Thousands of people thronged Dataran Putrajaya to witness the spectacular National Day 2024 parade on Saturday (Aug 31).
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00:30So, we came here at 2 o'clock something, 2am and then we were waiting for here.
00:47We were waiting and it started raining before we could see it.
00:52We are still waiting.
00:54The rain has stopped now.
00:56But there are a lot of people that we couldn't see.
00:58At the end of the first time.
01:03I arrived here at 5am.
01:09But there were a lot of people.
01:12The crowd was very big.
01:14Alhamdulillah, I feel very happy.
01:17Because this is the first time in my life that I saw the Kembangsaan Day.
01:25Yeah, it's very exciting.
01:27And then a lot of people.
01:29It's a lot of interesting things to see and to watch.
01:34Actually, I wanted to bring my kids to know about how we celebrate Merdeka.
01:39What is Merdeka about.
01:41How the Independence Day came across and all that.
01:47Just from speaking to people as we've been walking by.
01:50People welcoming us, saying hello, waving, singing with us.
01:55It just shows you that Malaysia is such a welcoming culture.
01:59And I think that's the main thing that we've taken from it.
02:01Just the inclusivity and them being happy to talk to us.
02:05Even though we're tourists and we're not from here as it is.
02:08Everyone coming together as well.
02:10All the different cultures and backgrounds all coming together.
02:15To celebrate and enjoy this special day.
02:18Selamat Hari Merdeka.
02:23It's not our first time.
02:25It was my first time coming here last year.
02:27It was also my husband's first time coming here last year.
02:30Last year I was part of the Bomber Parade.
02:33I'm part of Abang Bomber.
02:34So this is where we met across each other last year.
02:37So why not we come back again and throw back all the memories.
02:41Yeah, I have never seen a parade like this in any other country in the whole world.
02:46So we were so happy to be here today.
02:48Together, husband and wife.
02:50Wait, at Scotland we don't have it.
02:52At Scotland we don't have it.
02:54Malaysia, we are special.