Strolling Through Memories at the New Face of Lapangan Merdeka Medan

wherever you guys are! Hope everyone is doing good and got something that made you smile today.
Yesterday afternoon I just dropped off a passenger near Medan Train Station. While I was there, my eyes went straight to Lapangan Merdeka across the street. This place is definitely not new to me. Back in the day, I used to come here almost every Sunday morning to work out or just chill and walk around. But since 2022, the Medan city government gave it a huge renovation. The project took forever and finally finished in 2024. Funny thing is, even though it is super close to my place, this was the first time I actually went inside after the makeover. Before that I only passed by and looked from afar. Meanwhile, this field holds so many childhood and teenage memories for me.

From elementary school until high school, I played soccer here with my buddies almost every afternoon. Every Sunday morning I would jog here too, not just for health reasons... but yeah, to check out the cute girls who were also jogging, haha. Those days were a lot of fun! It was not just that. Every August 17th I joined flag ceremonies here with kids from other schools. Pretty much every corner of this field has its own story for me. So yesterday I decided to finally stop by and see what the new version looks like. Come walk with me!