Hari Raya joy and connection at Dataran Merdeka

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For three families, a visit to Dataran Merdeka in Kuala Lumpur is a must as it is a place where their personal and national histories intertwine.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00This is one of the historical places, so I invite my children and husband to

00:28share our memories here.

00:31This is one of the places where I fell in love with my husband about 20 years ago.

00:38We are actually members of the police and we got to know each other when we were training

00:43in the police training centre, Ayitam, Pelambah, Negeri Sembilan.

00:46One of the memories for me is the view, everything is beautiful, the old buildings,

00:54it's close to the Malay land, everything is old.

00:58This area is a settlement area, it used to be a settlement area.

01:02So, many people come here, so we chose Dataran Merdeka to meet.

01:10Actually, every year we will come to take pictures at Dataran Merdeka because it's a historical place

01:15and we really like the building, the structure.

01:19Actually, we just walk around, sometimes we don't have anything to do at night,

01:24even on weekends, we come here just to relax and look at the view.

01:28My wife really likes the background of the building, she doesn't like nature, trees, parks.

01:33So, instead of going to the park, we come to look for the building.

01:38On weekends, if we feel like going for a ride, we will pass by here.

01:44But every year, on the first day of Eid, we will come here to take a selfie.

01:51I hope this year we can celebrate Eid together,

01:54I hope next year we can celebrate Eid together with our children.

01:59I just want to remember the first day of Eid.

02:03I want to celebrate here, take photos as a memory.

02:06It's special because this is my first daughter-in-law.

02:10So, last year she celebrated Eid in Kelantan,

02:12so this year, for the first time, we gathered seven people.

02:15So, it's more fun to be able to gather everyone.

02:19We just hope that this will last for a long time.

02:23We live in a family that I have to take care of to take care of our family.

02:29That's the most important thing, to take care of our family.

02:31We have to be together.

02:33That's actually our happiness in this world.

02:40Eid Mubarak!

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