"Brriinngggg......" the alarm clock went off at 4.30am. I ignored it, hoping to sleep in. Neither the kids nor the Dad heard the alarm; they were all sleeping soundly. I was against the idea of waking up early in the morning & arriving in Melaka with no attractions to see.
The alarm went off the 2nd time. I ignored it again but Lionel heard it this time. He woke Dad up & Dad saw that it was already close to 5am. Oh boy! I got no choice but to roll off the bed as well.
A quick wash, a change of clothes & a bottle of milk each for the kids & we were off. Traffic was smooth & we were soon on the highway but not before a little roller coaster ride ard JB. You see, we turned off at the wrong side after the Msian customs & found ourselves heading towards Senai airport/Jurong/Tuas instead. A big circle made before we were on the actual highway towards KL.
We stopped at Machap for a drink of teh tarik & some snacks for breakfast. I love their teh tarik. Both kids were sleeping soundly so we didnt wake them up for the snacks.
We arrived into Jasin, Melaka where our friend lived & rang their doorbell. I felt bad about having to wake them up from their sleep. It was only about 8am. Surprisingly, 2 kids were already up & about & were watching TV. One of them ran to the door & opened it for us. The father, upon hearing the sound of keys, poked his head out of the room, wondering who on earth had come so early. He was equally surprised to see us standing outside his gate. Haha.
Our first stop was the temple after everyone woke up & got dressed. Getting 5 kids (age 10, 8, 7 , 2 & 8mths old) ready was not an easy task, especially when everything was done by the mother herself. ( i'm speaking of our fren). Due to a long queue & a large crowd at the temple, it was almost 2 hours before we were seen to. By the time we left the temple, it was already 1.30pm.
The alarm went off the 2nd time. I ignored it again but Lionel heard it this time. He woke Dad up & Dad saw that it was already close to 5am. Oh boy! I got no choice but to roll off the bed as well.
A quick wash, a change of clothes & a bottle of milk each for the kids & we were off. Traffic was smooth & we were soon on the highway but not before a little roller coaster ride ard JB. You see, we turned off at the wrong side after the Msian customs & found ourselves heading towards Senai airport/Jurong/Tuas instead. A big circle made before we were on the actual highway towards KL.
We stopped at Machap for a drink of teh tarik & some snacks for breakfast. I love their teh tarik. Both kids were sleeping soundly so we didnt wake them up for the snacks.
We arrived into Jasin, Melaka where our friend lived & rang their doorbell. I felt bad about having to wake them up from their sleep. It was only about 8am. Surprisingly, 2 kids were already up & about & were watching TV. One of them ran to the door & opened it for us. The father, upon hearing the sound of keys, poked his head out of the room, wondering who on earth had come so early. He was equally surprised to see us standing outside his gate. Haha.
Our first stop was the temple after everyone woke up & got dressed. Getting 5 kids (age 10, 8, 7 , 2 & 8mths old) ready was not an easy task, especially when everything was done by the mother herself. ( i'm speaking of our fren). Due to a long queue & a large crowd at the temple, it was almost 2 hours before we were seen to. By the time we left the temple, it was already 1.30pm.
Next on the agenda was Jonker's Street, Melaka's Chinatown. We all had lunch first as our stomachs were all growling, hunger for food. I wanted to try the chicken rice balls so we proceeded to A'Farmosa Chicken Rice. We ordered 2 plates ( 10 balls on each plate), kampong & roast chicken, eggs, roasted pork, fishball soup & veggies. Total amount came up to RM$85.70 
Then we walked around Jonker's Street till about 5.30pm before proceeding to our hotel for check in. We booked Time Hotel, situated along Jalan Melaka Raya 12 thru Booking.com at MYR120 per room night for a Deluxe Standard Room. For a family of 2A & 2C, the rooms was basically clean, air conditioned, spacious & the basic amenities well provided for. Though the many reviews were more of negative than positive, we find it good enough for us.
After a rest & shower, we went back to Jonker's Street again for its night market. Every Fri & Sat, the streets would be closed to traffic & there would be many additional push cart stores on the road. Its a tight squeeze as u try to navigate your way in & out & around but it was fun. We walked from one end to the other end & back. we had our dinner at one of the coffee shop famous for its " Luk Luk ". Its bite size pieces of food skewered onto satay sticks & dipped into hot satay (spicy peanut) sauce. There were many varieties & we ate till our hearts content. Cost: RM$101.
We retired early for the night & hb was very tired from his driving. While in the room, i heard " pop pop pop ". Wondering what sound was that, i peeped through the curtains & saw millions of colourful, tiny stars high up in the sky. You guess it! Those were fireworks. Hmm, what event was held out there? Both the kids were mermerised & so was i. The fireworks displayed lasted for about 10 mins & we went back to bed. I was so captivated by the display that i couldnt be bothered to bring out my camera. Yes, i thought of taking pictures or maybe even a video but i couldnt bear to tear myself away from the window. Too bad hb was out cold else he could have watched it together with us.The next morning, we woke up early as hb wanted to have the "Dim Sum" he saw yesterday while driving. We spent mins going round & round in circles along Jalan Hang Jebat, Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock & Lorong Hang Jebat. Hb knew it was somewhere around but just couldnt find the exact location. Finally we found it.
Dim Sum Garden. 园林点心屋. Address: No 3&5, Jalan Thamby Abdullah, 75000 Melaka. Tel: 06-2816204. http://www.dimsumgarden.com.my/
The normal way to eat Dim Sum is to look at the menu then order what you like right? But not here. The moment you sit down, the staff will bring in all varieties & you just pick what you want. Then they will note down on on a piece of paper what you have took. One after another, the staff will just keep on bringing different types of food, non stop. Then they will also go around 2nd time to see if you want more. If you want something they didnt have on their trays, you can always go to their food counter to get it. Their way of operation is something similar to the Hong Kong style where the lady would go around pushing a trolley & start shouting " Har Gow, Siew Mai, Lo Mai Gai " but there is no shouting here. Hehe. Cost: RM$96.50.
After a full stomach, we visited the Admiral Cheng Ho Museum & the Baba & Nyonya Heritage Museum. The Cheng Ho Museum was big & we have a guide showing us around. RM$10/adult & RM$5/child above 5 years old. The kids had a wild time with the guide who was better known as uncle Doraemon. After each introduction or explanation, uncle Doraemon would asked the kids some questions & whoever answered correctly, they will get a gift.
Then its off to the Nyonya Museum. Same amount of admission fees but i felt that the staff was kinda snobbish. She spoke to us as if we were a bunch of school children who couldnt follow instructions & had to be told off. She kept on reminding us that no photo taking is allowed & there are many CCTVs ard. Oh please! I felt like telling her to shut her mouth. Yes our frens may not understand English perfectly but i am there to know where's she driving at.Then there was this museum guide who's also snobbish & rude. Her reaction when she saw our 7 kids was: " Why still so many children around? i thought we had already GOT RID most of them since the school holidays were over." I told her off: " Miss, you dun have to use the word GOT RID. That's very rude. Its still school holidays for the kids. Btw, we are not locals. (even if our Malaysia frens were with us)" The guide appeared shock but not apologetic. Either she was shocked that i answered back or that my English was equally fluent? Haha..
Lunch was at MacDonalds & after that, we bid our frens farewell & was soon on the highway towards Singapore. Hb had to work later in the evening so we had no choice but to made our way home early.
Though its a short 2 days getaway, the kids had fun & i managed to capture some memories. Did I mentioned i had been to Melaka about 2-3 times before, some 10 years back but at that time, i didnt know about blogging & so i did not keep a record & no photos were being downloaded for memory keepsake. Maybe only a few photos were being developed but where's my album now? Yes, somwhere in the house but where? No idea. :(
Uncle Doraemon demostrating on 2 wind-up toy rabbits. In the past, when Chinese got married, they would put 2 chickens under the bed; 1 male & 1 female. Then they will scatter some food outside. Whichever gender comes walking out first, this means the newly married couple would give birth to a baby of that gender. Say if the hen walks out first, the bride would give birth to a baby girl. If both chickens walked out together, this means the couple would be having twins, & so on.
The popiah man on rickshaw. Kole, if u are reading this blog, is this the same popiah man on mobile u talked about in ur blog as well? This guy is selling RM2 per roll. But seriously speaking, his popiah is not that tasty; there are no crunchy bites & the sweet sauce is defintely not enough. His white radish is tasteless too. Overall, 4/10. :(
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