A&W used to be the only Fast Food chain in Ipoh opposite Cathay Cinema. Well...those days...going there was a real treat. The place being Air-Cond and all...with those modern chairs and tables and brightly lighted. Downing the Root Beer was....WOW!!!...(excuse me for using the word)...heaven!Ah...we were mainly contented with RM1.50 bowl of rich or noodle in our regular mee stall,
under the fan (if you can get a table underneath it). Sipping the RM0.50 cup of coffee (shared with mom) from the saucer. Ha! Those were the days. I smile thinking about it.
under the fan (if you can get a table underneath it). Sipping the RM0.50 cup of coffee (shared with mom) from the saucer. Ha! Those were the days. I smile thinking about it. 
Dad used to be really strict with us. Whenever we go out, we must be well dressed...shirt, pants socks and shoes...ah...and handkerchief. Many times when I left my handkerchief behind...mom would try to hand me her handkerchief from underneath the table. (I'm sure my dad knows about that, because of the different type of handkerchief that mom carries.)
Going to the movies was not a norm but a real adventure. The trips alone were fantastic. Dad would hire a trishaw (before we own a car) for us. The tickets were sold at RM0.65 (The seats are the nearest to the screen and you will surely come out with a stiff neck at the end of the movie). RM1.00 (sometimes RM1.25), RM 1.40 and the premium of RM 2.00 which were the Reserved Seats. Now this is for the rich. But then again when the lights are dimmed...there are sure to be a "musical chair" game happening. Before we enter the cinema, we used to buy our favourite black "quachi", Chiclets, steamed groundnuts etc before we walk into the hall with of cause the uncle holding a torch, guiding to to our seats. 
Black "Quachi" My Preferred Choice.
Red "Quachi" My Mom's Favourite
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Those were the days when we were given a 10/15 mins interval when the movie was too long (3 or 4 hours long stuff)and everybody would marched out of the hall to get some snacks or to unload in the toilets. But then our movements were restricted because the collapsible gate would be drawn to ensure that no unpaid audience got in during the interval. It happened to movies like "The Sound Of Music", "The Ten Commandments", "Fiddler On The Roof" etc. In Majestic Theatre Ipoh I remember that they even have vendors walking around in the hall amongst the audiences selling snacks and cigarettes from a flat wooden tray hanging horizontally in front where they displayed their goods and they would have a tiny torchlight handy just in case the customers cannot see them properly in the theatre's dim light.
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