Memoirs of Marina

Panggung Marina was at her peak time and alive with movie-goers and among residents in Seria since the early 60's.

Legendary movies like 'Madu Tiga' and 'Masam-masam Manis' featuring the late P. Ramlee and the 1971 Hong Kong martial arts-action film 'The Big Boss' starring Bruce Lee were screened at this nostalgic cinema.

Hmmm now CQ wonders if Bigboss had gotten his nickname from Bruce Lee's first major film?? huhu ...

The Big Boss film

CQ does not know the the history of Panggung Marina, but Bigboss has been remisniscing about the cinema. Bigboss related how he, his siblings and friends enjoyed going to the cinema to see movies during those years.

There were also mischievious and hilarious experiences related to CQ but CQ will not spill out here so as not to embarrass those involved. But CQ is positive that those memoirs will lingers on in the minds of those yester-years boys and girls in Seria Town. You know who you are.

It is said that famous Malay and Bangsawan actors like Wahid Satay, Mat Sentol, S. Samsuddin and many more... would also make apearances during the screening of famous Malay movies in the 60's and 70's.


The roof top had been a playground for those who were very fond or 'attached' to the aged old building.

Ahaaa ...CQ believed that these two windows hold several past memoirs ...you know lah, if cant you get tickets or they were sold out, where to enter? hehe ...oppsssie daisy!

Anyway, CQ heard that a new modern Cineplex will replace the defunct Panggung Marina. This will be a major attaction with many other facilities for the residents in Seria Town and locals from other districts too. ....yeeehhh. So let's wait and see ....

Across the bridge

A one-way-carriage bridge somewhere in Seria-Panaga. It is seldom used unless there's a road closure or block along the long stretch of Seria road. Can be creepy at night! *howling noises* lols

The roads along the Seria-Panaga seem to be confusing for CQ ...too many sections and junctions hehehe =)

Miniature speedboats

It had been several years since we last made a visit to the Anduki Jublee Recreation Park in Seria.

This late evening, we made a short stop to the Park for some light refreshments before heading back to BSB. So this was what CQ snap-clicked with Maxine using the macro mode...

These men were probably testing or practising on their remote-controlled speedboats for the upcoming speedboat tournament to be held on 27 July 2008? ..hmm anyway it is an interesting hobby.

Somewhere along Seria ...

Seria is a 'pekan' in the Belait district. 'Pekan' means a small town. The people here consists of mixed communities with large numbers of expatriates and locals of various ethnic background.

Minaret of the Seria Mosque sitting stunningly against the backdrop of clear blue sky. Pekan Seria Mosque is the first mosque in Brunei to have a dome in its architectural design.

Three of the many largest cooking pots you can find in Seria ...hehehe just kidding! these are ..err CQ can't remember the name :) ohh well when something so easy, CQ has difficulty in ingat-ing hahaha ..but these are used for storing crude oil ..

Seria is the heart of oil industry in Brunei and the first discovery of onshore oilfeild in 1929, is said to be in Seria.

The following three pictures are of the same structure but were taken from different angles ...

this structure is in Lumut