Malacca Getaway 2014

8th August 2014, Friday (Day 1)

Queuing to get on the coach

Decided the day before to go Malacca for the weekend as it was public holiday on Saturday and company off day on Friday. So my friend and I went ahead to book the coach to go Malacca today and i booked a hotel for around $50 for 2 nights. I still went to my old company to visit my friends and delivered goodies from Philippines to them in the afternoon...hahaaa...After the lunch and chat, i went home to take my bag and went off to meet my friend. We met @ Bugis MRT station and then we walked to Textile Center to collect our coach tickets. And since there is still an hour away, we went nearby (Keypoint) and had egg tarts from KFC. We waited until is about time then we walked back to the coach agency (KKKL Travel Agency) to wait for our bus. The coach seat was very spacious and comfortable, but the driver changed our seats numbers. After everyone got on, the driver went off.

Our beds

It was around 8 plus when we reached the causeway and we went through the customs. There was a massive humans jam in the Malaysia Customs. Then we just tried to sleep on the bus when it drove to Malacca after the customs. We reached Malacca Bus Terminal and tried to find a cab to our hotel. The cab driver missed the hotel twice cos the hotel building is at the roadside, at a traffic light and he was also not sure where is it. On the third time, i had to tell him it's at the side...then he drove to let us off. Anyway we went in and checked in...it was a budget hotel and was simple. Got a simple room with 2 single beds side by side and heng...is with private toilet..But overall, it was ok though the building looks old lah...Then my friend went shower and i went to bed without shower... :P

9th August 2014, Friday (Day 2)

Wu Hua Rou.. Yum Yum!

Woke up feeling lazy too, wanted to go queue for the famous chicken rice ball stall...in the end lazed until 9 or 10 plus then got up to shower. Then we finally got out of our room and then we walked towards Jonker Street for chicken rice ball stall, but along the way (before we reach Jonker Street), i saw the stall (that previously i had breakfast when i was in Malacca in 2011), so i asked my friend whether she tried it...Then we went in and had our breakfast there, cos she said she haven't tried it before. Had yam rice too....the food was still nice too. After the meal, we continued our walk down...walked along Malacca River too and saw a crocodile swimming in the river. The weather was very hotz too, already sweating...Walked past a museum for Zheng He, we went in to take a look (admission fee $10 ringgits)...We had a guide to tour us around and do the explanation. After the tour in the museum, we went to have lunch. I missed Jonker 88 shop and so we were walking 2 rounds like that...hahaha....Managed to find the shop and it was still packed with people, as usual. They had moved their cooking inside the shop now (Previously, they were doing the cooking outside the shop). Anyway, we bought a bowl of Asam Laska to share and the small bottles of coke and sprite costs $3 ringgits. There was another lady sharing table with us, told us the bigger bottles also costs $3... -_-"
After the lunch, we walked to Manokata Parade to find the Millie crepes...my friend knew the way and she is bringing me to walk all around the area....hahahaaa....

Nadeje

Queued for a while for table when we reached Nadeje, it was moved to level 1, outside now. Still having good business...We ordered 2 Millie crepes and our drinks...It is still so nice...and we were siting directly under the aircon...full blast...shiok....After that, we went in to the mall and walked around...having an event with some Korean pop boy band group and a lot of people were looking. We just walked around (forget to look for A&W..curly fries...ahhh...) and then went back to San Shu Gong in Jonker Street to buy our goodies. I got instant coffee and my favorite peanut candy...heheee..Then we walked back to our hotel to put the stuffs first. We rested in the room first and my friend went to shower cos cannot tahan the weather...really very hotz..hahaha...My friend was asking for fishball crackers...-_-"...i also don't know where to buy there...We just nua in the room until around 5 plus or 6 pm...then we went out again..then my friend asked the staff how do we go back to the terminal to collect our bus tickets for the return trip. She told us to take a bus to go there and it doesn't seem a very friendly way. Even the bus stop we need to walk a distance to catch the bus. And there was also a group of students at the lobby..i told my friend tonight will be a noisy night for us.

Carrot Cake

Then we left the hotel and walked back to Jonker Street again for the night market. We walked along the Malacca River again, until to the ship museum there. Then, we walked back to the night market, a lot of people too. Found the egg tart (that i had the 1st time i came Malacca)...nice...Then we had sausages too, Luo Han Guo drink (my friend don't want to drink at first..she thought it's some herbal tea....hahahaa).  Bought carrot cake (bought back to hotel but didn't eat cos ended up sleeping), satay, some dim sum too. After all the food, we went back to our hotel. As usual, my friend went to sleep while i was bathing...kekeke....And really, there were a lot noises outside our room throughout the night (Doors banging, people talking and running....).







10th August 2014 (Day 3)

White Chicken

Woke up and feeling lazy again..and is the last day in Malacca already. Got up and went shower, we headed out to try queue for the chicken rice balls shop. It already having a queue when we reached there and it's really very hot standing outside. We waited for quite some time before it's our turn. And they don't really ask you how much you want to order...like very standard, if the group is small, half chicken and 5 balls each. The balls were smaller, compared to the first stall i ate when i went Malacca the first time. And it was nicer here, the chicken also very smooth and they also provided a plate of chicken livers and intestines (which my friend was happy to eat them)...kekekee...We ordered another 3 more plates of rice balls. And when the uncle was taking payment from another 2 guys (sharing table with us) told the guys that we 2 had already ate 25 balls...hahhaaa...Overall, it was a good and nice meal (next time sure go back and eat again)...hehehe...After that, we walked to the Church of Xaiver, there i brought my friend to the ice cream shop (which we found on the last day of my 2nd Malacca trip). We each had a cup and had a hard trying to finish it too..hahahaa..Then we walked back to the hotel to collect our bags and do check-out. We took a cab to Equatorial Hotel where we went to the McDonald's for a while before the bus (from Superior Coach) comes. Lousy bus, cannot see the seat number and the seat was small too. Next time don't book from this coach company. Then we were off back to Singapore.

Hotel Stayed:
Aldy Chinatown