Have you ever wondered of what is it like to be in Parliament (besides watching the Members of Parliament) debating? Would it be great to walk into the doors of that iconic building where all the rules are made into place?
In conjunction with Parliament Malaysia's 67th anniversary, after three long years the doors of Parliament Malaysia is opened to the public over the weekend to have a glimpse inside. I asked a former colleague who has visited Parliament a few times during working period, he said: "You can find it very interesting, a historical building. I think you will enjoy the visit," That made me even looking forward to visiting the Parliament even more!
I did research on the dress code on what to wear and what not to wear. Since Parliament Malaysia is a formal place, I might as well dressed in something decent. Around 10.15am, I arrived at the parking lot and the staffs on the ground were very kind to help out to the visitors upon entry. Thanks to Xin Qi, she sent me a registry form while I was on the way - when I arrived I just showed I have completed the registry form.
We will be given a wristband and a "passport" - inside it has a map for us to navigate through the building throughout the visit. Along the way in, there's the iconic building of the Parliament - which we see on television when the newscaster says: "Now, let's have a quick segment of what's happening at Parliament (我们来看一组国会热报)!" The segment will be panned to that building.
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| The passport with the iconic building as the backdrop. |
Xin Qi and I to have a selfie outside of the building too. We made our way inside the building, and surprisingly I saw a familiar face - William, my singing buddy from Bodhi Buddhist Fellowship Malaysia (BBFM)! "William, hi!" I greeted him. "Hey Katelyn, what a coincidence!" and I introduced him to Xin Qi. I got a quick interview by the people from Jabatan Penerangan Malaysia (JAPEN), I got a free gift after the interview which was another surprise.
We were at the end of the path and there was no ramp for my stroller to get down, so I had to get up and step down from the pavement, we were lucky that members of the public helped us - that's the spirit of the Malaysian community. We saw some young people had a go at the traditional game of bulu tangkis. When we were inside of the building, what a way to cool down from the heat outside.
First off, we headed to the library to check out the archives from past till present. I read one from the 1910s which talked about the free English education in the country and excerpt of Melaka's (my home state) state seating in 2014 (less than a year after the 2013 general election). After I have done the archives from the 1910s, I passed it to the visitors who were browsing through the same section.
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| Reading an archive from the 1910s (credit: Xin Qi). |
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| Inside of the Dewan Rakyat with the coats of honour from each state. |
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| This says about my personality (credit: Xin Qi). |
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| Xin Qi at another sign |
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| Back to playing MP for a day. Any questions? |
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| Xin Qi, William and I at the check out of Parliament. |
Parliament Open Day should be an annual event in the future! #JomkeParilmen!
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