Melaka: An escapee UNPLANNED version.
Melaka was such a fun trip. It was a rushed plan. I didn't really make plan, but my aim was 1 :
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| Eco Walk For Life (donation for leukemia kids) |
the Eco Walk For Life event.
Last time i've been in Melaka with my family, it was so LONG ago. Maybe in my primary school? I've never join them going to A'Famosa few times. Perk of being in boarding school. So it just took 1 day for me to decide to go, taking night bus trip from Sg.Petani to Melaka. This time the ticket price was RM53. From 12 am in SP, we reached Melaka at 7am (should be earlier,but heck bus waited for someone in KL for an hour!) Funny part of this was: i thought i rode a bus with the same driver last time i went back to Kulim. The not-so-sane driver.
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| That infamous photo-spot |
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| while waking through the participants' route |
7am at Melaka Central, refreshed, 7.30am we rode local bus to Dataran Pahlawan. No kidding we didn't even know how Dataran Pahlawan looks like, end up get off from the bus few hundred meters away from our destination. We're already late as registration already closed for the event when we arrived. Quite disappointed, but we took free choco drink from tesco booth to compensate HAHA. Since we have plenty of time, we decided to just walk with the flow, see where it could lead us. We walked with 'beca' infront of us. So long since i saw one. Now they become more trendy and not only 'driven' by old uncles. So we walked, pretending as tourist (we WERE TOURISTS).
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| Melaka river |
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| Jonker Gallery at Jonker Street |
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| Taman Warisan Dunia (still didn't open at this time) |
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| mini-cooper!! i love the colour @ Jonker Street |
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| a still-not-open shop @ Jonker Street |
Passed Sungai Melaka (the colour..wow me is speechless). Taking photos of morning sceneries. We walked through Jonker Street, with smells of coffee huhu. At Jonker Streets too, we walked through lines of antique stuffs being sold. Most are by uncles in mid 50s or something. 1st my friend stopped for an old english book (as bookworm as she is, she even finished reading it after few hours), where she got it for RM3.
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| Doraemon comic! nostalgic! |
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| old money @ Jonker Street |
Then we were greeted by an uncle saying a usual line "oh i waited you since yesterday, why you only come now?" to random people walking in front of his place. HAHA. My friend stopped to check his painting, end up he explained enthusiastically about his painting. I'm amazed at how detailed it is despite the small frame of painting. And the special thing about his painting is: you won't see anything at 1st glance but when you're looking at it longer, the picture appears,looking alive.
My friend talks a lot with uncle. Being the quiet me (and less proficiency in English) i stood besides my friend agreed to things and add up where i should. Amazing thing happened when the uncle asked my friend "your name? Syarifah?" and left my friend dumbfounded. We never told him about her name, nor it is written anywhere. THAT UNCLE KNOWS HER NAME ON A 1ST GUESS. How did he knew? Only Allah knows how. He said something about being blessed by gift. I just smile about this. Subhanallah, Allah gives whatever He wanted to give to His creation. So uncle gave my friends little souvenirs, and i got 1 too (of his paintings). My friend bought one of his painting. We bid uncle goodbye and continue our journey.
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| by Melaka River side |
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| A hotel besides Melaka River |
We walked the other way and reached the river-side. We walked along it, expecting it was not that far, but regretted it after about 10 minutes. IT'S FREAKING FAR TRYING TO CROSS THE RIVER. IT'S ALMOST TILL THE END. Our feet starts to aches, more to me cause i was wearing heeled shoes. Plus it's getting hot at 10am+, but to do u-turn was too late. We're greeted by other tourists too, and we're being friendly towards locals. Hiii-ing and Good Morning!! to them with excited tones. It was fun HAhA.
We visited the Ship Museum, cost us RM3 (for students/Malaysian citizens). Take pictures and feeling like pirates in Pirates of Caribbean (or maybe of Straits Malacca HAHA). I oooh-ed at british accent here and there, feeling fresh about it HAhA (have i've been trapped too much in my college? Ahahaha) It's my escapee journey anyway. I called Biha-chan and asked if we could meet.
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| Muzium Samudera (Ship Museum) |
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| Inside dock @ Muzium Samudera |
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| It's too hot at this time! HAHA |
So we head back to Dataran Pahlawan. Watch an Indonesian kid getting excited over Upin Ipin, when i remember how it is so popular among Indonesian when i was in Jakarta last year. I excitedly told friend "lets head back, i want to see Upin Ipin too!" So we went back to event, Upin Ipin already up on stage!! Ahhh i want to be kid too!
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| Upin Ipin |
We move to left side of stage (but it's still so hot and no shadow). My friend: eh tu bukan Liza Hanim? Me: yeah she perform too. I know it since earlier. (I forgot i dragged her, she doesn't know the tentative) But her turn already over, we missed it. Me: you want to take picture with her? Friend: seganlah. Me: serius taknak? . But after awhile, kakLiza walked infront of us to take picture of her son on stage. She greeted us 1st "Nak tangkap gambar anak jap" then smiled.
When she's done, i told her "kak Liza, nak tangkap gambar boleh?" K.Liza,"boleh,boleh~kejap nak betulkan tudung ni ha" me:"meh saya tolong pegang barang tu". She fixed her shawl and my friend did wefie. K.Liza "eh terima kasih kena tolong pegang barang pulak. Lupa akak" me: takpe :). After k.Liza walked away, friend: aku macam starstruck. Ni baru Liza Hanim, belum Yuna lagi. Me: aku taktau kenapa aku boleh casual macam tu HAHAHA.
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| Feeling adik-beradik dengan Liza Hanim |
We dance chicken dance together with upin ipin and crowd. It was fun being silly and just enjoying chicken dance as it is. Alvin's story will be in PART 2. Met k.Biha and took picture. Spazzing mode when i saw her HAHA rindu sangat kat k.Biha yang comel.
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| with k.Biha @ Bihachan |
After event end, we head to Dataran Pahlawan mall & tried to figure out the next plan. I'm sorry to my friend cause i dragged her without planning well. So we end up just sitting at AnW for about 2 hours (cause legs feel like breaking). We walked around the park outside, took few pictures then waiting for bus (after struggling on where should we wait for the bus,walking on extremely hot weather).
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| Park outside mall |
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| replica @ park |
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| Ramen while killing time @ Dataran Pahlawan Mall |
In bus, i saw the beach from far, thinking i would love to be back in Melaka. We bought ticket back to SP, night tix (RM60?) and waited in Melaka Sentral, from 5pm until our bus, 10pm if not mistaken, watching WGM and random youtube vids to kill time. Reached SP the next morning & having legs pain for 2 day /cry/.
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| Straits Malacca from inside bus |
P/s: my lecturer was shocked when she saw me in canteen the next day, because i met her in bus station before i went to Melaka. Yes i can be in Melaka in a day, in Kedah the next day HAHA -end-
a very meaningful trip, and i love it. What came across my mind during Melaka, i love it when i can sujood, performing salah on many beautiful places Allah has created. Such a wonderful feeling. Penang trip should be next. Yana please don't be lazy and write it. Love: yanaliyana.
