Going to the cinema in the olden days was not posh like today. We did not have pop corn, or other snacks. We did not get a pizza before we entered the cinema hall.
Just outside the Lido and Rex cinemas were men who sold kacang kuda in paper cones, and sotong bakar with lots of chili sauce. These snacks were to die for. And not every one had the extra pocket money to buy them.
Each of the cones cost only 10 cents and yet many of us would not pay for them because if we saved enough money we could spend 50 cents to buy another cinema ticket so that three of us could go to see another movie,sharing a seat in the front row, get a neck ache but that was all worth it. Three small kids could enter the cinema hall with one ticket because the door man was kind enough to let us through.
Once the lights dimmed and the movie started, we could upgrade ourselves to the better seats. The door man would close one eye and pretended not to see. But because the hall was so dark, he could not see any way.
However once in a while, the manager or assistant manager would come with a torch light to check tickets. We had to be alert for situations like that. We were all ready to move towards the cheap seats to save our face.
Those who sneaked in without a ticket would be shooed out.
Once the lights dimmed and the movie started, we could upgrade ourselves to the better seats. The door man would close one eye and pretended not to see. But because the hall was so dark, he could not see any way.
However once in a while, the manager or assistant manager would come with a torch light to check tickets. We had to be alert for situations like that. We were all ready to move towards the cheap seats to save our face.
Those who sneaked in without a ticket would be shooed out.
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