Travelling once in a while to some other place can also serve as a stress buster and relieve you from all the pains and pleasures. In the words of Maya Angelou, “Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and understand each other, we may even become friends.”
And that called for a road trip.
Last week, since it was a long weekend we decided to go for a little "jalan-jalan". Saiful and I, we never travel any more further than Bangi, or our second home Cyberjaya. It's either work, home, gym and work again. Since we just got ourselves a new ride (which we had named him Baby M, refer to my Instagram on the sidebar for pics) we decided to do some travelling.
Given not much of a holiday, and budget. The road trip listed down to either Genting Highlands or Melaka. I wanted so much to play that swing that goes up in the air and twirls around. But looking at the population on public holiday season, we figured out there's going to be a long queue up in the highlands. That left us to Melaka.
I realised as I grew up I don't have much friends that I could rely on, or feel comfortable being around with. But a road trip with just the two of us would be dead boring. And I tend to sleep even on short distance travel, so might as well get someone else to join the band wagon. Sirri, my primary school buddy agreed to join us.
Along came Saturday.
Woke up early and went to pick up Sirri at his house. That dude was sure a tough one when it comes to waking up in the morning. But we managed to reach him in time. Had the usual roti canai breakfast and off we go on our little adventure.
My sexy Pilot
Traffic was a little hectic, every one just seem to be travelling down south, perhaps to Legoland, Johor Bharu maybe (our next future plan trip). We literally crawling bump to bump on the road. After a whole lot of karaoke-ing in the car we reached Melaka after 2 hours.
And of course, first thing to do was have lunch. The roti canai's and nasi lemak got burned down after singing the whole lot in the car for 2 hours and we got hungry. Sirri brought us to a chicken rice shop called Hoe Kee Chicken Rice shop and we had the famous chicken rice balls.
Nothing fancy, just chicken rice being clumped into balls.
After lunch we went for a walk through Jonker Walk or Jonker Street for some of us may called it. It was really steamy, hot burning weather out there. I was sweating heaps. Did a little shopping, got myself new leggings which was way cheaper than the ones selling online. Jonker Street is like mini Chinatown with all the Chinese New Year decorations going on.
Sirri has this thing of taking pictures of our behinds
My Mr Muscle
Saiful, Me and Sirri being so much of a tourist
Being all sweaty by then, we decided to travel to Melaka Town, round the area and dropped by the local mall. Melaka hasn't changed much from the last time I came here. Same old mall, except for a few new ones, same old attraction, same old town. I guessed the next time I'll be coming here again maybe when I have my own family.
The town got us boring and we decided to travel into the inner part of Melaka since we're planning to have "ikan bakar" for dinner. Found a "Medan Ikan Bakar Serkam" but it was way too early for dinner.
Saw a sign board showing "Makam Tun Teja", look into Melaka history and you shall now bits about her. We also stopped by "Portugese Well" but not much of pictures for me to share.
I didn't went inside as I wasn't properly dressed
Again, a behind picture by Sirri
Long tomb for Tun Teja
There's also a well
After much of sight seeing, off we went to dinner. Had fresh grilled fishes, lalas, squids and vegetables and for 3 person plus drinks it was only RM 99. So cheap. Way cheaper than KL. Much fresher too since the jetty where they load the fishes are just nearby.
Food and more food
Had our early dinner, and we went back to Jonker Street. They said at night the scene will be much more livelier compared to daytime. To me it's just the same. Almost everyone selling the same thing at every corner. Tired of walking, Sirri brought us to a chinese shop that sells "Durian Cendol". Damn it was a very trippy cendol. Quite a fulfilling dessert.
Durian Cendol
Chilled in, playing with our phones and then it's time to go back home. We already decided in the first place not to stayed the night in, as Melaka is just 2 hours drive. Plus such a small town doesn't need much time to see everything it has to offer. Sirri became Saiful's co-pilot cause by that time I already dozed off at the back seat. Too much of Durian Cendol makes me sleepy.
I enjoyed the whole trip, it was our first road trip together and I hoped many more to come. Thanks to Sirri for showing us around Melaka town although he is not from Melaka. Thank you to Saiful for being the faithful pilot that drives us safely to and fro.
I'll end my post with this quote I found, "Whatever the journey is, it's not only the destination that matters, but the person with whom you travel".
Have a great week ahead my lovelies.
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Let's travel to a land where nothing but love and happiness is brought among us and we live till we die in peace.


















