Waitangi day, Flags, Identity, etc....

Flags.... ah a topic very dear to me.  While a "new" flag is to fly besides the national flag on Waitangi day, on Thursday 4 February NZ herald ran this editorial Editorial: Flag change need not cause rancour , which prompted me to updating this blog.

True that NZ flag is not unique but I, while agreeing with the editor's title, would say big 'no' to removing the union jack from the flag. Being of Anglo - Burmese descent, the union jacks of blue, red, and white ensigns almost reflect me in a few ways. In short, it is a piece of Kiwi identity in the NZ flag I can eagerly share.

Have a look at a large number of these http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Flags_based_on_British_ensigns.

Turning to my Burmese side, flags used in Burma throughout time had never been a perfect match to my heart's desires and doubt if one would become so in the foreseeable future. A link again: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Burma .

Finally out of irritations about many many things, I sometime wonder this. If I could get hold of a nicely - coloured distinctive flag , perhaps I could carve out a micronation of my own or more feasibly boost and advertise my outbursts of ego from time to time. How? - of course by flying a flag from the rooftop of   my abode in "scarfieville" .