How? Simply wind down the windows, break your wind screen & doors, travel at 141km and feel the breeze!!! Yah...I know...I'm nuts!
First stop, Seremban. Rocker57's sis-in-law joined us for breakfast then we proceeded to her house for a few friendly games of mahjong as well as to catch up on family affairs. It was great to spend quality time together, had an enjoyable time.
Left for Historical city Melaka after late lunch. We were surprised that our favourite beef noodle stall in Seremban market has a so-called branch in Kepayang Square called Quinn, as if on purpose, a nemesis to King's, the other branch near MCA office & The Store. Anyway, both rocker57 and I find that King's is much better in taste but lost out on ambience and decor to Quinn.
Second stop was to check-in to Avillion Legacy in Melaka town. Psst...(see below) this is actually rocker57 first captured picture in full gear. CHILL or not???
After the long ride, it was hot, so we chucked our stuff before going out to savour my favourite delicacy...Durian (aka king of fruits) Cendol at Tan Kim Hock. This outlet used to retail Melaka delicacies such as dodol, dodol durian, cincalok and shrimp paste or better known as belacan. Subsequently, over the decades they have changed to sell what-nots and what-have-you. I guess, borderless trading has impacted even local market, sigh.
Notice the blue backpack on the study table? (see picture on the right, below) Yeah...clothings for 2 inclusive of 2 pair of jeans, extra T-shirts & facials stuff. Ain't I a neat and compact packer?? Due to our tropical weather and unpredictable weather conditions, I had to double protect the clothings, camera & misc with plastic bags. You know...come to think of it, I kinda looked like "Ninja Turtle" / Baby Hippo with a blue backpack. Hmmm....
At Tan Kim Hock, I had the durian cendol with red beans, my usual. While rocker57 settled for cendol and coconut. (picture below). Mine costed RM5 while his was RM3.50. And you know what? It was disappointing to know that they have lost "that loving feeling"....the taste was way OFF!!! I vouched not to return in future because they are too commercialized now and have not retained their original recipe. The cendol was frozen, the durian was sourish...all in all, it sucked, i.e. for me. FYI, mine is on the left and rocker57's is on the right.
I was eager to watch the sunset. So, off we went to Klebang/Tg Kling. Alas, another disappointment. The state of Melaka has reclaimed the land!! All we could see was sand, sand and more sand. The sea was so far off that we were put off by the sight of the reclaimed land. Awww...another disappointment.
It's okay, my final consolation...to eat at Papa Joe's located at the Portugese Settlement. The place was busy with loads of tourists and locals alike seeking portugese seafood. A few people approached us to offer their services and to describe how authentic their food is. Since we have made up our minds, I said we have decided to dine at Papa Joe. Sadly, it was not to be. We weren't able to taste Papa Joe's cooking (again, sigh) as he has just served a group of tourist and was out of food.
Well, 3 disappointments in a few hours was suffice to make us head back to our hotel to call it a night. Oh, incidentally, we did eat dinner prior to retiring for the night. We ate at City Famous in Melaka Raya. This outlet serves great Muar food like Otak-otak (steam fish paste with spices), prawn/sotong/petai sambal, fish head assam curry..etc. The food as Chris Ng from a previous foodshow would say....Its to die for....well, one man's meat is another man's poison, so, you be the judge.
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