Maya

I went to bed early and woke up very, very early. How early? About 1:05 AM! I couldn't believe it myself so what to do I am not very sleepy , had my TV on only to find that same news from the morning before - 33 rescued miners from Chile. Almost all news network have them, tearjerker, happy moments of being rescued alive after 69 days trapped underground.


Then changed channels and had that old movie of Sajid Khan ( known as the Indie guy who was a leading man of Nora Aunor in her old movies) and Jay North. Who is Jay North? He was known as the first Dennis the Menace. Or was he the guy who starred in the many Tarzan movies? Looks like it.

The movie was under the banner of TCM (Turner Classic Movies). Old, old it was made in 1966. Imagine that, I was only 3 years old that period of time. The film's setting was in Indian valley. Know what? The setting reminds me of the province somewhere in the Luzon region, in Lucena city, Tayabas, year 1968, with all the coconut groves, the water falls, the big boulders and cascading water, the old river, the village, etc. I didn't have the chance to see the very first scenes or the beginning of this movie anyway here is what's happened > The boy - Jay was accompanied by his estranged father to the train terminal so that he can go back to his mother in the US in state of Wyoming. But the boy escaped and run away through the bushes and in his daring adventure met an Indie guy whose father was in his last breath, last day of his life. When the father died, the Indie boy had a farewell message from his father that he must keep to find the temple. Together with Maya the mother elephant and her albina (white elephant - sacred to India) plus the two boys have to endure the long journey to the sacred temple and within their travel met so many barriers such as wild hippos,snakes, tigers, leopards and village people who would rather take Maya and the albino elephant for their own greed and evil ways. The story revolves on friendship, loyalty, allegiance and patience plus the will to survive in an environmet that seemed detached from modern civilization and religious beliefs.

What makes me stick to the end of the movie is - that the cute white elephant is really cute to look at. Aahahhaah. No kidding. Don't you love circus? Circus is dead without elephants eh? I think they are the life of the circus and carnival show. Watch the animated Dumbo and you'll also gonna love it from the beginning to end. To those who love "classic" Maya is also entertaining and maybe...

It will make you cry.