Malacca on 1-1-11

Finished writting focal at 10.45pm, I decided to make steamed yam cake because my dad gave me a yam last weekend and he reminded me to must use it within 3 days to preserve it's freshness. I came over to my desk to reply Ailene's IM and overcooked the batter. I felt a bit sad however let's look at the result later in 30 minutes? I used my sister's recipe from her blog. It is steaming for about 30 minutes already and another 30 to go. So, I am here breathing a little bit trying to dig something to update in my long time blog.

The just past weekend was New Year holiday. We went down to Malacca with my family for a short visit because Wee Liem wanted to shoot some photos, hoping to brush his skill in photography. I am very proud of him, really.

3 of us took a quick drive to town to visit St Paul but and could not find A Famosa, epic lol :P It was very jam so the "quick" is not so fast afterall. It took us like 2 hours to get there. Everyone was crowding Malacca during holiday season from all sort of places. We saw car plates from KL, Singapore, Selangor and Johore.


Big wall



@ Jonker street buying earings, RM1 each.


So here, we were at Portugese Settlement on New Year night



With lotsa lights decoration


I bought 3 packets of pop-pop , the lame "fire crackers" that gives you pop sound when you threw it againts hard object, eg floor. The kids were happily playing



The next morning, brother in law took us for dimsum breakfast and later Wee Liem, mom and I drove over to MMU to look around


For lunch, we went for chicken rice balls at Jonker street again and had cendol


Wee Liem took some great photos including this one, pretty.


We left afterward back home.. feeling very tired because for us, we drove 500km to reach there. Anyway, happy trip.

Malacca and the night before Eng Heng's big day

This photo represents the theme for my long weekend. Christmas and Love.

We drove down to Malacca for a night before the Eng Heng's big day and had a quick walk around.

This photo is the reflection of myself on a giant purple christmas ornament. I copied the method from Ailene but hers are a lot hundred times better looking. I took it at a very quick speed because there were so many people around. So I look quite odd in it. We later on had a group photo too taken by cannas's boyfriend. Check out Thian Min standing behind me on far left.

Shopping complexes in KL already having all sorts of decoration according to their chosen theme. The Garden have these white cages that brings out fairy tales story book ambience.

We had a simple and homely nyonya food in one of the restaurant in Malacca at night. We ogled for not-so-full restaurants because everywhere were full! We were starving like ghost so all the nyonya dishes that I ate was like the best food on earth.

It was quite eye-catching to find the Eye of Malaysia in the far spot on Malacca night. We didn't go near it by the way. That's the closest my eyes can see.

We spent a little time walking at Jonker Street looking at cute things displaying for sale. So many colourful souvenirs stalls :)

I was looking forward for the next morning because it was the first time I joined the "heng dai" team in a wedding. I doozed off so quick never knowing the reason why I was so exhausted. I napped a lot in the car.