五十一週年國慶重溫【一】 / 51st National Day Review [1]

我回想童年時期，每年的國慶日都是在電視旁看著游行隊伍在獨立廣場游行而度過。讀完中學後，我又在想到底現場的氣氛是怎樣的，為何我沒體會過呢？出來社會工作後，我告訴自己我要到獨立廣場體會下現場的氣氛，但除了工作的第一年以外，每年的國慶日我都必須回到公司加班，根本就沒機會體會到現場的氣氛。

今年真的是不一樣了，換了崗位後，不必回公司加班，機會來了。本想和朋友同行去現場拍照，但只因多數人不得空，唯有獨自來到吉隆坡獨立廣場感受現場氣氛。

哈，我終於感受到甚麼是現場氣氛了。活動大約從早上八點開始，首相與官員抵達後，接著就是唱國歌與升旗禮，現場有點嚴肅。過後，游行隊伍開始了，有花車，有軍隊，還有很多隊伍陸陸續續進入游行場地。我提起相機瞄準對像，拍了好多張。相片中可以找到部份我滿意的。太久沒好好地拍照了，這次可算拍個夠引，但有部份照片曝光率太高了，必須重新用軟件調過。

整場活動大約花上四小時，感覺上這次到現場是值得的。如果明年游行活動還是在首都，我相信我會再次光臨。

When I recalled my childhood, I was celebrated National Day beside the television every year by watched the contingent of paraders marched along the road. After graduated from secondary school, I asked myself what is the feeling if I were in the LIVE at Kuala Lumpur Merdeka Square, why I never try that before? After I stepped out to work, I told myself I must come to Merdeka Square to feel the LIVE feeling, but the sad thing is I got to worked overtime for National Day every year; basically I got no time to have the LIVE feeling.

It is a little bit different for this year after changing of division; I got no need to work overtime on National Day, the chance is here. I thought want to ask my friends to join but most of them not free, so I got to be alone move on to Merdeka Square.

Ha, finally I did felt what is called LIVE. The ceremony or activities started at 8am, after the arrival of Prime Minister and the government officials, it followed by sang the National Anthem and the flag-raising ceremony. Then the marched from contingent of paraders was started, car with flowers decorations and soldiers march was the most attracted for me. I was stand by with camera and a lot of photos was captured. I feel satisfy for part of the photos but some of the photos exposure too high, I got to edit it with software.

The whole ceremony completed by using around 4 hours, it is worth for me being in the Live at Merdeka Square for the 51st National Day. If the ceremony happens at Kuala Lumpur Merdeka Square for the next year, I believe I will join the crowd again next year.