KUANTAN – During the last Malaysian National Month, various creative ways were done to show love for the country and a bakery entrepreneur, Arni Azreen Che Arifin, 33, chose to invite the public to translate it using the decoration of butter cookies.
Through his small-scale home-based enterprise and marketed online on Instagram @cookieandcelebrationthe woman highlighted the ‘Edition Merdeka’ biscuits – paint your own cookie which is interactive by allowing customers to participate in decorating it.
Interestingly, the Merdeka Edition which started last year only with the Jalur Gemilang motif, has now expanded its variety after receiving an encouraging response, including hibiscus flowers, the figure of the father of independence Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj, the landmark Petronas Twin Towers (KLCC) and traditional wau .
“Usually during the independence celebration, the activity of coloring the Jalur Gemilang is done on a piece of paper, cloth and so on. However, because I want to make it special, I made cookies with white icing fondant that can be colored by myself using the food coloring provided to the customer.
“Through this activity, children can indirectly learn the correct arrangement of the colors of the national flag and its meaning, in addition to knowing the image of the Jalur Gemilang or any national motif with their parents,” he told Named.
Some may think that the woman is a full-time entrepreneur, but what’s interesting is that the Tok Gajah native is actually a lawyer in the national capital, who doesn’t let her busy life ups and downs in the court be an obstacle to join in celebrating Malaysia’s National Day.
For him, the Merdeka Spirit which is the theme of National Day and Malaysia Day (HKHM) is universal and every citizen has his own way of expressing it and because of that, his approach is through the Merdeka Edition – paint your own cookie which is interactive can be seen to attract the interest of young people.
“Orders from August to September are indeed the focus of Merdeka Edition and they did not win hands. Every customer who buys the Merdeka Edition, will be supplied with a brush for coloring and a color palette made of edible ink.
“Actually, this interactive activity will attract children to be interested in history, because of their inquisitive nature and parents or adults can think of it as ‘research’, when someone may have to google to find facts about it when asked by children, ” he said.
Not alone, the business she has been working on since 2022 is helped by her husband who is an entrepreneur Muhammad Hafiq Norzan, 32, and interestingly, they have their own way of enlivening the atmosphere when preparing the order by choosing to listen to themed songs National Day. – Named
