I "stole" the following from one of Ewin's e-mails and the photos from the blogsite of a much younger generation of Josephians.... .Form Fivers of '76 I think....KIDS ! Take a look.
Ewin wrote :-
"Went to my favourite see-ham kway-tiaw stall in Kenyalang Park for breakfast this morning and took the opportunity to check out the cinema there . I knew what the building's ground floor was like , having patronised the shopping arcade selling almost exclusively China-made products before. But what got my goat was the realisation - when I had to ask my way to the cinema proper - that I had never, in all the years of its existence , watched a movie there !
A short flight of steps cluttered with mannequins led me up to a decidedly empty foyer, ie. not counting the elderly fee-collecting Tamil lady sitting by the washroom door .The several shops which encompassed the floor , and which probably vended ice-cream , pop-corn and miscellaneous snacks once , stood starkly empty .
The Tamil lady turned out to be friendly , as she was quick to answer that obvious question from me with .. "Wooh , sini suda banyak tahun ta'da bikin wayang " Happy with my 'discovery' , I went back downstairs and bought myself MR10 worth of preserved plums .... no , not the salty sng boi ..the sweeter type ......and yes , China made !"
Anyone have a photo of the Kenyalang Park Cinema ? Please post it here. Remember Capitol and Odeon and Rex Cinemas/Theatre ?
Memories, light the corners of my mind,
Misty water colored memories,
Of the way we were....
Go here for the song "The way we were" by Barbra Streisand
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNEcQS4tXgQ
Steve and Nash, please post the photos of Sylvia and Lillian, will you ?
Thank you Wayland ... The class of 1976 would be very pleased be called KIDS again ... It's been a long time since we were referred to as that. Ha ha !
ReplyDeleteI'll look for pics of the theatre to post.
ReplyDeleteI actually found a pic of the theatre and will post later.
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