of malacca

famous for its historically rich buildings which have european and asian influences over a few hundred years, melaka is a mishmash of a lot of things words alone cant quite describe. you have buddhist temples surrounding a mosque. the mosque itself (and most of the other buildings) was built with roofs similar to what you would see in china. evidence of cheng ho and his HUGE band of merrymen from the 1400s. then you have farmosa, the fortress built by portugese. and then the christian churches littered all over the place.

of course other than snapping away at these red buildings with your latest digital camera, there are satay celup, nonya food, chicken rice and cendol, not to mention other malaysian fares. and right beside all these, you have modern shopping complexes side by side each other, all offering free wifi.

with so many things to do, its amazing that some ppl would be ok doing a day trip. chicken rice alone we did three times.

singaporeans queue for novelty items like hello kitty dolls and new apple gadgets. in malacca, you queue for lunch. delicious ones.

was it fun? ya it was an eye opener. would we go back? for the food yes. would it be soon? don't quite foresee it happening soon but since its so near and so accessible, who knows. the fishball looking chicken rice beckons.