Frenzy Me: Trip to Melaka (22nd~23rd July)

View from the hotel room.... the round thing is Palawan mega-mall. far out is the Straits of Melacca.

On the road...

We set off at 7am on a drizzling Sunday morning. It's my 1st driving trip to M'sia. Felt kinda excited. off to Tuas checkpoint... 1st embarrasing incident. I didn't slow down in time when approaching the custom albeit Allan's constant "Slow down" reminder. The next moment I know, my right side-mirror scratched along some metal thing. argh! For the rest of whatever custom/toll, I super slow like a tortoise. I realised I realli got problem on gauging on slowing down.

I was like an excited school-girl going on her 1st excursion trip. Admiring the scenary while driving along.... seeing the tall tall hills with mist floating on top. And most of the time, you can see the sky right in front of you cos there's no building to obstruct it. Some parts... its an up-slope and u can't see beyong that. It just felt real good. Drizzling throughout the whole journey there thou. And best of it... can speed arh! think average about 120~140km/hr. So i finally get a chance to drive to 120km/h. Maximum I went up to 160km/hr. shiok...

Although it's just a 2D1N trip, I felt I can elaborate and go on and on and on. Let me summarise general overview of Melaka and spill the geeze which is what I wanna capture in my memory!

Melaka is a small town where things seem to move in a slow pace and people are generally friendly. The Jonker Street is a nice place to just stroll slowly and you will be amazed by the number of antique shops there... Where on earth did they get so much old junks? And the baba laksa that I had. aW....it's delicious and it's really cooked by the baba auntie! the buildings there are really old. Unlike Spore where our "old" shophouse are restored. Those there are really old yet tastefully decorated.

Here comes the geeze:

#1: Equatorial Club Room

Hubby booked the Club room which is pretty spacious and has personalised services. such as check-in at the business lounge. here we could have free drinks & snacks 24hrs round the clock. It's pretty worth it. I could see the Melaka city and the Straits of Melacca from the room! If you are gg there, Equatorial Hotel is very convenient. Most of the tourist sites are within walking distances.

Erm... my birthday celebration. pai sei to display this pic. rushed out from bathroom in bathrobe. not prepared.

#2: Surprise birthday celebration from Hubby

This one, I must capture cos surprises like these occur once in a blue moon. hee...

I was just finishing my bathtub soak... around 12midnight, he asked me to quickly come out. Then he presented me with a bouquet of sunflower while singing my b-day song... and a black-forest cake! I was so touched! Then he took out a ring-box... opened it and that was a ruby ring with little diamonds around it. Ruby is my birthstone... I didn't expect this as the gucci wallet was actually my advanced b-day gift! I just felt so sweet inside. like i drunk a tub of honey... later on, I told him it's as if he's proposing to me on my birthday.... haha... realized that must really enjoy this "honeymoon" period for as long as it lasts...

Thanks honey for everything!

Shots in the room...

The spacious bathroom...Seafood dinner at Umbai... this is their rice (nasi lemak). U can choose white rice alternatively.Fried KangkongThis is yummy... Sotong cooked with tepung (aka calamari)Grilled prawns (so-so)Ultimate dish! Deep-fried grouper with sambal belachan sauce. slurp... regret didn't order a bigger one. haha...Baba laksa. so delicious till it's toxic. At the old fort....This is their police's horse used for patrolling. This horse is getting too close for my liking cos it's trying to get fresh with me. see below.no...no... no.... u r too close to me! the camera cannot capture my left face!