Thursday, 22 March 2012

A few more nostalgic pix...

Of course this was way before my time. My memory of this area is the stinky market, Lim Seng Seng Bus (which served Ayer Itam area), The Yellow Bus (which ploughed Gelugor and beyond to Balik Pulau -No. 66) and Hin Company which combed the beach district of Tanjung Bungah and beyond. Sri Negara (till Bagan Jermal area) and MPPP bus (No.2) had a stop there. After watching Deepavali movie, we had to run around for LSS bus 91A which plied Jln Boundary. Sometimes, we took the No. 91, walked to RRF from Kampung Bharu market.
The run down Rex theatre. My sister and I watched the first English movie together - 'Earthquake' in sense surround sounds. I also have fond memories of watching the mind boggling action adventure packed from beginning to end with no time to recover in the Indiana Jones first of the trilogy (Raiders of the Lost Ark) here with PFS buddies. And my best film of all time 'Back to the Future 1' when I was in USM.

The Victoria street MPPP bus terminal where I spend waiting for No. 1JB, 10 or SC6.  With me waiting will be Eddie Lee Leong Teik (who stayed in Bakau Street). He took No.3 for Jelutong. Just beside the public toilet (right of pic where the plant stands) used to be a ice vendor selling Soya Bean Milk and Liang Hoon Water -black jelly drink. Being thrifty one, I would watch Edidie and the others enjoying and slurping their Liang Hoon noisily!
The MPPP buses have a unique numbering system. The above bus (No. 37) is usually used for Route No.7 but this this time it is for Route No. 2. Bus No. 38 is for Route 8 to Penang Hill. All in all they had up to buses No. 108. Too boring to recollect all the numbers.

4 comments:

  1. Ayoooo.....where you got this stuff?? You still remember to bus numbers OMG! SC6 I don't recall at all. Excellent student ma...

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    1. With old age, your long term memory is better. Short term, however, is dismal. Eh, can't teach old dog new tricks!

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  2. M amazed at what u rber of the bus numbers.
    Anymore I'd pix? My mom got such a kick at seeing them. She grew up in penang.

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    1. I will get the pix published as I lay my eyes on them. Thanks for support!

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