Friday, January 25, 2008

Malacca Roadtrip

On Wednesday, 23rd of January 2008, a bunch of us went down to Malacca for lunch. We've been talking about this little trip since a while back. Finally able to do so. We initially planned to leave KL at 11am, but decided otherwise. Instead we left at 930am. Amir, Fidi, Charlene, Victor, Yip, Arnold were the passengers.














We headed out in 2 cars, driven by Jason and I. Took us about 90 minutes to reach Malacca. The city was bristling with traffic. Boy, were we hungry.




















We parked our cars in a nearby parking lot. From there we took a short walk down very nice pre-war shops. It was my first time going through Malacca on foot. Usually I would be in a car driving around to the places. Walking gave me a whole new insight into the city. After 10 minutes of walking, we finally made it to the chicken rice shop. =)









































As we walked into the shop, we realized that leaving at 930am was a good idea. Despite being only 1130am, the shop was almost full with customers. We quickly grabbed our seats. Jason and Victor placed the orders for us. I think we ordered 1 and a half of stimmed chicken and plates of rice balls and all of us had ais limau which was refreshing as it was a very sunny day.















After a very satisfying lunch, we decided that we needed cendol for dessert. We settled the bill and were on our way. Victor was on point as he knew Malacca better than any of us. We maneuvered between alleys and streets, in search of our cendol. But not before some shopping! Fidi and the others went into a few shops looking for souvenirs to bring back.




















Then we were off again for our cendol, but not before realizing that we actually made a wrong turn somewhere so we had to backtrack. After another 10 minutes of walking, we made it to the shop. We placed our orders and waited patiently for it to come while cooling ourselves down from the walk. When the cendol arrived, we all just started to dig in. This cendol is very different though. I was surprised when i tasted it. They actually mixed the cendol with coconut water. It just blended right in with the cendol. The coconut water gave the cendol the extra umph it needs. Soon after everyone was satisfied. With nowhere to go, we decided to head back home. In all, it was a very nice trip. Hopefully we will have more of road trips in the months to come!

Thursday, January 24, 2008

A saying goes...

Politicians are like diapers. They need to be changed frequently. For the same reason.