Melaka - Windmill

Lil' sweetheart went around the windmill chasing no one but herself.

Melaka - Sunset

I made my way back to The Jetty again and found the way to the ground level through a stairway from a KTV. There was a restaurant right at the end of pier and I'm really glad no one chased me away.

These days, I've mellowed quite a bit, I think. I'm okay being alone, having all the time and watching the world go by.

Melaka - Playmates

They met and played; fought and snuggled up close together. Such a lazy saturday afternoon, great to have found each other.

Melaka - Voyage Traveller's Cafe

40, Lorong Hang Jebat

I love this quaint little place. It's 5 minutes away from Harper's and right before the start of Jonker. I felt a sense of relief, like there's still something precious about Melaka that I can hold on to. For once, I documented my thoughts and feelings away from me - on a random page of their guest book.








Passing the back lane of Harper's again and again. The chairs and tables arranged in a neat fashion. They still looked pretty much the same, touching from a distance...

Melaka - rreeeaauuu

The little white cat followed my voice and came to sit beside me! Such a lovely day-brightener! Then, she rested her body on my foot! Awww... she felt so warm. The moment lasted for about 1 minute, I think.








We marched down the road to where the children were waiting and there, she sat and watched them laugh and play.

Melaka - Taman Melaka Raya

From The Jetty, we went in search for breakfast. Tanny said we should eat every 3 hours.

My breakfast - Pumpkin cake + Yam cake + Chee Cheong Fun.


Juan's breakfast - Kosong prata + Egg prata + Fish dumpling noodles. Sumi and the rest were obviously impressed!!



After breakfast, everyone looked so sleepy still. I'm like the mother who dragged her child out for breakfast at 7am on a Saturday morning. Ooopsss...





This shop looked really inviting, it's a pity we were there too early.





HO! HO! HO!

Melaka - Sunrise at The Jetty

THANK YOU for waking up at 5.30am to catch the sunrise with me. Despite the cold winds. Despite the disappointment that The Jetty will only open its shutters at 11am. Despite being stung by weird crazy plants. Despite the fact that the sun didn't appear at the horizon.




The clouds made the sunrise look so grand. I was really excited.
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There's this "mini jetty" jutting out into the sea - so tiny that we were all standing along the edges.






(from left)
Sumi with her Black Bird, Fly;
Tanny with her Canon SLR;
Juan with her Nikon SLR + tele-lens & digi-cam;
Xiaoxiao with her digi-cam.

Melaka - Revisited

Remember, remember, the heart of Melaka... it has been 4 years since i set foot here. I remember drinking to my heart's content at the Geographer Cafe, it was such a lazy afternoon. I remember the beer & cigars at Harper's. I remember watching monitor lizards fighting along the river. Gone were those days.

I can't say I like the new image of Melaka - a step to becoming city-like with commercialized river cruises and fancy lightbox signages. Perhaps along the way of re-branding itself, it has lost its old charm.

I tried to walk with my eyes half shut and remember the quaint old character that i once fell in love with.


GEOGRAPHER CAFE
No.83, Jalan Hang Jebat 75200 Melaka
www.geographer.com.my





HARPER'S CAFE
2 & 4, Lorong Hang Jebat 75200 Melaka