Once upon a time in Melaka again

Hi gd morning...duan is away at Sedenak..and i am havg this lazy morning..tadi adib kata kena hantar Along merentas desa pastu senyap aje so i still lazy2..jab lagi cari bfast. Oh yeah my aunty anom or ci anom as i call her is here to help me out..alhamdulillah already one week so insyallah next week i am going to d office..know what d first n 2nd day here cianom demam sgt kesian dia melepek..bawa gi clinic bagai then she is ok on d 3rd day..i told duan we called her for help like what we did 10 years ago thinkg that she is still 40ish lupa yg she is now 54 and we are those yg 40ish...kennnnn...god bless us all!

Ok i scrolled my gallery tadi ni byk gambar2 so i just share here lah to claim my existence n my title as co writer for this blog....he..he..
i cant remember exact date when this took place but it has to be sometime late feb kot...we have been travellg quie a bit sebab bowlg tournament and during that time bibik was still around so Aariz most of d time tinggal...so u see...Allah's plan is just perfect..He wants us to spend more time w Aariz..aku kan malas nak mengurus itu punca nya...guilty sgt dgn mat senonet aku tu...one of d reasons i said i dont really care lah bibik nak lari..u tak sumpah seranah dia...sebab i am able to see d benefits n d blessings dlm aturan ini...yg susah cuma nak gi kerja..but i can work anywhere w internet so Alhamdulillah..cuma company local policy may have problem w home based workg..small matter blh diselesaikan insyallah..

mukadimah aku pjg berjela aku nak cite we were in Melaka..ha..ha..for bowling tournament...stayed at Bayou Resort...yg fendu complain senandong tu..kita pegi dulu..kaedah dia tgk gambar tu yg dia gi jugak kot tapi dia kan kaki waterpark so tak match his standard. ..tapi bro ticket 20hinggit je ..kalau nak canggih ala ala legoland waterpark beratus pulok..we chose Bayou because it is so near to melaka bowling centre..called Mard..she said ya dekat so pilih tu lah...freepulak wpark  ticket 2 utk one nite so we stayed 2 nites got 4 and just bought one more...save gitu...heee...we are accountants by qualification kan...layan..

then makan..of course asam pedas hajah rahmah ke??? Suka tempat tu ada air tebu..d best lah..asam pedas ok ..tapi byk kan kat melaka...sotu dgn air tebu fresh ..then segala gorengan..pisang..tempe ..segala tok nenek..tapo gambar tak de sorry ler..

then kita singgah hard rock cafe..Allah..memusing cari walhal dekat jonker je pun...punyalah...gps kita agak sewel...tapi jumpa letak kete lebih kurang kena saman.erggghhh parkg problem lah melaka ni...
..makan best lah...k3nyang lagi mengenyangi...

Bowlg tournament result...Angah miss 2 places utk ke 2nd round.. sayang sgt ..he palyed so well..Adib habis kelaut main nya...entah lah apa jadi dgn dia...teruk sgt...dia miss traing byk sgt kot...Along...tak ingat lah pulak..rasa ok jugak dia main...Afi actually dah tak training sebab spm..sikit2 lah dgn duan dia training...

so itu aje lah...cianom panggil bfast..ingat nak gi beli nasi dagang kat dia...chiao

Misi tercapai dengan jayanya.

Masa Raya Aidiladha baru ni biler rasa rasa boring takde benda nak buat...gatal je aku nak ke Melaka. Macam la Melaka tu 15 minit sampai. Pedulik...asalkan ada misi...jom g Melaka. Ej tak ikut sebab dia sibuk nak fesbuking and lepak lepak dengan cousins dia. Malas aku nak layan...or bising bisiing...aku biarkan aje dia tinggal. Kami ber5 ke Melaka...dengan Ain dan kak lang aku.

Panorama dah biasa..takde yang baru pun...tak kisah la kan...sebab ada misi yang mustahak biler ke Melaka ni. LOL.

Kami jalan jalan petang ambik angin. Zara yang suka sangat berjalan ni.Kami stop aje dia bising sebab nak kena gerak sentiasa stroller tu.

Tempat wajib berposing.

Jalan jalan kat waterfront ni...mana lagi nak pergi ye tak. Ej kirim dodol..so kena la ke waterfront ni sebab kat sini ada jual dodol sedap.

Cunnya hotel ni...aku rasa cam nak check in aje lepak lepak kat hotel ni. Fid pun teruja nak lepak kat sini.

Di ambang...ha ha ha. Asal nampak je jalan nak masuk jonker street ni...rasa excited terlebih. LOL.

Taraaaa...misi mencari cendol durian. Sedap teramat. Kan Ejin kan kan kan. Misi menjeleskan Ejin. ha ha ha. Tak ramai orang beratur...cepat dah dapat cendol ni. Stress masa nak makan sebab sibuk ambik gambar dan whatapp bagai. Menjeleskan orang tu wajib. Ha ha ha.

Lepas dah puas layan cendol...singgah jap kat kedai Hard Rock...beli baju untuk Zara. Bulan January nanti restoran Hard Rock akan di buka kat sini.

Malas nak jalan kaki ke tempat parking...kami ambik beca...posing posing dulu sebelum naik. Zara yang paling excited bertepuk tangan naik beca ni...sebab brader ti pasang lagu Anak Kampung. Seronok tengok Zara happy.

Ej biler tahu kami naik beca..baru nak jeles. LOL. Apo nak di kato. Lepas ambik kereta...kami g layan asam pedas kat restoran Hajah Mona...sedapnya. Aku siap tapau...untuk repeat esoknya. Misi tercapai...lega dan happy. cayookkk.

Hotel Equatorial Melaka

lagi lagi pasal Melaka ....lagi lagi Melaka ...hehehe, well nak buat camne ....aku mmg ke melaka ajer lately ...but something different ...am not going to write about food ...tapi pasal hotel ....kang korang kata blog nie asyik tayang food ajer! (*which is true hehehe)

Anyway, I stayed at Hotel Equatorial Melaka on my last trip ...very strategically located. It is within walking distance to the main attractions i.e. the Red Square, Jonker Street and all ....very convenient for those who visit Melaka without their own transport ...and Dataran Pahlawan - one of the shopping malls in melaka is located next to this hotel ....convenient kan????

tapi yang aku suka is the room itself (i took a premier room)...clean and spacious ....

my room was on the 20th floor ....overlooking the sea ...cantik! and the room has that cushioned sitting area next to the window ....by the size of it, I think boleh jadi tempat tido for a kid or even an adult!

 

Food selection pun very good ...plenty of choices ...from hot buns, croissants and the likes to pancakes and waffles, different types of yogurts, eggs ....and the Malaysian breakfast like nasi lemak, rice porridge, noodles and so on ....they even serve bread pudding and chocolate puddings for breakfast! Yummy!

my overall impression, i love the room ...comfy bed, nice view, nice service, good selection of food and strategically located ....cuma downside nyer, can be very busy esp during school holidays or any other holidays ....busloads of tourists from Singapore stayed here the same time as me ...and locals on holiday pun ramai ....so, kena book cepat2 kalau nak stay here masa cuti2 yang popular ...and also check whether the room rates inclusive of breakfast or not ...sebab ada yang inclusive and other yang tak ....

oppps lupa nak cakap ....aku baru tahu yang from LCCT sebenarnyer ada bus ke melaka (Plusliner and Transnational) ....cuma RM22 tapi kena ikut time2 tertentu ....sebab masa aku gi aritu aku nak cepat, aku ambik budget taxi ajer ....RM160 from LCCT to Melaka ....tapi according to sumber2 yang boleh dipercayai, tak lama lagi lapangan terbang Melaka akan mula beroperasi ..so, maybe it will be easier to visit Melaka :-)

Chicken Rice Balls

aku pun tak pernah tau dish nie wujud till i saw it kat Melaka ...chicken rice balls ....

sebenarnyer macam nasi ayam tu ajer ....but the rice, instead of di serve dalam mangkuk or pinggan, was made into balls ...macam bola golf ....like nasi impit punya texture ....and the rest sama, ayam - steamed or roasted etc etc ....

my parents punya verdict - macam nasi ayam lah ....LOL ....but dad kata, when in Rome, do as the Romans do ...so, biler ke Melaka, dia kata dia patut try ...my sister kata ok, cuma lain dari yang lain ...

my sister also tried cendol gula melak here ...sebab tengok mat salleh meja sebelah kitorang makan ....very the tempting aku tengok ....

this is essentially a chinese dish ....mmg banyak, especially area Jonker Street ....tapi ada jugak served at restaurant makanan halal ...i browse a few places tapi tak pi ari tu ...

and kisah yang takde kaitan ngan tajuk posting - on the way back to the car, aku singgah satu kedai ni ..and buy this chinese boardgame ...Solataire  kata nyer ..entah betul entah idak spelling aku ...

costs RM 20 ....so far, masih ada lagi dalam suitcase aku! LOL .....rasa cam best masa tengok ari tu, tapi sampai sekarang tak main2 lagi ...

food heaven - Melaka trip

Ok, sambungan cerita ceriti Melaka ari tu ....dah basi sebenarnyer ..but what to do, masa takde ...nie baru free sket since marking dah abis ....but this coming weekend akan ke Melaka lagi LOL ..

We had our dinner 2nd night tu at one of the quaint cafe ....tak ingat dah kat mana ....sebab dah melantak the whole day, dinner was a simple affair ....

ikan assam nyonya was absolutely mouth-watering! suka sangat this dish ....sampai licin kitorang makan :-)

yang nie pun cun: chicken with pineapple ...nenas tu very much complement the chicken ....my mum's fav pada malam tu ....and balik sini, my mum tried to do this dish - dah jadi family favourite ...

adik aku ordered this yam basket with vegetables ...aku tak makan yam, so tak tau sedap ke idak ....i assume ok lah sebab ini pun licin LOL

my mum dipaksa jadi model - while waiting for the food

and my other two unwilling models ...hehehe ..rasa nyer diorang geram sangat sebab aku dok paksa they all pose for a photo on every occassion ....

abis dinner, we all jalan2 kat Jonker Street ...mmg cam magnet lah jalan tu ....memanggil2 ajer ....we went to this shop ..

mula nyer tak tau kedai apa ...but sedang aku sok sibuk ambik gambar, my dad tetiba takde ...biler call, dia kata dia ada kat kedai nie ....beli tart nenas ...hehehe

rupanya tart nenas is also very popular kat Melaka ...patik baru tau maaaa

banyak gak le adik aku and bapak aku memborong barang kat sini ...including that durian dodol-kind of thing (tak tau nama sebenar!), plus tart nenas and gula melaka ...hehehehe ....and aku rasa this weekend aku akan borong tart nenas lagi ...special request from my dad!

Melaka - the historical sights

Tak sah kalau tak tunjukkan gambar2 building bersejarah kat Melaka ...nama pun Melaka Bandaraya Bersejarah kan ....we all do the historical sight-seeing ni sepintas lalu ajer ...bukan tak berminat but we had done it before ....

the must-see historical buildings kalau pi Melaka are the Red Square or Dutch Square ..ada Stadthuys Museum - anthropological museum ...aku ngan my dad ada masuk (next posting nanti lah cerita kang jadi panjang entry nie)

Queen Victoria's Fountain and the Clock Tower

 Christ Church

Porta de Santiago ...or A Famosa ...

My dad beriya2 pi ....panas masa tu tak terkata! Mak aku and my sister dah lama cari tempat berteduh ..aku yang blogger tegar nie jenuh lah menemani my dad jalan2 ...siap inspect dinding A Famosa tu ok! He compares those to the walls of Urquhart Castle (kat Loch Ness, Scotland)...ambik ngko! That's a history buff for you ....

(he was happy dapat explore camni kata nyer - reminded him of our trip ke Scotland 2002 dulu)

(diorang nie berteduh kat bawah pokok - sambil gelakkan aku yang kena teman kan my dad!)

Dari situ, kami beralih ke Menara Taming Sari ....not far ajer from this place sebenar nyer ....adik aku rupanya scared of height! hahahaha merah tangan mak aku dia genggam ...nanti buat posting berasingan sebab byk gambar! hehehehe .....

Anway, we all punya le rajin aritu sebab siap masuk kat tinggalan Kota Melaka ....similar to Fort Cornwallis ...ada meriam bagai ....free entry ...tak yah naik sini pun takpe ...the kids ajer yang seronok bergambar ngan meriam ...masa nie mak aku dah tak sanggup ikut kitorang - dia tunggu tepi jalan ajer LOL ...

Semua tempat nie kang within walking distance ajer from each other ....senang nak cari ..but panas nyer malas akak nak cakap ...itam legam biler balik! sampai aku kena buat extra facial utk whitening LOL ..anyway, setakat ni lah dulu yea - i have to continue with my markings :-) biler free aku buat posting lagi

Cendol Durian Melaka

Masih lagi bertemakan makanan ....pas lunch kat Taragon, we all went for a stroll kat Jonker Street utk cari cendol durian for dessert!

Dah lama aku ngidam cendol nie, sebab asyik tengok gambar2 fendifid posing makan cendol durian when they were in Melaka ...

ingatkan nak ke kedai 88 yang org kata famous tu ...but tak brapa larat nak jalan ....so, we all pi this one ajer ...kedai yang betul2 kat ujung Jonker Street nie ...ujung yang dekat Red Square tu ...tak tau nama kedai ..but the building like this photo below (but note to self: next trip nie aku nak try jugak cendol kat 88 nie hahahaha)

the inside mmg cozy ...we sat upstairs ..kat bawah tu ada byk barang2 yang dijual ...i didn't bother to check sebab aim utama is to get the cendol (FYI cendol durian harga RM5 ++ while cendol biasa RM 4++)

my mum suka ...this is her first cendol durian ..sebelum nie tak pernah rasa katanya ...

dad tak order pun ..he was still full from lunch ...dia kata, apasal le anak2 dia kuat makan ...boleh dia tanya macam tu ish ish ish ....

gambar nie kena tepek kat blog ..pesanan mak aku ...bukan apa, dia yang ambikkan gambar nie hehehehe ...punya lah lama nak tunggu dia snapkan gambar ...sampai dah takleh nak control gelak!

cendol yang belum dikacau sepenuh nyer ..kitorang siap tapau balik hotel ..padahal kat bukan leh bawak durian masuk hotel hehehe semerbak bau durian kat apartment kitorang malam tu!

patung2 nie saja aku nak tepek here ...kat bahagian atas kedai nie, banyak jual barang2 toys like this ...cantekkk ...kalau anak buah aku pompuan, aku rasa aku dah beli dah aritu ...

back to kisah cendol ..mmg delicious! something yang memang aku akan cari lagi if and when aku ada peluang ke Melaka ....setakat ini saja dulu yea, yang lain aku sambung nanti ....aku nak rushing nie coz malam nie aku nak gi dinner ngan kekawan ....