Pretty symbolic of Merdeka, don't you reckon? Snapped this photo by chance after leaving the so-called Merdeka Festival at Federation Square in Melbourne. The fantastic thing about the festival is that there was no Malaysian food!!! Not even packed kuih and some packed Yeo's drink!
Apparently, according to a friend of mine, the organisers couldn't obtain a permit to sell food and drinks at the plaza area of Fed Sq, so it was a Merdeka celebration with all the cultural performance, music and clothes but no food. So much for leaving my stomach empty earlier in the day...
