Malaysians embrace National Day parade in person

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After years of watching from afar on television and social media, many Malaysians seized the chance to soak in the atmosphere of the 68th National Day celebration in person at Dataran Putrajaya on Sunday (Aug 31).   Read more at https://tinyurl.com/ynhzk9pa   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news  SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar  LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00After years of watching the National Day Parade on television,

00:08thousands of Malaysians finally seized the chance to experience the festivities up close in Putrajaya on Sunday.

00:15Some were so eager they arrived as early as 7.30pm on Saturday to secure a good spot for the 68th National Day celebration.

00:24I mean the spiritual of kemerdekaan, we want to feel like what the other can feel like.

00:30Semangat patriotism dalam diri, kami nak tanam lebih lagi.

00:33And yeah, we both like watching from television.

00:37So it's been our dream since we are young like to come here and see on our own.

00:43For others, it was the parade's special attractions that drew them in.

00:47So anything you're looking forward to the most today?

00:49Canine.

00:51You?

00:52Probably a canine.

00:53Canine also? Why ah?

00:54I don't know. They just like look cute.

00:56Cute ah?

00:57I love dogs.

00:58Canine got a few.

00:59Got the police one, got the bomba one, got the army one.

01:01Which one do you like?

01:02Police one, definitely.

01:03Actually this year we came a bit late so we missed some parts.

01:07So next year we plan to come earlier and like watch everything from the start to the end.

01:14Beyond the colourful floats, formations and performances,

01:17many hoped the celebrations would remind Malaysians of the sacrifices that shaped the nation.

01:23My hope is that the courage to love the country, the courage of Malaysian Madani,

01:30will continue to be in the heart and also in the heart of myself, my children and all of the people of Malaysia.

01:38It was like, we felt very proud at that moment with all the music and then the, we watched everything.

01:48Like we felt very proud to be Malaysians that feel we got back.

01:52This year's celebration, themed Malaysia Madani,

01:57Rakyat di Santuni,

01:59drew over 100,000 visitors.

02:01Highlights included in the world's body.

02:02So the other people,

02:04the village and the other people,

02:06the children,

02:07the other people,

02:08we know that the world is not to be very proud of them.

02:12And we know that the people are not really proud of us.

02:16But when we are proud of them,

02:17we have to take care of ourselves.

02:19This year's celebration,

02:20themed Malaysia Madani,

02:21Rakyat di Santuni,

02:23drew over 100,000 visitors.

02:26Highlights included a stirring performance of the theme song by Datuk Sri Siti Nurhaliza,

02:31a bagpipe display by the Malaysian Armed Forces,

02:34and a human graphics formation by 2,000 students that impressed Prime Minister Datuk Sri Anwar Ibrahim.

02:42As the festivities came to a close, many left Dataran Putrajaya with a renewed sense of pride in Malaysia's journey of independence.

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