Tribute

Yasmin Ahmad (1958 - 2009)
Director, Story Teller and Malaysian

I always look forward to big festival celebration in Kuala Lumpur. The main reason being the traffic. Driving in KL during the holidays is delightful and enjoyable. It only shows most of the people living in KL are from out of town.

Besides the quiet roads, I look forward to the television commercials that remind us of home, community and love. Some clever directors use humour and others tug at our heart strings. But this year the magic of TV commercial is a little bit dimmer. I missed the work of Yasmin Ahmad who never failed to put a lump in my throat or well up my eyes. Yasmin had been entertaining us for many years, television commercials with simple message that are always apt for the festival. Poor Yasmin died suddenly on 25th July, 2009. I shall miss her.

I wonder if City Hall will ever name a road after Yasmin Ahmad. So each festival as I drive along Jalan Yasmin Ahmad, I shall enjoy the holiday wholly again.