31.08.2018 Photo outing
@ Merdaka Day at Putrajaya Persiaran Perdana (click here to Google Map)
Persiaran Perdana Presint 3 62100 Putrajaya
GPS Location: 2°55'34.7"N 101°41'16.5"E
Highlights: Merdaka day Parade
Thoughts: In my opinion, a rather "subdued" Merdeka day celebration yet still with many smiling faces on a very hot and sunny friday at Putrajaya!
This is the 1st time after many years that the celebration/parade is coming back to be head at Putrajaya (last here was 2005). An estimated of 300,000 people will be attending the 61th independence day celebration. Arriving here at 6:30am, already jammed packed on Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahaman (road paralleled to Persiaran Perdana which was closed for the parades).
Even before day break, the area near the podium where the VIP sits were already taken, managed to get a spot at the starting point of the parade to try my luck on some good shooting.
Luckily no rain was coming, at prompty around 8am++, the National anthem signals the start of the parade. This is theme song was "Sayangi Malaysiaku" (爱马来西亚 Love my Malaysia)"! with many Malaysians joining in the celebration riding high on the spirit of "Malaysia Baharu"(新马来西亚 New Malaysia). The over 3km+ parade on Persiaran Perdana intereseingly saw the involvement of mostly the military personnel (police, air force & the arm forces) with horses, police dogs, army, police, various military assets. Certainly less "coloful" compared to previous years at Dataran Merdeka!
Self Rating: 6 / 10 👍😋
Camera : Olympus OMD EM 1
Lens : m.zuiko 75-300mm ii
View today's outing at: https://www.flickr.com/Merdeka2018/
@ Merdaka Day at Putrajaya Persiaran Perdana (click here to Google Map)
Persiaran Perdana Presint 3 62100 Putrajaya
GPS Location: 2°55'34.7"N 101°41'16.5"E
Highlights: Merdaka day Parade
Thoughts: In my opinion, a rather "subdued" Merdeka day celebration yet still with many smiling faces on a very hot and sunny friday at Putrajaya!
This is the 1st time after many years that the celebration/parade is coming back to be head at Putrajaya (last here was 2005). An estimated of 300,000 people will be attending the 61th independence day celebration. Arriving here at 6:30am, already jammed packed on Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahaman (road paralleled to Persiaran Perdana which was closed for the parades).
Even before day break, the area near the podium where the VIP sits were already taken, managed to get a spot at the starting point of the parade to try my luck on some good shooting.
Luckily no rain was coming, at prompty around 8am++, the National anthem signals the start of the parade. This is theme song was "Sayangi Malaysiaku" (爱马来西亚 Love my Malaysia)"! with many Malaysians joining in the celebration riding high on the spirit of "Malaysia Baharu"(新马来西亚 New Malaysia). The over 3km+ parade on Persiaran Perdana intereseingly saw the involvement of mostly the military personnel (police, air force & the arm forces) with horses, police dogs, army, police, various military assets. Certainly less "coloful" compared to previous years at Dataran Merdeka!
Self Rating: 6 / 10 👍😋
Camera : Olympus OMD EM 1
Lens : m.zuiko 75-300mm ii
View today's outing at: https://www.flickr.com/Merdeka2018/
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