Merdeka Convoy 2007
Sunday, August 26th, 2007
It was a cloudy morning, and suddenly it rains! The convoy is just about to start…
It rain heavily that day. All the people involve were there. With 4 people for each 30 cars, that makes 120 of us were kind of stranded. However, we waited for another 2 cars because 8 of them are having midterm exam that morning. We started off our journey with the simple launched from Pengarah Belia dan Sukan of Melaka, Mr R Affendi. Short speech were given and supposedly he pasted another Jalur Gemilang for each car. But due to the weather condition, it wouldn’t permit him to do so. So we all gather at Subaidah to wait our fellow friends to join in.
We arrived Uitm, Alor Gajah when it reached noon time. But then, the rain still falling. They were having some carnival there. I believe it’s conjunction to merdeka. I get to see their lecture hall with Mui. A bit smaller than ours. I think there’s more, the campus site is too big to explore and we don’t have any time to do it.
I like part this the most. To shout ‘merdeka’ to all the passer by. Some of them shouted back ‘Merdeka!’ back and some stood as no response at all…
There’s this one coffee shop at one of the kampongs we went through where a group of them raise their cups and say ‘Merdeka!’ to us. Damn funny but at the same time damn patriotic! Hahaha 
The sad part is, I believe due to no Marshall, we had a minor collision with of the car. It’s not among our convoy group. We just settled it on the spot. The kancil our friend drove were badly ‘injured’. We couldn’t get any marshall since the permit arrived just exactly 1 day before the event start. 
What to do, the Director did hold up the team and just suck it up. 
Our last stop, which is Pantai Kundur, is the best. We get to enjoy the scenery there. Everyone was made laugh by this one kid riding an ATV. A small ATV actually for kids basically. He ride from the other side of the ride, crosses, passes us and ending up just buying an ice cream! Hahaha. 
Check the photos to see the kid with ATV. For my car poolmates, we had our own photo group there overlooked by the beach. Well, kind of since the beach is partly hidden. You know why….wakaka.
Anyhow, it was great event after all. I really had a great deal of time. Thanks to all the hardworking committee esspecially to the Director, Ed who worked hard round the clock to make it happen. 
More photos here.
