my penang 'trip' (day 2) - part 1

The day started with an alarm at 6am. yes. 6 am. since we had such limited time, we had to wake up early. we showered and waited for subuh. in penang, subuh dia 615am. after we performed our subuh prayers, we hit the roads.. it was almost 650 when we reached USM's hill to watch the sunrise.. and all the while i was singing Norah Jones' Sunrise.. excited. From this picture, it looked more like sunset rite? perhaps. i need an SLR camera kot.. hehe.. well, it was definitely breathtaking and refreshing. many won't do things like we do.. - waking up at 6am.. so kalu nak travel and do stuff kena cari yang sekepala laa.. baru best..

And from this picture, i realized that my 'in2it' 2-way foundation looks good on me.. and my revlon lipstick also blended well with the foundation.. hehe (iklan kejap). here are the three ladies who had a blast in penang. thanks to cikyah who sudi membawa kita jejalan and being our SLR photographer and teaching us a lot about photography.. perhaps, i'll own my own SLR camera gak one day ;)

thanks to din also who sudi menemani me to this trip.. and being there when i need a friend.. always :) gurl you rock.. [ok sesi penghargaan]

we headed off from USM at almost 730 bila matahari dah naik betui betui.. and i managed to snap this gorgeous picture.

later we had char kuey teow at a stall nearby. and it was sedap giler.. really, penang food really ada kick betul..

then, we headed to town at almost 9 kot? cant remember the time.. last time i went to penang, i wanted so much to see P Ramlee's house but couldnt cause apparently they close on Mondays.. so this time, i got what i wished for.. we managed to go in.. yeay! we took a LOT of pictures tapi tak dpt dimasukkan disini.. nnt tak muat pulak.. so i'll keep them as my own memories.. hehe.. there we were in front of the museum.. and i was doing the Pohon yang rimbun scene and the oh kanda! scene right in front of P Ramlee's rumah kelahiran..

yes, i took a photo at the exact spot and wearing the exact pants about 7 months ago when i attended the USM interview. it would be great if i had the opportunity to work in Penang. i've always loved Penang and i don't mind going there again or a matter of fact, work there kot? Despite the jam and everything, i guess there's always something that can compensate the stress... the beach... tapi if i were to work in Penang, i'd like to bring my parents along.. hehe.. anak manje.. bukan apa.. siapa nak jaga diorg if bukan their baby gurl (walaupun dah besar panjang and bole jadi mak orang).. hehehe

tu dia many2 scenes taken from the house. (1) kemanakah kanda? bilakah kanda mau pulang dari germany? (2) scene tepi tangga (3) basuh kaki bila nak masuk rumah.. tapi takde air pun?

here's pak mat the one who takes care of this place.. apparently, his dad and Allahyarham Tan Sri P Ramlee's dad worked at the same place. [ayah PRamlee sebijik muka dia]. so they were staying at the same quarter house.. and he told us that he always accompanied PRamlee whenever he wanted to go anywhere to meet people.. Pak Mat told us a lot of things that we didn't know.. or maybe things that i didn't know.. Tan Sri PRamlee was a very generous man..

"La ni, mana nak cari ganti.. org mcm dia? Kita ada beratuih ratuih artis.. takdak sorang pun mcm dia.. Depa igt depa kaya.. Hangpa tgk Tan Sri PRamlee, dia dulu gaji 7000 ringgit sebulan.. masa dulu 7000 ringgit tu kayaaa.. tapi dia punya pikiq masa depan.. nak bantu orang melayu, dia belanja 500 utk dia saja.. 500 tu la dia nak makan, jalan2, beli barang2 sket.. lagi 6500 dia sedekah kat orang susah, bagi anak yatim.... haaa.. mana nak cari orang lagu tu?"

"kita skrg ni.. taktau apa nak jadi.. pramlee dulu pikiq jauh.. dia takdak ilmu sekolah.. tapi dia bijak.. dia punya cerita semua ada msg.. semua tentang kehidupan dia sikit2.. dia nak naikkan orang melayu.. tapi zaman sekarang ni.. sedih.. takdak sorang pun boleh ganti dia.. orang doq mai jejauh. dari Belanda, Perancis, America.. dok tulih tulis nota tanya pakcik.. dok kaji pasal dia.. dia antarabangsa... tapi la ni, takdak artis sorang pun bole jadi mcm dia.. artis la ni dok kejaq glemer.. tu pun dalam2 sini saja.. takdak yg overseas..."

"pramlee tu dulu, dok jaga sembahyang.. setiap kali lepas sembahyang dia doq zikir ratuih ratuih kali.. haaa.. mana nak dpt lagu tu? amalan dia, takdak sapa nak blajaq.. "

"kalau zaman skrg, gaji beribu ribu, doq beli kereta besaq, rumah besaq.. tapi pramlee masa mati, takdak tinggalkan harta.. satu pun takdak.. pasai dia dah sedekah kat orang2.. harta dia pi kat org2 melayu...harta dia sebenar ada kat seni dia.. itu harta dia sebenaqnya.. lebih berharga... tapi sedih.. pasai dia dah takdak..baru depa nak bg pangkat Tan Sri.. buat apa? dia dah takdak.. dia dah takdak baru orang nak hargai.."

"...La ni mai dekat 20 orang nak claim depa tu Azizah.. Pakcik ckp, depa semua ni bkn azizah betui.. pakcik tanya, kalau betui hangpa ni azizah.. hang tunjuk kat aku surat yang PRamlee ada bagi azizah masa dia nak balik ke Singapore. masa tu bapak azizah suruh depa putuih hubungan. PRamlee ada bagi surat. dia suruh Azizah baca 3 kali, lepas tu dia koyah separuh, dia simpan, separuh lagi Azizah simpan.. dia ckp lagu ni, 'Azizah, kalau kita ada jodoh, kita akan jumpa balik..' haaa pakcik suruh depa tunjuk kat pakcik mana surat tu? takdak sapa yang ada.. Azizah mmg wujud.. dia lawaaa.. muka dia mcm arab.. dia mmg orang arab pun.. tapi lepaih tu, takdak kabar berita dari dia.. taktau apa jadi kat dia.. bapak dia tauke kedai emas.. lepas bapak dia jual kedai emas tu, taktau depa pi mana.. mmg takdak jodoh dgn PRamlee..."

After listening to Pak Mat's story, mmg rase sebak.. how he fought for his bangsa.. and how we are today.. Berkorban apa saja.. that was his tagline.. and indeed.. he sacrificed everything for his nation... i bought my favourite PRamlee movie, Ibu Mertuaku with the hopes that it can help with the maintenance of the gallery.. i hope that even after 100 years, PRamlee will always be remembered for his talents and his contribution... may he rest in peace.. Al-Fatihah..