Merdeka Day (Independence Day)

He watched the broadcast of the National Day celebrations on TV, while having his breakfast & so was excited at seeing all the flags. In the run up to today's celebrations, there were lots of flags up on streetlamp poles, on buildings, on the fencing surrounding Parliment etc.

He was in his suit but didnt want to go to the park this morning. I think he was also a little tired playing at the car porch, pushing his Little Tikes car, while waiting for me to have my breakfast & get ready (I had my herbal drink first thing this morning, so had to wait 30-45mins before eating).

He was whining a lot as I was buckling him up (I didnt transition him well from playing with his car). I asked him where he wanted to go - Titiwangsa Park or the neighbourhood park (cos it was already mid-morning). He wouldnt say. He just wanted me to start the engine & drive out of the house. He couldn't wait. Out of the house, he chose the other option offered which was to go for a car ride.

Since it's Merdeka Day & he liked to see so many flags, I drove to Padang Merdeka (Merdeka Square) as it'd be a sure bet. He was very happy as we approached the city. Upon seeing the rows & rows of flag, he repeatedly said "flag flag flag flag flag flag flag flag". There were very few cars but was was tricky getting parking near the Sultan Abdul Building, by the river cos the irritating touts were manning the public car park spaces. So drove around for a bit searching for a spot. But he didnt mind one bit, lapping up the view.

The only bit of real exercise done this morning at the Square was walking up & down the steps to the giant flag pole. It was too bright for him to look up even though it as cloudy, so had to go down the stairs again to retrieve his sunglasses from the car. That's ok cos it's exercise.He hates wearing his sunglasses. Managed to distract him by pointing out the giant flag atop the pole. He's begining to understand the benefits of wearing his sunnies, so he left them on the whole time until we returned to the car.

Apart from the rows of flags, there were giant ones drapping a few office blocks near the Square.

We didnt spend too long there as it was getting hot & the suit is rather thick. He also has a bad habit of not wanting to drink water unless there's distraction in the form of cars passing by or TV, so I've to be careful of dehydration & heat stroke when I'm out exercising with him