As National Day is just
around the corner, every Malaysians are all hyped up in a patriotic and festivity mood. Every year, Petronas celebrates it with us through a commercial film, this year was no different.
This retired 82-year-old Ipoh local, Lawrence Lau Kee Yoke and his precious black vintage car, was featured in this year’s Merdeka Day webfilm for Petronas’ A Walk Through Time.
This group of
vintage car lovers that gathers around together every Sunday At the Perak
Stadium for a drive with their vintage beauties was lucky enough to be found by
the production.
Lau can be seen in
a scene where an elder is driving in MG TF, which he bought 46 years ago from
Scotsman. While some of his other friend’s cars was featured as well such as Morris
Minor and an old Austin 7.
“ Reminiscing the old days, Lau said things had changed for the better now.“In the old days, I joined car clubs, but it was hard to race with the Europeans as they used to look down on Asians,” he recalled.“Now, there is no segregation. They accept you and vice versa,” he added. “Things were different during the colonial days.” “
Some of the
country’s most iconic moments were featured in this year’s webfilm, such as,
the Independence Day in 1957, the formation of Malaysia, a cinema playing the
popular P. Ramlee’s movie Laksamana Do Re
Mi and Malaysia’s win at the Thomas Cup in 1992.
A Walk Through
Time’s story is about the friendship of two boys and their journey of different
eras in Malaysia as the country transforms together with Petronas.
What’s even more interesting about this year’s webfilm is that it’s also a tribute to the late director Yasmin Ahmad. The barber scene where the Indian boy on the bike waved at the two boys is actually a direct reference from the past Petronas’ Merdeka Day commercial – Little Indian Boy.
