Tongkat Ali of Life

Is he died a sad & lonely man?

I was shocked to have read an article about P. Ramlee died as a sad & lonely man.

My father used to tell me that he died young because he was a heavy smoker and drinker.

I don’t know which to believe now.

He could have died due to depression because nobody wanted to listen to his ides and dreams to develop our Malaysian Film Industies.

That’s why he turned to cigeratte and alcohol to overcome his depression.

This is the only explaination that I can think of.

P. Ramlee’s movies are the kind of movies that makes all the multi-racial in Malaysia to watch, even the world.

Not the kind of movies that modern Malaysian Film directors made except a few.

Once I was a teenager about 20 years ago, I had a friend that was Chinese educated. We spoke about P. Ramlee movies and I was suprised to learn that he liked P. Ramlee movies so much too.

In the mist of our conversation, I told him that it was very sad that P. Ramlee died at a young age. And he turned and looked at me and said “What did you mean he died?”.

My friend did not know that P. Ramlee has died 20 years ago!

Well, the only conclusion I can come out with.. P. Ramlee did not die, he lives on as we watched & listened to him on the screen everytime.

P. Ramlee might be gone on this planet Earth but his heart & soul lives on forever..

“Engkaulah satu-satunya, Insan yang teristimewa..” ~ Shiela Majid (Lagenda)

“Anak ku Sazali”.. “Ibu mertua ku”.. put a tears in my eyes..

“Bujak Lapok”.. Do Re Mi”.. put a laughter in my heart..

I salute you, P. Ramlee! May your soul rest in peace..