Cinema cinema cinema

         Di Perlis bila tanya budak2 about their hobbies .
they would come up with answers like computer games, football, picnic, fishing, cycling, chess, watching tv etc etc.
       No one would stand up and say watching movies at the cinema..Its hard for them to explain about 'cinema' apatah lagi about cineplex. because there is no cinema in Perlis. The last one was Panggung Capitol. Now dah jadi Dewan Capitol for the UNIMAP students.

      A cinema is a strange word to many Perlis primary school pupils..When I mentioned this word to them in class , I had a hard time  explaining that a cinema is  where you can watch a movie on a big giant screen where images and stories are being projected for you to see...Maklum kadang2 keluar dalam UPSR the word cinema tu.Lepas cerita2 they can figure out and boleh imagine what a cinema is all about

     The nearest cinema is in Jitra Kedah.So nasibla..kalau nak merasa tengok wayang terpaksa la cross sempadan negeri ke Jitra.

       Orang Perlis are used to it.Tak kisah tak da panggung wayang pun, CD banyak .tengok la in the comfort of your own home..Kelantan pun tak da panggung wayang, so is Labuan. Ok ja..

        Dulu2 orang tengok wayang pacak .Jabatan Penerangan akan pergi ke kampung2 tunjuk wayang.Of course hitam putih.
       And seperti biasa sebelum tunjuk wayang tunjuk dulu apa pembangunan kerajaan buat for the rakyat,  Orang kampung terlangut ja.tak kisah janji ada filem.. Sambil tengok sambil makan kacang putih.Mamak kacang putih pun bila lagi nak cari makan..

     Then baru di bina panggung wayang.Dulu2 people went to the cinema with families .Kadang2 a family of 4 beli tiket for two saja.Dah bawa anak2 kecik2 lagi.You can imagine them sharing seats. The children kept on standing up, with their unflagging energy, hopping, and blocking the view of  those sitting behind them.

    On hari keputeraan Tuanku Raja Perlis, semua budak2 sekolah dapat  free tickets to watch a movie at the cinema.Filem yang ditayangkan was a lousy kelabu , ada rintik2, jalur2 and  putus2 .Kadang2 ada bunyi kruk krak kruk krak which came from the screen , usually filem Tarzan. Or cerita Mat Salleh lawan the Red Indians, which of course the orang putih will win in the end..

      You could hear them shouting, "Cepat red Indian ada belakang"
      When the hero appeared at the most critical moment, semua clapped their hands..boring betui.tak boleh concentrate to see in peace..

       On other days ( bukan filem free punya time) , we have these picnickers entering the cinema, with kuaci, , prawn-crackers, groundnuts, ice-cream, adoi.. Then they incessantly rattles the wrappers .It was irritating  and of course littering the floor too.
        Kalau nak picnic pi tepi laut ke ,tasik ke, sungai pun tak pa, a cinema is surely not the place.

                     Apa macam kalau sebesar tu popcorn dia bawa masuk panggung.


        Distractions were everywhere, the sound of people talking , telling, commenting on the story, even out-talking the actors on the screen.

        Then  bila the movie was over and you were trying to walk out .. suddenly you shoes were stuck on the floor. Ni mesti kes orang makan cewing gum..buang on the floor juga..

        Once in Penang , I was with Raimah my housemate .Tengah sedap2 tengok wayang, ada someone behind dok tendang her seat.Sekali dua tak pa , tapi kalau dah jadi macam ryhtm lagu A Ramlee pulak takkan nak biar saja.So Raimah said, "cik boleh turun kaki bawah dak, jangan la tendang seat saya"
          Tiba2 the young man replied style Penang, " Wei hang tau dak kaki aku panjang, hangpa tak pa ketot2, aku tak puas belunjuq hang tau dak." (belunjuq means straighten your feet.).

          And then came the last straw you couldnt tolerate anymore.   When boisterous babies starting crying, yelling at the top of their voice, and you could hear the mother saying" diam2, tengok tu, hero dok lawan "
          Awat la teruk sangat.Apa la budak tu nak faham. When babies are not comfortable they would throw the hell of a tantrum di mana saja pun. They become fractious when tired.
          Tunggula baby besar dulu, mak tu tahan la sikit the urge nak ke panggung tu..

                                 
                                Typical of men, taktik lama bawa girl friend tengok filem hantu..


          Late comers pun masalah juga, groping in the dark they stumbled and stepped on people's feet and you could hear ' ish , ouch" from other audiences.

          Ada at one time tu tengah2 tengok wayang tiba rasa macam semut ke apa di ponggong, bila picit saja bau sahabat kita dah mengisi ruang panggung. Rupanya PIJAT !..

         Tu semua dulu2, now people are more dissiplined in the cinema. Semua behaved like super duper audience.Tengok senyap ja.enjoying the movie.
       The largest cinema in Malaysia is in Mid Valley Megamall, Also Asia's largest cineplex..Mula2 nampak dulu perak tengok sampai ada 18 screens to choose from.

      

                                  Midvalley Megamall Golden Screen cinemas

        Dulu tiada hiburan lain selain panggung wayang. Selepas menuai, jual padi , semua ke panggung menonton filem2 Melayu lama, diikuti filem2 P Ramlee yang sentiasa mencuit hati kita.

       Zaman sudah berubah, everybody is busy, mengejar dateline, mengejar kerja yang tak kunjung habis, sekarang juga zaman fenomena  Uztaz Azhar Idrus, anak muda Malaysia beralih ke surau dan masjid.Belajar mengaji, mendengar usrah dan ceramah agama, Panggung wayang hanya untuk pelepas letih di hujung minggu .. Kadang2 wayang tengok depa, sedangkan depa  dah belayar jauh di ulit mimpi dalam panggung ! !    

       Have a good day everyone. keep that smile always..like yours truly below..he he.