P. Ramlee Birthplace
Lyan was very excited to have been able to visit the birthplace (now a museum) of P. Ramlee (1929-1973), an actor, director, and singer/songwriter, and an entertainment icon in Malaysia. I can’t help but notice that she selected this very dashing, shirtless portrait of Ramlee, when there were no doubt other options — say, Ramlee (seen with his guitar) in one of his comedic roles:
The stamps denote the “1Malaysia” initiative. Malaysia is a very diverse culture, comprised of native Malay and other indigenous peoples, as well as ethnic Tamils and other Indians, Chinese, Vietnamese, and many more groups. 1Malaysia recognizes this diversity, but encourages unity by celebrating the unique Malaysian culture.
He was quite dashing. Poor fellow didn’t live very long!
Hey I selected this picture coz it was one of the most famous pics of P.Ramlee (or make it, the most famous shirtless pic of him :P) I WISH they published better postcards on him and the movies though.
Regarding the 1Malaysia stamp, I think it’s more accurate if you said Borneo Indigenous, or Eurasians, or Thais instead of Vietnamese.. I cant remember if I know Vietnamese people living in Malaysia.
Anyway it’s always great to see my postcard on someone’s blog, yay to you! :D
Handsome man with a winning smile. Never heard of him. I appreciated the info on him and on the culture.