Mimaland

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First of all, the boy in the pic is not me...:D Who was born or grew up in 80s must remember the water theme park that famous in Malaysia in late 70s and 80s, Mimaland. Many of the younger generation now maybe the first time heard about Mimaland but try ask your parent, of course they still remember (if they remember).It was started build in 1971 and opened to the public in 1975.The name “Mimaland” was unique and its actually short form of “Malaysia In Miniature Land”. It’s located at hilly area in Ulu Gombak, Selangor not far from Kuala Lumpur. One of the attraction at Mimaland is the prehistoric dinosaur theme park that have big dinosaurs replica.

 In 1984 Mimaland introduced another new attraction that was the swimming pool which to be the largest in Southeast Asia at that time. Also the big and high water slides that favored by many visitors.

 Besides that, Mimaland also has lakes that suitable for cruises/fishing, "giant maze" area and jungle tracking activities. In other words, Mimaland was popular premier outing destination for families.

In  January 1993, an accident happened that resulted in the death of a 27-year-old Singaporean. Unfortunately, the incident that shocked the public has forced the Mimaland to close for a while.In May 1994, there was also damage to the walls of the some pools that caused minor landslides that causing and made muddy water entered into the pool. Once again, the area is closed to the public. After that, Mimalad was closed
and became a neglected area until now.

90s TV Cartoon Show

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Who was born in early 90s must remember about the TV cartoon shows from the 90s at that time. Kid and cartoon cannot be separated. They are very close together. Everybody has their own memories while being a kid. Even now I'm 20s, I'm still remembering and missed the memories when I was kid. It was very nostalgic and can not bring back now because at the age of kids, it was very fun. Most of the cartoon shows from the 90s were showed during weekend holiday, Saturday and Sunday. But some cartoon programs showed on every day. Now, let's flash back from the 90s what the famous TV cartoon show in Malaysia :

1. USOP SONTORIAN

It is animated cartoon series that take the village life of Malaysian boy 

as a theme.The characters involved Usop, Abu, Dol, Ah Kim, Vellu, Sigh,

 Abang Budin and etc.FYI, the story is set in Kampung Parit Sonto 

which is not far from Ayer Hitam, Johor.

2. DRAGON BALL

This Japanese anime is very famous. The story is adopted from comic and brought 

to the animated TV series. The words "yang sebenarnya dragon ball ada 7 biji semuanya!"

was made trademark to this series..

3. KELUANG MAN

Keluang Man was  the Malaysian here animated series.The superhero characters,

 Keluang Man and his partner, Tiong Man.The Keluang Man series includes a few aspects 

of moral values in each episode.Save the public from criminal is

 the focus of this superheroes.

4. DORAEMON

The characters Doraemon, Nobita, Gian, Suniyo, Shizuka are very fomous not

in Malaysia but also around the world.

5. YOKIES

The family of Yokies take the family relationship as the theme. The characters are from

  family of egg. Every episode bring the moral values and messages.

6. ANAK-ANAK SIDEK

The story series are based on Dato' Haji Sidek family. It shows about the efforts of 

Dato' Haji Sidek raisedand trained his childrens, Misbun and his siblings until 

became the legendary of Malaysian badminton past years ago.

 Miss 90s......

Sudirman in memory

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Still remember Allahyarham Sudirman Hj Arshad?? He was a Malaysia famous singer in 80s .His songs still playing until now on local radio stations. His contribution has left impact to our local music industry. He always remembered and favoured until now . He was not just singer but also songwriter. He also one of the most popular figures in the history of the music industry and very close to Malaysian.Sudirman was born on 25 May 1954 at Temerlong,Pahang. For your information, Temerloh is a ikan patin city centre where it is famous with ikan patin masak tempoyak..Ok..we left the story about ikan patin and back to the topic..:D Sudirman has degree in Law from Universiti Malaysia in 1980 and was certified to be a lawyer in 1984.But, with his interest in the field of singing then he left the lawyer carrier and choose art field as his carrier.

Chow Kit Road Giant Concert 

 One of the scene in "Kami" film Tookoo and Din

 He had started his career after winning the "Bintang RTM" on 11 August 1976. At that time, he showed and proved his talent. In 15 April 1986, Sudirman established its name in the Malaysian Book of Records once because he successful held a free giant concert at Jalan Chow Kit, Kuala Lumpur. At that time, nearly hundred thousand peoples watched his concert. Because of its big talented in singing and perform at stage, he was awarded Asia's No 1 Performer in 1989. That’s why he was known by many as "Malaysia's No 1 Entertainer". Besides singing and writing, Sudirman also acted in a film called “Kami”, which was released in 1982. This movie was very touched. It’s showed the best friend relationship value as the movie theme. 

 

 

His songs just mention  a few, Merisik Khabar,Tanggal 31 Ogos,Terasing,Pelangi Petang,Hujan,Milik Siapakah Gadis Ini,Chow Kit Road, and so on have the "own value" and "soul”. The songs have the story behind the lyrics and sentimental value. Even almost his songs based on love, but his songs also have the patriotic value.For example, "Tanggal 31 Ogos, it has patriotic value and encourage citizen to love Malaysia.Every 31 August, we can hear this song right?? “Dari Jauh Ku Pohon Maaf”…Every Hari Raya Aidilfitri we can listen this song. Very touch and has depth of messages. For me, all his songs has their own values…As a listener, we can feel that songs are “very close” to us when listening the song.

It has been 22 years since Allahyarham Sudirman Hj. Arshad passed away on 22 February 1992.He left to us the memories and his talent. He was a legend and performer to u after Allahyarham Tan Sri P.  Ramlee.

Al-Fatihah to Sudirman Hj Arshad……