Questa è Enida

I went to Tanjung Golden Village website for the first time tonight to see if I could book some tickets to see Chicken Little with my Little Chickadee. But of course I couldn’t! It didn’t allow advance reservation. One can only do so for shows on the following day. Anyway, I kept on browsing when I saw this synopsis of Anak Mami Kembali in English:

The film rotates the colourful life of the Piee family that consist of his daughter, Mak Bee (Azan Irdawaty) and two adorable but mischievous grandchildren, Saiful (Saiful Apek) and Ida (Waheeda). Mak Bee is a single mother that is very dominant and has a strong personality. She is very firm and conservative in the up-bringing of her two children. She is also the kind that is very partiular about the family’s status quo.

Saiful is an oversea university graduate. He is the hip and rugged type but likes to brag about things. He is often the victim of her mother’s babbling because she is unkeen of the way Saiful portray himself. Saiful has a lover, Fasha (Fasha Sandha) the daughter of Ismail (Ismail Din) and Saleha (Sheila Mambo).

Saiful did not tell her mother about his relationship with Fasha because of Mak Bee dominance in controlling the family. Ida, his younger sister also faces the same problem when she become involve with Farid (Farid Kamil) the only child of Zulkifli (Zulkifli Zain) and Normala (Normala Omar).

Things seems to be turning worse when Mak Bee got to know of Ida’s relationship with Farid. What will happen to Ida? Are lady luck shying away from her? Are Saiful safe from her mother wrath? Will Mak Bee for go her status quo for the sake of her son and daughter? Wait for upcoming Notorious and Hilarious movies “Anak Mami Kembali”.

Well well well. Dare I comment on the writer’s grammar? I think it’s pretty obvious that the SVA (Subject-Verb Agreement) – the most basic English grammar – is not quite there, i.e. :

1. “Things seems to be turning worse….“
2. “Are lady luck shying away….“
3. “Are Saiful safe from her mother….“

But what I do admire is the writer’s pride in his/her work. Bravo/Brava! He/She went on and posted the synopsis without having it proofread. Sloppy as it may have been, there was a tinge of pride and confidence in his/her attitude. Right on! But…uh, proofread please. I am sure Tanjung Golden Village is not short of writers who are highly capable of writing in grammatical English. Afterall, itu bukan Tanjung Emas Kampung punya wayang kan?