tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post5198391112094873174..comments2024-03-27T18:23:34.322+08:00Comments on WEBS OF SIGNIFICANCE: Just one look (or two) at Cheung Chau's now disused cinemaYTSLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-87704215239174377482011-04-20T21:43:41.314+08:002011-04-20T21:43:41.314+08:00Hi "A Hero Never Dies" --
Sounds like y...Hi "A Hero Never Dies" --<br /><br />Sounds like you've had a really cool experience that I now regularly have (but still appreciate and don't think I'll ever get blase about): watching a Hong Kong movie and spotting locations that you're familiar with BEFORE watching the movie! :bYTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-51776413914850363132011-04-20T01:14:16.694+08:002011-04-20T01:14:16.694+08:00Lovely post YTSL, I've been past here while wa...Lovely post YTSL, I've been past here while wandering around this wonderful island, and the film is equally wonderful!A hero never dieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13075070081480449104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-23505664010160285712010-05-19T23:03:23.796+08:002010-05-19T23:03:23.796+08:00Hi Horsoon --
At least KL still has the Coliseum,...Hi Horsoon --<br /><br />At least KL still has the Coliseum, right?<br /><br />And FYI, here's a link to a photo-essay of mine from February 2007(!) of Penang cinemas past along with present...<br /><br />http://webs-of-significance.blogspot.com/2007/02/penang-cinemas-past-and-present.html<br /><br />Enjoy?<br /><br />Hi mister bijou --<br /><br />Wow, you were in Cheung Chau as far back as YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-58786794140481343802010-05-18T22:39:58.114+08:002010-05-18T22:39:58.114+08:00Yeah, it's sad about the old cinema . . . the ...Yeah, it's sad about the old cinema . . . the advent of VCRs in the 1980s sent the place into terminal decline. <br />You are right, when the place got painted and tarted up in 2002 there was discussion over the <i>yam cha</i> about the place being granted a new lease of life. I think the owner(s) approached the government for financial support, which came to nought.<br /><br />Anyway, I mustmister bijouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705816610701500506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-25369197709267391552010-05-18T22:29:31.283+08:002010-05-18T22:29:31.283+08:00What a sorry sight of the once 'glamoured'...What a sorry sight of the once 'glamoured' cinema! There are many such abandoned cinemas few years back in KL too, but now most of them were either torn down for new developments or rebuilt into mini shopping malls with cineplex/mini-theaters.Horsoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03312939298645105865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-22762841058726807472010-05-18T22:22:25.167+08:002010-05-18T22:22:25.167+08:00Hi Glenn --
So... did you realize before you visi...Hi Glenn --<br /><br />So... did you realize before you visited Cheung Chau that it was the island of "Just One Look"? As for being hit up for donations: I've never had that problem at any temple anywhere in the world...! <br /><br />Hi duriandave --<br /><br />It is amazing how fast things can disintegrate here... and mould can grow. :S<br /><br />On a brighter note: yes, I do YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-56878920923658464412010-05-18T06:17:05.849+08:002010-05-18T06:17:05.849+08:00hi ytsl,
Wow, that was a fun day. I remember how ...hi ytsl,<br /><br />Wow, that was a fun day. I remember how hot it was, how we looked and looked for the theater, and in a lane three women sitting outside on chairs indicated they knew the theater but it was "no more" and then they kind of waved us in the direction of the place. I so enjoyed coming upon the different scene locations too. I watch the movie every year too.sarah bailey knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08748376721447408580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-85530944279365161262010-05-18T05:25:24.985+08:002010-05-18T05:25:24.985+08:00Great post! Thank you for the pics. I forgot ALL...Great post! Thank you for the pics. I forgot ALL about Just One Look. Like Dave, I may have to go re-watch it. Thanks again. So cool.Kingwho?https://www.blogger.com/profile/02474560455739504154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-73193780284804039262010-05-18T02:46:08.627+08:002010-05-18T02:46:08.627+08:00Cool photos. I like poking around buildings that a...Cool photos. I like poking around buildings that are falling into disrepair. Second best is seeing the photos someone else takes in and around a ruins. :)EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-37627622650561892762010-05-18T01:45:22.172+08:002010-05-18T01:45:22.172+08:00Thanks for the pics, YTSL! Hard to believe the the...Thanks for the pics, YTSL! Hard to believe the theater looks so decrepit in less than 10 years time.<br /><br />Anyway, now I've got a craving to see <i>Just One Look</i> again, and also to make a pilgrimage to Cheng Chau on my next trip (still haven't been there yet).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-35584474102709245952010-05-18T00:40:45.398+08:002010-05-18T00:40:45.398+08:00P.S., I know you're not a Facebook person but ...P.S., I know you're not a Facebook person but my profile picture for quite some time was a shot of me in front of the temple next to one of the lions.Glenn, kenixfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00735095946077123391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-50625396976683998422010-05-18T00:39:31.513+08:002010-05-18T00:39:31.513+08:00I am one of those people who wanders aimlessly. I...I am one of those people who wanders aimlessly. I was at that temple w/o making the connection, or knowing the name of the place.<br /><br />I *was* hit up for a donation on my way out of the place!<br /><br />It was Christmas Day, actually.Glenn, kenixfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00735095946077123391noreply@blogger.com