1977 - This year I read my first Gila-Gila (the popular humor magazine) that resembles the globally known Mad magazine. I becamed a loyalty fan of the magazine ever since. I most liked the cartoons by Imuda, Rejabhad, Long Jaafar & Ujang ( to name a few) Yeah, I supposed we needs some sense of humor for us to navigate in this so many tough events in this cruel life:).
Finally, I got my first chicken-pox. I didn't went to school for about 1 month. I went to the clinic of Dr. Morgan in Beach Street, Penang. Quite strange, areas around all that banking place got 1 old pre-war building that housed the clinic was nestled there. The doctor is an old Mat Salleh doctor. I guess, he is well on his retirement now or had already went back to see his Maker. Sometimes on few occasion, my parents got to call the doctor to attend to us at home. My parents were much of ifluential then.
Even when our dad want to belanja us the famed Hameediyah's Nasi Beriyani - he justs gave a call to the restaurant, got one of the mamaks to send the foods all the way by using bicycle from the restaurant in Campbell Street off Penang Road to our home in Dato Keramat. Got 1 mamak who doesn't know how to rode the bicycle so he took the bus instead - just to send us the foods. May God bless all of them. Fuhhh, full of memories..... Like Metallica song - The Memory Remains.
The first SEA Games that I remember, happened right here in KL. With track queen, Marina Chin & foootball legend Mokhtar Dahari fills the headline. Our football team are so strong then, that we can whipped Thailand so easily. Who can forget the ing-swinger corner kick from Abdullah Ali that often went straight into goal, the cool of Soh Chin Aun in the heart of defence & deadly touch of 'Super Mokh' in the penalty area.
The first song that I remember, frequently played on our radio waves - Musliha by Othman Hamzah & Rindu Bayangan by Carefree. The Carefree lead singer - Jay Jay was so young then but looks young now as well, what is his secret hahaha? Other great songs by them is the melodic vocals from Simon on "Belaian Jiwa" This powerful ballad was remake by Innuendo in the 90's. Another notable phenomenon on the music scene is from the Swedish pop group, ABBA - with their evergreen hits Dancing Queen, SOS & The Name of the Game. I'm still remember, I goes to the cinema to watch the ABBA movie - although I am having fever during that time. Other unforgetabble movies in the 70's was Jaws, King Kong, Earthquake & who can forget the Star Wars. I still can recall well - first time I watched the Star Wars movie. It was phenomenon then - with the final sequence of spaceship fights of the x-wings fighter go through the narrow curve of the Emperor command space ship (the scene that I will really feel it a few years later in the Disneyland) & light saber duel between Obi-Wan & Darth Vader. Wow, the latter name is very much famous until today especially in my current workplace. Sure, has it's own reasons hahaha.....
1978 - we had our first color TV. Delivered at night to our home. My father can request from the shop for us to test a few famous brands then first likes Toshiba, NEC, GEC & Setron without paying a single cents before decided to buy - hahaha very powerful indeed! We can watched The Roots (for me still the best TV series ever - the story of African slave being forced to America, sad to see that they originaly of Muslim faith; Starsky & Hutch and others. S.W.A.T & Hawaii Five 'O' have a very nice music theme.
I also remember watching my first World Cup on TV - Argentina '78. Still I can recall the final with the long legs of Mario Kempes dribbles past the hapless Dutch defends.
One of the VIPs (the deputy misnister of Federal Territorry) comes to our village (Kampong Makam) in Penang to open Dewan Orang Ramai (Multi Purpose Hall). I was asked to pegang bunga manggar (jadi pak pacak). I don't have the oppurtunity to salam that VIP then.... fyi that VIP is the current Malaysian Prime Minister.
1979 - Sweet Charity (The Legend of Rock Band) released their hit single - Teratai. I still plays the song until up to these days.
"Ohhh Teratai Bunga Indah
Kaulah Pujaan Hatiku
"Ohhh Tuhan Lindungilah ia
Agar aku dapat bersamanya lagi
Telah Lama ku Rindukan"
"Wahai Teratai Bunga Indah.........."
One of the great song ever. Nothing can beats that.
My eldest sister got her first job in the one of the MNC in the Bayan Lepas FTZ, after finishing her study in the UK. She gots to belanja the whole family every weekends especially in the famous Dawoood Restaurant in Queen Street. Nasi Tomato + the legendary Ayam Kari Kapitan fuhhhhhh yum yum
This also the year that I was transition to a real man - my "berkhatan" session hahaha. During "my big day" my mum cooked Pulut Kuning (in Penang we called that Nasi Kunyit) with Kari Daging + Ubi Kentang cooked in periuk tanah liat. We also have the bunga telur + all the stuffs. So grand back then for a small kid like me. The best ever.....I still missed that a lots. Thanks a lot to mum & dad. I missed the two of you.....
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Intro - The Early Days
Assalamualaikum & My Best Wishes to all,
Altough I know nobody will read this, I would like to thank you for anyone who happens to visit this blogspot either purposely or accidentaly:). My greatest appreciation just for u.
Allow me to asscociate & theme this blogspot as Hikayat Penuh Ranjau - the title of one of my favorite songs from my favorite band - Wings. My full name is Azizul Bin Abdul Wahab - from Penang, Malaysia. I was born in 13 Sept 1969 exactly 4 months after the riot, in Rumah Bersalin Pulau Pinang.
My aim for this life is hoping that I am able to cross path with extra ordinary person (insan luar biasa) & extra ordinary events (perkara luar biasa). I believe all wants to be a successful person & envy the everlasting happiness that we are hoping for. Below are my chronology of events in my life that I gone through so far that I want to share. Some are good times & but some are mostly bad times. Hope you will enjoy the pleasure of reading & got the oppurtunity to learn something. Please feel free to shared your thoughts & comments.Thanks.
1969 - the year of the Apollo. The first moon walk with quotable quotes "A Small Step for Man, A Giant Leap for Mankind". I guess Michael Jackson is still in his kindergarten years then & doesn't perform his own version of moonwalk yet haha.This is the year , with the likes of Beatles, Jimi Hendrix & The Mamas & The Papas (California Dreamin') still rules the chart. On local scenes we have P.Ramlee (my fellow Penangtites & Old Frees - I am very proud of it though) & The Pop Yeh-Yehs terrorizing the local music industry.
1972 - the year that I first can visualize in my memory. The year that I was so "nakal" that I remember that I was fallen & badly injured in Padang Kota - presently known as Gurney Drive.The year that we have 17 year old beautiful female student from the US - Melody Munn staying in our home as part of students exchange programme. We bring her to stay in weekend escapade - Bungalow in Teluk Bahang Beach, besides the more famed Batu Ferringhi Beach. Well, that time the beach was so deserted thats the roads leading to it is resembles as a ghost road at night.While we sleeps at night in The Bungalow we can barely hear the thundering sounds of the waves very clearly.
1973 - the year that my heroes Bruce Lee dies. I guess everyone has it's own version of heroes huh? My brother keeps telling me that Bruce Lee dies because of terkena "pukulan maut" Dicky Zulkarnain - what a plain lie hahaha.
1975 - the year that I first go to KL to followed my family to send my eldest siter to study in the ITM Shah Alam. This is the year that I ate my first KFC in Thrifty Supermarket in Jalan Barat in front of PJ Hilton (the hotel then known as Hotel Jayapuri). The supermarket & The KFC of course are nowhere to be seen. (now occupies by Court Mammoth & Coffee Bean respectively). Well I still remember my first KFC - the tastes is out of this world. Unlike now of course.
Well, believe it or not this is the year we are able to see World Boxing title fight featuring The Greatest Muhammad Ali right here in KL, before his infamous fight with Smokin' Joe Frazier in Thrilla in Manila. My interest for boxing has grown ever since. Now I have a full collection of great boxing movies like The Rocky, Raging Bull & Cindarella Man.
This is the year that I first attended kindergarten - Buddhist Asscociation Kindergarten, in Jalan Perak, Penang. The building resembles a small atap house then. Well, I guess there is no PASTI or KEMAS tadika during that time yet. I still believe that we should minced with others regardless of races/religions for us to live in peace & harmony. Hahaha, for the record I am still a Muslim.
1976 - the year with many events; sad & happiness. The year that I first enter Standard 1 in Francis Light 1. My standard 1 teacher is Cikgu Zainab. I still remember the old fashioned spectacle that she wore. The spectacle that we can always seen in the black & white P.Ramlee movie.
At the end of that year, I got a chance to travel to London. The plane that we travel was delayed more than 3 hours upon departure due to they have difficulties to load an elephant to the plane to be send to the London Zoo. I travel with an elephant on board! I also remember well, when the plane approaching Heathrow right after dawn, I can see the London city below with it's famous classic red double decker. The moment that can't be bought back forever. During my stay there I had a chance to visit Trafalgar's Square on christmas eve & go to House of Toys with 6 storeys building full of toys alone. Imagine 1 storey occupied entirely by miniature train dazzling accross artificial mountains, town center & so on. It's my heaven on earth.
This is the year that my beloved sister - Julinah passed away. The most beautiful girl in this wide wide world. I still can recall well the final moment I saw her, she was crying from the hospital window as we are in the car park before we left. I never saw her again. She died when we are in London. She was 17 years old then. I still miss her a lot. Please forgive me, my dearly loved sister.
Altough I know nobody will read this, I would like to thank you for anyone who happens to visit this blogspot either purposely or accidentaly:). My greatest appreciation just for u.
Allow me to asscociate & theme this blogspot as Hikayat Penuh Ranjau - the title of one of my favorite songs from my favorite band - Wings. My full name is Azizul Bin Abdul Wahab - from Penang, Malaysia. I was born in 13 Sept 1969 exactly 4 months after the riot, in Rumah Bersalin Pulau Pinang.
My aim for this life is hoping that I am able to cross path with extra ordinary person (insan luar biasa) & extra ordinary events (perkara luar biasa). I believe all wants to be a successful person & envy the everlasting happiness that we are hoping for. Below are my chronology of events in my life that I gone through so far that I want to share. Some are good times & but some are mostly bad times. Hope you will enjoy the pleasure of reading & got the oppurtunity to learn something. Please feel free to shared your thoughts & comments.Thanks.
1969 - the year of the Apollo. The first moon walk with quotable quotes "A Small Step for Man, A Giant Leap for Mankind". I guess Michael Jackson is still in his kindergarten years then & doesn't perform his own version of moonwalk yet haha.This is the year , with the likes of Beatles, Jimi Hendrix & The Mamas & The Papas (California Dreamin') still rules the chart. On local scenes we have P.Ramlee (my fellow Penangtites & Old Frees - I am very proud of it though) & The Pop Yeh-Yehs terrorizing the local music industry.
1972 - the year that I first can visualize in my memory. The year that I was so "nakal" that I remember that I was fallen & badly injured in Padang Kota - presently known as Gurney Drive.The year that we have 17 year old beautiful female student from the US - Melody Munn staying in our home as part of students exchange programme. We bring her to stay in weekend escapade - Bungalow in Teluk Bahang Beach, besides the more famed Batu Ferringhi Beach. Well, that time the beach was so deserted thats the roads leading to it is resembles as a ghost road at night.While we sleeps at night in The Bungalow we can barely hear the thundering sounds of the waves very clearly.
1973 - the year that my heroes Bruce Lee dies. I guess everyone has it's own version of heroes huh? My brother keeps telling me that Bruce Lee dies because of terkena "pukulan maut" Dicky Zulkarnain - what a plain lie hahaha.
1975 - the year that I first go to KL to followed my family to send my eldest siter to study in the ITM Shah Alam. This is the year that I ate my first KFC in Thrifty Supermarket in Jalan Barat in front of PJ Hilton (the hotel then known as Hotel Jayapuri). The supermarket & The KFC of course are nowhere to be seen. (now occupies by Court Mammoth & Coffee Bean respectively). Well I still remember my first KFC - the tastes is out of this world. Unlike now of course.
Well, believe it or not this is the year we are able to see World Boxing title fight featuring The Greatest Muhammad Ali right here in KL, before his infamous fight with Smokin' Joe Frazier in Thrilla in Manila. My interest for boxing has grown ever since. Now I have a full collection of great boxing movies like The Rocky, Raging Bull & Cindarella Man.
This is the year that I first attended kindergarten - Buddhist Asscociation Kindergarten, in Jalan Perak, Penang. The building resembles a small atap house then. Well, I guess there is no PASTI or KEMAS tadika during that time yet. I still believe that we should minced with others regardless of races/religions for us to live in peace & harmony. Hahaha, for the record I am still a Muslim.
1976 - the year with many events; sad & happiness. The year that I first enter Standard 1 in Francis Light 1. My standard 1 teacher is Cikgu Zainab. I still remember the old fashioned spectacle that she wore. The spectacle that we can always seen in the black & white P.Ramlee movie.
At the end of that year, I got a chance to travel to London. The plane that we travel was delayed more than 3 hours upon departure due to they have difficulties to load an elephant to the plane to be send to the London Zoo. I travel with an elephant on board! I also remember well, when the plane approaching Heathrow right after dawn, I can see the London city below with it's famous classic red double decker. The moment that can't be bought back forever. During my stay there I had a chance to visit Trafalgar's Square on christmas eve & go to House of Toys with 6 storeys building full of toys alone. Imagine 1 storey occupied entirely by miniature train dazzling accross artificial mountains, town center & so on. It's my heaven on earth.
This is the year that my beloved sister - Julinah passed away. The most beautiful girl in this wide wide world. I still can recall well the final moment I saw her, she was crying from the hospital window as we are in the car park before we left. I never saw her again. She died when we are in London. She was 17 years old then. I still miss her a lot. Please forgive me, my dearly loved sister.
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