any counter arguments by de-humanising them. Say they are unpatriotic or mad humanoids.

3. Once upon a time, in uncle sam's country, the whites, in order to excommunicate, ostracise and make blacks as pariahs would simply certify them as mad and lock them up in asylums.

4. This year's merdeka celebration is just a soiree, a big bonfire where the uncritical malays grill them marshmallows.

5. So sorry to say that. It's a big party revealing the Malay penchant for having a good time and make merry or make babies .

6. Let's face it. The faces you saw celebrating the merdeka soiree the other day were in the main, malays.

7. The Chinese would rather be yam senging. The indians would rather be drinking toddy somewhere.

8. There's no together -ness . No matter how frequently we sing , ' itu lah kita'. Welcome to Malaywood.

9. To my mind, the merdeka celebration was marred somewhat by several things

10. First, by the stage managed show of beefy ' soldiers' flexing their bodies, lumps here and there exciting the ladies in the crowd. 11. Then the ladies can sing Jose feliciano's light my fire

12. Come on abang, light my fire Çome on abang , light my fire Let's set the night on fire

13. Why don't we push the hedonistic pursuits further- by asking these he-men wear costumes with prosthetic penises. Then the night will certainly be set on fire.

14. Have we ever thought that the organisers may have hired some beefy açtors, dressed them up in military attire, ride military vehicles and put up a show? 15. Have you seen recruits aspiring to enlist as GTK members?

16. All of them are lean, mean and sinewy. None are beefy.

17. The beefy blokes wouldn't even last a day going through the drill the GTK aspirants go through.

18. Sorry mate, I am a little bit sceptical about the beefy jocks flexing their prosthetic penises. Sorry.

19. Probably paying some JPJ guys displaying placards saying I love PMx is so so yucky.

20. So too is probably paying nameless crowd to ullulate, hail our Malaysian Caesar!

21. What's this? Building a cult personality, the fuhrerprinzip or the Duce figure?

22. Merdeka is supposed to remind us that our merdeka was secured by blood, sweat, tears and sacrifices.

23. It's our way of saying we remember and we aspire to be a vibrant, united, resolute and robust society.

24. Not a society in pursuit of hedonistic pleasures and merry making and setting the night on fire!

25. Yes mate, I have some uncomplimentary things to say about our 2025 merdeka celebration. Yet I remain as patriotic you!