Word Arranger from Teluk Keriting
People know Muhammad Ali, 80, as a maestro of pantuns. However, he prefers to call himself Pak Tua (the Old Man) who likes to make friends with words.
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Muhammad Ali
People know Muhammad Ali, 80, as a maestro of pantuns. However, he prefers to call himself Pak Tua (the Old Man) who likes to make friends with words. Ali can take words from his surroundings and then in an instant arrange them into a melodious pantun.
"Kapal baru temberang baru (The new ship the new lie)/ Baru sekali masuk Melaka (Just once enter Melaka)/ Abang baru adik pun baru (New brother and new younger brother/ Baru hari ini bertemu muka (Just meet face to face today)," greeted Muhammad Ali with a witty expression and a friendly smile from the verandah of his house, Wednesday (10/2/2021).