To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest - Mahatma GandhiCOMMENT | When I think of Merdeka, I think of Malaya. And when I think of Malaysia Day, my heart goes out to the good people of Sabah and Sarawak across the South China Sea who handle race and religion in a much better way than the peninsula. Friends, family, and fellow students, ladies included, shared time with us in our spruced-up rooms where we played host over cigarettes, music, light food and drinks. Towards lunch time, I played host to an English literature major, a Sabahan. After a brief confrontation, she left, but not before giving me a hug to put him in his place.