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THE STAR METRO Friday June 8, 2007
Car mechanics website on P. Ramlee by V.CHANDRASEKARAN
ENTERTAINMENT legend Tan Sri P. Ramlee’s wise words in his Malay films
were the driving force that helped “steer” car mechanic and salesman
Zainal Abidin through difficult times. In gratitude, Zainal from Sri
Manjung in Lu-mut, Perak, has come up with a website www.
p-ramlee.com.my on the movie icon.
“I
cannot help but come up with the website as it was P. Ramlee’s wise
words that guided me through difficult times,'' he said. “My success as
a car mechanic and salesman is mainly due to the “never give up” policy
ad-vocated by P. Ramlee,” said Zainal, 50.
He said he engaged someone to create the website two weeks ago and it
was still being developed. “It is a tribute to P. Ramlee for inspiring
me,” he said after attending special prayers for P. Ramlee at Kompleks
Pustaka Warisan Seni at Jalan P. Ramlee, Penang, yesterday.
National Archives director-general Moha-med Zawawi Abdullah was among
the 50 people present. It was organised by National Archives Pe-nang
branch. Also present was branch director Mohd Nasser Malim. Zainal, who
was formerly in the police force, said the website would feature
information on P. Ramlee and would be interactive. “I have spoken to
National Archives director-general Mohamed Zawawi requesting his
de-partment’s help to display more information on P. Ramlee on the
website,” he said.
He said he
went into the car business in 1979 after he leaving the police
force. “I observed P. Ramlee projecting himself as master of all trades
in his films,’’ he said. He said he felt the need to set up the website
after recovering recently from a road accident. “The moment I recovered
from a partial lapse of memory which I suffered after the accident
three years ago, I had this strong urge to create a website on P.
Ramlee,” said the fa-ther of four children.
He
said he had seen all the films by P. Ramlee and had kept a collection
of most of his movies. “There is much the young can learn from P.
Ramlee’s movies. “And that is why I wanted to come up with the website
so that the young can pick up infor-mation on the movie icon,” he
said.
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