Speaking to Rojak Daily, the 28-year-old illustrator said that she was delighted with the overwhelming response.
"I pun terkejut and didn’t expect everyone akan join the fun and for it to go viral!" she said.
The talented artist explained that she would usually post a drawing whenever there was a special occasion and this time she decided to post the template and get people to participate.
Draw things that are so Malaysian to you pic.twitter.com/WalYXUYIZs
— Ann Jaafar (@annjfr) August 24, 2020
"There are surprisingly so many creative people. Our local artists are so very talented."
She added that it was nice to that even the simplest of drawings were so relatable to so many Malaysians.
"Some of them reminds us about our childhood and some are so funny! Just like sports and food, art pun can unite people," she said.
The cutest drawings
Of course, Malaysians being Malaysians, Ann received a whole lot of drawings of Malaysian food and some of our favourite snacks:aiskrim malaysia, which one is your favorite ✨ pic.twitter.com/Q4BA9Vkbvt
— zairie ?? (@ahmdzairie) August 25, 2020
Okay tambah megi laksa! pic.twitter.com/zwQ8N3fHt0
— Kina (@Kineslla) August 24, 2020
Ultimate kem/ceramah snacks pic.twitter.com/c9GkmKiN0A
— its patriotisme hours, bois ???? (@pineapplechonks) August 24, 2020
Dengar je bunyi loceng ni dari jauh, dah terbayang aiskrim ni, berdesup lari cari duit syiling, kalau takde baru sebut nama mak sebab nak duit ? pic.twitter.com/gQDim5J81h
— ?✏️?? (@manisqt) August 25, 2020
There were also drawings of childhood games that brought us a trip down memory lane:
cukup malaysian tak ? pic.twitter.com/3gfOhUbpP6
— paap (@ashrafnzrdn) August 24, 2020
Who could forget our diverse culture, right?Susah nak terangkan dalam lukisan so buat animation sikit. Ceper hehehe pic.twitter.com/E6pCLMtc9n
— ✏️?? (@ariftdesign) August 24, 2020
Memori sekolah paling best, nasib baik jadi cikgu? pic.twitter.com/QacnIu09kf
— ?? (@fafrhna) August 25, 2020
since dh byk yg kluar original idea jd i recreate je la mana yg nampak menarik ? pic.twitter.com/ll9nzlNNQL
— nya (@heysiapanama) August 25, 2020
Sebab baru je kena tadi ? pic.twitter.com/PgIjJvoDw3
— aida des ?? (@aidafiqh_h) August 24, 2020
my friend (@qamarina_46 ) suruh i try so, i sahut cabaran!! pic.twitter.com/RaLhu4glRb
— kat ??? (@artthoukat) August 24, 2020
tak cukup malaysia la kalau tak pernah buat. pic.twitter.com/kyHdrLqx5v
— ??SA | Syafiq Ali?? (@syafiqali7) August 24, 2020
And of course, we have some jokers as well:hahahahah korang suka beli apa kalau kat roti ni? kita suka beli super ring dengan muruku baby tuu !!? (sketch malas je nih) pic.twitter.com/n5T68AxieI
— ainul (@ainraii) August 24, 2020
— izz ? (@izzizzatii) August 24, 2020
A video in the works
Ann, who will be revealing her own drawing on Hari Merdeka, said that she also plans to compile all the submitted works and make a video out of it.She also said that it gave her a warm fuzzy feeling seeing how people were responding so positively to her template.
"I'm just so proud to be part of Malaysia. Despite our different race and religion, we have more similarities. Let's unite and enjoy the things that are Malaysian to us."
This warms our heart sooooo much. Thank you for being so awesome, Malaysians!
We highly recommend that you visit Ann Jaafar's Twitter thread or follow her Instagram at @annjfr for more cool drawings.