Perhimpunan Pakatan Rakyat in Perak
This was the first time in the history of Perak that our stadium was filled up with THAT many people (photo courtesy of utusan.net). Some estimated the number to be 50,000 and some estimated 70,000. You be your own judge!
Anyway, proud to say that I was part of that history. Although I managed to listen to only Dr Hasan Ali and YB Nga Kor Ming, it was a lifetime experience. The earlier plan was that the kids would stay with mom. It was a bit too risky to bring them, considering the number of people that would attend the session. But mom wasn’t too well that night, so we decided not to go and instead bring the kids for a ride around the stadium, just to get a feel of the ‘heat’. Alhamdulillah, Allah is great. We found a parking space, just right in front of one of the doors. We made a quick decision to stop, jumped out of the car, and went straight into the stadium.
It was around 9.00 p.m. when we made our way into the stadium. At that time, the seats and the field were half-filled. I was quite frustrated then, because I thought that at least the seats would be filled-up. But then, over the 2 hours while I was there, more people kept walking in. And what I thought was the most interesting thing was to see Chinese and Indians filling up the stadium as well! Malaysians from all walks of life!!! In fact, we were sitting next to a Chinese couple who were discussing on the speeches with another Malay couple. This is the end of racial politics created by Barisan Nasional!!
Anyway, we had to leave at 11.00 because the kids were getting restless. I think they got tired of screaming, because everytime my husband and I screamed, they followed. It was funny. They kept asking us, “mom, dad, why are you screaming?” and my husband would say, “just scream!”.
When I saw the photo posted by utusan.net, I was stunned. Masya Allah!
Yes, it is time for change!
MAKKAL SAKHTI!!!!!!
