Malacca City of Historic - Day 2

10 June 2010


Today, we continued our visits to the historical sites nearby.


Train, sponsored by Keretapi Tanah Melayu KTM (Malayan Railways Limited)







War World II? I doubt it could still function





Maritime Museum

The museum is built in a replica of a Portuguese ship, 'Flo De La Mar' that sank off the coast of Malacca while she was on her way to Portugal.




Old Wall with Cannon





Next was Jonker Street again, time to enjoy food.


Hokkien Association




Father & daughter, selling candy & peanut cookies




A Famosa Chicken Rice

This shop was located at the centre of Jonker Street. The food was so much more delicious compared to Chung Wah at the entrance of Jonker. For those who are interested, please ignore Chung Wah & continue walking :)

The restaurant not only serving nice food, but also having such a wonderful setting of ancient plot. It is very clean, and neatly maintained. Of course, reasonable price. It is really worth a try. Even the famous food critic, Choi Lan from Hong Kong, had a super good recommendation about this restaurant.

He even personally wrote a nice calligraphy sign board as a gift to the shop owner.




























Let's see, what are the good food available...

Chicken Rice Balls & Steamed Chicken







BBQ Pork




Otar-Otar (Steamed Fish-Cake with Curry Flavour)




For the afternoon session, we spent our time at Dataran Shopping Mall. I was busy with manicure & pedicure, while HY went for a Thai Massage. After that, we went across to Mahkota Parade. And ended up, we bought a pair of spectacles each. I grabbed an Emporio Armani, while HY chose a pair by Marc Jacob.


As for dinner, we had a good time at Restaurant Seri Nyonya, situated at the 3rd floor of Equatorial Hotel. I like the Nyonya setting very much, and of course the original Nyonya dish.


Restaurant Seri Nyonya










Appetizer




Soup




Main Course - Nyonya Rendang, Asparagus with Belacan & Telur Dadar Cincaluk




Dessert - Leng Chi Kang




Night time was another round of movie at GSC, Karate Kids, pretty sucks!

Malacca City of Historic - Day 1

09 June 2010


Before flying over to Japan, HY and I had a very short trip in Malacca. It was a very relaxing trip, mainly hunting for food, and visiting to the historical sites. We took the bus from Bukit Jalil to Malacca Central, which was about 1 hour & 30 minutes.

After checking in at Equatorial Hotel, we walked to the famous historical spot - A Famosa, which was only a stone throw from the hotel. It was not fun walking under the hot scorching sun, but HY seems to be enjoying himself so much, and was so busy taking pics... ops!


Malacca City in a glance







Memorial Pengisytiharan Kemerdekaan (Memorial of Independence Declaration)




Approaching A Famosa




Fortress A Famosa by Portuguese, since 1511








Earning a living inside A Famosa




On my way up to St Paul Hill







Souvenirs




St Paul Hill
















The exit, or entrance of St Paul Hill




After getting down from St Paul Hill, we proceeded to Christ Church.


Christ Church Malacca, since 1753
















Next, Jonker Street to kill our hunger. First stop was to try the ever famous Chicken Rice Balls at Chung Wah Coffee Shop. When we were there, the queue was not too bad, but it was under the hot sun. So I asked HY, to eat or not to eat. Of course the answer is yes! Alright, so we started queuing, and after that, the queue was getting ridiculously long. We waited for about 30 minutes, and had to share a table with another 4 people.


Entrance of Jonker Street






Chung Wah Coffee Shop




Very antique setting




Half of the steamed chicken + 10 rice balls







Dessert session at Jonker88










Yummy Cendol




In the evening, we had dinner at a Hong Kong Restaurant at Dataran Pahlawan Shopping Mall. Nothing impressive at all. We went back to hotel after watching Prince of Persia at GSC Cinema.

Great Singapore Sales - Day 2 & 3

Day 2 and 3
01 June - 02 June 2010


This morning, I wanted to search for my childhood long-lost taste - a simple breakfast at Chinatown (Gu Chia Zui). I used to travel a lot to SG when I was a kid, and normally I would have the meal at Chinatown. However, I lost the taste for almost 15 years, and this time I really wanted it back! So this is what I have, a very satisfying breakfast.


Zui Kueh (Rice cake with dried radish)




Teh Si, Oh Kueh & Cheong Fun





After that, we spent half of day shopping at Bugis, but it wasn't a fruitful one. So we decided to have a tea break at The Coffee Connoisseur, TCC, before we were heading back to Orchard Road to hunt for more shoes.


Mocha & Chocolate




High-Tea Set








Loitering @ Ion Orchard, took this pic while waiting for HY to screw his incapable staff.




Bakerzin Dessert... super sweet Macarons




Dinner at Ippudo







Japanese Lemon Chicken




Best Ramen!




Soft Cheese Cake




And we move on to Marina Bay Sands Casino




Nothing interesting as most of the shops are not open yet




We also went to Universal Studio & Resort World on the next day




Another small story about Gucci Paragon. As we spent another day doing our shopping at Orchard Road, so eventually we went into Gucci at Paragon again. I ended up buying a phone casing, yah, finally I found it. And I was wondering why I didn't spot it when I went there on the first day. Since this is Fall Winter 2010 new product, so there was no discount for it. HY also bought a passport holder.


Gucci phone casing & passport holder




We bought a total of 12 pairs of shoes. Another 4 pairs weren't come in shoe box.
And one more pair is my Chanel Camellia Boots

Great Singapore Sales - Day1

Day 1, 31 May 2010


I always wanted to experience the Singapore Sales, especially the grand one in June. This time, it's a perfect timing as HY is coming back via SG. So we decided to have 4 days 3 nights shopping spree over there :D

On 31 May, I reached SG around 11am. Since HY would only arrive in the evening, so I went down to shop alone in Orchard Road. It's really dangerous to shop alone, as no one is stopping u when your mind goes wild on certain things, and u will ended up grabbing all the unnecessary items. That's why, I always believe that woman is a dangerous species, but meant to be pampered!

First stop, ION Orchard. I was kind of disappointed with the shoes at Charles & Keith. Then, I went to Burberry, and the Short Nova Heart Rain Boot I was looking for was actually on sales!!! I was really excited and asked the SA to get me my size. As expected, SOLD OUT, so I got one full pail of cold water and being poured straight on my head. I was also checking for the phone case for my HTC, not much choice available. In the end, I left Burberry sadly...... In the end, I swept a pair of jeans & shoes from Guess.


Second stop, NGEE ANN CITY. Needless to say, first boutique I went in was of course Chanel. Just be there to check out the Fall Winter Collection, sort of loitering there until something caught my attention!!! Oh my God... that's the Camellia Boots (Fall Winter 09) which I've been searching for so long. It was displayed on the rack, so I took it down and have a glance. Now, this really stops my heartbeat, as it was my size!!!!!!!!!! 35!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I almost screamed my lungs out! I asked the SA to get me another side to try on. It is perfect, and I'm so much in love with it. That's it... she follows me home :)


Chanel Camellia Boots




Third stop, PARAGON. The sales in Gucci has just started today, but it doesn't seem to have much chemical effect in Paragon. I just walked one round, and moved on to Coach. I'm definitely not into Coach, just be there to see what's available for the current fashion trend. After another empty round in Burberry, I had my tea break at Coffee Bean. Then, I swept a few pairs of shoes from Metro.


Fourth stop, TAKASHIMAYA. Something interesting is going on here, it's about Gucci. Want to know how long is the queue on the first day of sales? Just try to experience it if u got the chance!!! At first, the queue really stops me from entering, so I went to Bottega Veneta next door instead. I wanted to check on the Nuvolato Veneta which I've bought recently, and of course it was sold out long long ago. After that, I went back to Gucci, cos I felt so heavy-hearted for not entering... hahaha! And I afraid I might miss out something inside. This time, I was hunting for shoes. The crowd was really crazy inside, and it took me almost an hour to try on 3 pairs of shoes. The most pathetic part is, they were all too lose for me, so I walked out empty-handed.

After a long-haul of the day, carrying so many pairs of shoes with me, I went back to Changi again for picking up HY. Very excited indeed :) We had our dinner at Somerset. Before heading back to hotel, I went to the Tourist Centre to claim the free taxi voucher. I got a total of $90 voucher, and 3 shopping tote for free... wow!