Tunku Abidin Muhriz made an interesting point in his column in The Sun (dated 11th September) about Indonesia having "fought for her independence and Malaya having earned it without a fight."
That makes the Indonesians able to "fight for their rights" including their reformasi movement to overthrow Pak Suharto.
Malaysians still negotiate using tai chi or silat where the movements are more show than reality; the underlying reality is more true and real but this can only be discovered by an astute cultural observer.
In Kelantan, they call this "wayang kulit" whereas in the screenplay reality is never the same as back-screen reality.
The real 'truth' is always hidden from the common and public eye.
'Merdeka' was our Father of Independence's cry to the British on 31st August 1957.
But, was 'Merdeka' ever the cry of our Sabahans and Sarawakians?
Yes, they probably wanted their own 'Merdeka', but would never have thought that almost 46 years after their 'Merdeka' they are forced to accept the Merdeka of 1957, when they were still a British colony!
They, too, voted for independence in 1965 and together with the three other states of Singapore, Sarawak and Peninsular Malaya, agreed to form what is now known as Malaysia.
"East Malaysians" an upsetting term
It was never that Peninsular Malaya somehow morphed into Malaysia based on the Malay identity, culture, tradition and faith.
In fact, for the Malaysians of Sabah and Sarawak (they are not even 'East Malaysians' as this term upsets them).
Peninsular is only simply referred to as 'Semenanjong'.
It was called Malaya, with a people called Malays, but it was a totally different culture, people group or ethnicity and tradition, with a Muslim majority.
Therefore, 'Merdeka' for Malaysia is actually on the 16th September 2009.
I have decided to declare this day to my family as our real Malaysian Merdeka Day and I will from now onwards only fly the Jalur Gemilang on that single day.
There is still really nothing much to celebrate about this 'Merdeka' as our brothers and sisters from Sabah and Sarawak are still not treated with dignity and integrity yet.
Why is it so difficult for all of us to accept this 'truth in history'?
History never lies to anyone but the ignorant.
Those interested in finding the real truth will be willing to travel up to China looking for it!
The simple and known truth is that our Bapa Merdeka's version is only a Malayan Merdeka.
It will and can never ever become a Malaysian Merdeka day because our other brothers and sisters were not at the same celebration party!
Why, then, do we seek to exclude them through our ignorance of logic, history, and common civility?
Therefore, some of us have agreed to join others and fast on that day for 'Peace through Freedom' in Malaysia.
Unity not merely a slogan
Yet, most of us are also meeting together as Muslims and Christians to reflect on what values drive Malaysian morality and what responsibilities each community carries in ensuring a united Malaysia.
Unity cannot merely be a slogan
Mathematical unity is ensconced into the integer '1'.
Therefore, the number on a base of 10 defines the integrity of all mathematics we know today from modern mathematics and science.
The zero also defines all such mathematics and provides the base of all computer science!
One plus one can be 2 but never 11.
And yet, in creative thinking, we teach that one plus one can be eleven.
The Lim Kok Wing University claims that they drive creativity - such arrogance and lack of integrity.
Let us therefore be prudent with pure and refined mathematics which even defines modern musical instruments and make everything else a creative art!
True mathematics is not creative science; it is integrated logic which defines even artistic and modern music!
'Wayang kulit' no longer feasible
Therefore, the Federal Government driven by UMNO must realize that they cannot play "wayang kulit" anymore since Najib has mathematically defined the unity equation through his '1Malaysia' slogan.
It cannot also be '1Malaysia' where the grandson of Onn Jaffar (left) sits 
down with "uncivil members of our Malaysian family" (Please see Marina Mahathir's column on this subject) and take it upon themselves to rewrite "yang tersurat dan tersirat".
There cannot be such doublespeak!
Then when the Indonesians do the same, we cannot accept it!
But it is not the Foreign Minister who protests but the Minister who specializes in misinformation and disinformation more than information.
Both of them need to review their mathematics and understand the '101' logic.
'Merdeka' means only one thing in the Malay language.
It cannot mean 'Merdeka' for Peninsular Malaya and subservience to Sabah and Sarawak at the same time.
That is precisely why Singapore, under Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew, was smart enough to leave.
They could not see the elusive Malaysian Merdeka ever taking form on Malaysia Day!
Hope belongs to the people
I have more hope that we can, but it belongs to the people. 
Recently, a few months ago, brother Haris Ibrahim (right) started a closed e-mail group called 'Saya Anak Bangsa Malaysia' (or SABM for short).
I believe there are about 70-80 of us in this e-group.
The language is English, and a British one at that.
We all agreed to 'breakfast' together on September 16th at our new 'home' in Malaysia.
We consensually agreed not to serve pork or beef out of respect for other religion sensitivities!
Now, my only prayer is that we can all also agree to the 'fast for peace' initiative and break fast with our Muslim brothers and sisters on that auspicious day and really celebrate our real Malaysian Merdeka!
I will even fly the flag for this one day!
I had a meeting with Tan Sri Bernard Dompok last week and we invited him to become the Patron of the Boys Brigade Malaysia.
In the conversation, he joked with us about talking to Sabahans and asking them, "when did you first come to Malaysia?"
To a Sabahan and Sarawakian there cannot be a greater insult than this.
They live in and own two-thirds of what is left of Malaysia and, even if we give a double portion to the oldest son they still own half of Malaysia!
Stop the insults and seek the true meaning
Therefore, we should stop insulting them and seek to establish the one and only real and true meaning of a Malaysian Merdeka on the 16th September, every year.
My honest and simple suggestion to Prime Minister Najib (son of Tun Razak) is to please declare a Malaysia Day holiday in the nation and let us truly celebrate this in a whole new way throughout the country.
The Merdeka of Malaysia celebrations can continue as it is but let us all become the real meaning of 1Malaysia and develop a single common day where we, as one big family, can all equally and commonly celebrate the real Malaysia Day.
Then, we are truly a 1Malaysia with no more slogans.
Further, when "this race-nonsense" is removed from registration forms, the foundations of a one united Malaysia is then laid out.
Sir, only you have the audacity to undertake this because of your pedigree.
No one else can.
Not even the grandson of Onn Jaffar because of his keris-waving antics and now, bull-fighting skills!
May God remain our only hope on this 46th Malaysian Merdeka!
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