5 things you don’t know - ‘meme’ (2)
2) Though most will know me as ‘Ipoh boy’, I was born in Ayer Tawar. Do you know where is this place?
My house was in Kampong Changkat Kruing. I lived there from birth until 7 years old.
Yeah, yeah. No idea where is this place? Let me show you a map.
Latitude: 4.383333
Longitude: 100.6833
Haha. Ok. Ok. It is ‘near Sitiawan’.
It was a realllly tiny village. We had a big land. I used to fly kite there during windy season. Many kites had been lost as other kids always ‘cut’ my kites (if you know what I mean).
Obviously there was no cinema in such a remote area. Once in a couple of months, someone (no idea who that was) will bring a big screen (bigger than the screen in cinema) and a projector. We will all congregate on the field and watch the movie being shown on screen.
So you can imagine the surprise of me, when years later, there was this hip city lady friend of mine who invite me for an ‘event which I had never tried in my life’ which later turn out to be ala Starlight Cinema. I was like …. huh? Like when I was a kid in the village? What is the surprise?
Been there, done that. (no T-shirt to prove it though)
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Wah, didn’t know back then got projector also wor.
Of course, you can’t compare the projector technology back then and now, haha.
Now I remember watching movie on the “big screen” during my childhood days
wow, interesting!! I think kampung boy will always be happier than “city boy”~
Ayer Tawar is near Sitiawan? Well, i thought it’s quite near to Ipoh, it always won the “The cleanest town” award, is it?
I don’t remember I watched those big screen” before…:p
Ayer Tawar… been there. Nice and QUIET.
Uahhh… since when did you let yourself be “surprised” by a “hip city lady friend” ? Haha.
kampong movie free wan wor.
nyonya, I would never know whether it was free.
I was only 5 years old then
But I guess you are right
Is your kampung still in Ayer Tawar? I’m a Sitiawanese.
hijackqueen, are you still in Sitiawan?
I moved to Sitiawan (Taman Rasa Sayang) at 7 years old.
Moved to Taman Hijau at 8 years old.
Later, moved to Ipoh (Menglembu) at 10 years old.
My parents are in Menglembu.
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Free wan meh? Sapa sponser?
I’ve migrated to KL approximately 15 years ago but parents still in Sitawan. Currently staying in Taman Sitiawan Jaya. What a small world.
What reminded me the olden days goodies that sold during such events .. e.g. steamed groundnuts, ding-ding candy, sugar floss
I was so excited when I saw the auntie selling those steamed groundnuts at some highway stopoever in M’sia. I ended a few bags!
hoiling, haha. How did you manage to finish it?