Happy Birthday ladies!!

My birthday - 20th Nov
My mom's birthday - 1st Dec

So..2 orang lelaki yang sayangkan kami berdua...hehee, my abah dan my husband together with along dan hazril decide untuk celebrate sekali dua-dua kat Melaka. Why Melaka? Sebab kat sana...makan sedap, murah...dan mak & abah pun enjoy pergi sana. Lama dah abah sebut-sebut nak makan ikan bakar. Simple journey...tapi meaningful sangat...

Bila pergi Melaka , rasanya teringat masa kecik2 dulu...suka sangat pergi sana. Classic and Nostlagic.Masa tu Alang duduk Melaka lagi, kat Tengkera. Suka sangat datang sana...rumah Alang best..ada pokok mangga, luas, boleh main-main kat luar rumah.Pagi-pagi, breakfast kat pantai Klebang...bestnya. Amir pun lahir kat sana...ingat lagi...tengok Alang masa Amir lahir, sambil bawak buku , nak baca untuk PMR.

Sehari sebelum pergi Melaka...dapat ni from my husband. Three roses meaning..I Love U katanya...:)
Hadiah...dah dapat dua bulan awal...sebab tak sabar2..

Daripada Along...cantik.TQ long...:)

Breakfast sampai sendat perut & pepatung Along

We left KL Saturday morning, bertolak daripada rumah abah..konvoi dua kereta. Pagi tu breakfast, berenti sampai dua tempat. Singgah perhentian Nilai makan nasik lemak panas-panas yang sangat sedap.Dia bungkus kat situ jugak. Sambal dia sedap, nasik lemak kukus dia lembut dan wangi. Along, pagi-pagi dah makan nasi ayam. Lepas tu , we went to Restoran Jejantas Ayer Keroh and headed to A&W minum float. Along siap shopping pepatung untuk garden rumah dia. Belum sampai Melaka dah start shopping.

Delicious shot, I can almost smell the sambal & daun pisang aroma from here..

Lambatnyaa...& The passion for food

We stayed at Equatorial Hotel. My favourite hotel - Bayview hotel. Tapi, weekend and cuti sekolah, mahal sangat. Tak berbaloi rasanya kalau nak duduk sekejap je. How's the hotel? The condition ok. Food sedap. Tapi...registration procedure at the check in counter very very very slow. Never had such a lousy procedure offered in a 4/5 stars hotel before.Mula la nak bad mood marah-marah. Tapi nasib baik Along pandai buat lawak, and ambik hati...beli flourless chocolate cake yang sedap kat cafe area lobby. Not worth recommending but if for a one night stay and for special occasion..boleh la bcoz it’s located right at the heart of town.

Chandeliers at the lobby feature a classy yet elegant ambiance..

Sementara nak tunggu check in, we naik beca..the trishaw ride, pergi makan Asam Pedas Selera Kampung dekat-dekat area hotel. SUPERB. Memang sedap asam pedas dia...hingga tak terkata. Teringat-ingat sampai sekarang.

We manage to check in around 3pm. Rest and take a nap. Pukul 4.00 sambung jalan-jalan.

A Really Good Feeling...

Feeling ala ala shah rukh khan & kajol..

Kepala ikan jenahak ..masak asam pedas...

Kena pulak dengan ikan bilis garing goreng dengan petai...

The Gulai Lemak Ketam was simply delicious.

Ini la bukti kesedapannya....

Satu beca kena RM60?????

Lepas semua org dah freshened up, we made our way to historical site : A Famosa Fortressred , Sadthuys building, Christ Church Melaka, Kampung Ceti,Makam Hang Jebat, etc.We decided to enjoy the sightseeing around the town in a slow and laid-back ...wat ilek..:).Kitorang sewa la beca...untuk jalan-jalan satu melaka...celah-celah kedai...1 jam setengah, kena RM60 satu beca. According to the rate set by the state government, it is RM40 for an hour’s ride.Ada 3 beca?? Suka pakcik beca tu. Tapi ok la..kalau nak bawak kereta sendiri memang tak dapat la nak berenti lorong-lorong sempit. Kedai-kedai yang best , semua ada kat jalan-jalan yang kereta tak boleh masuk. Nak jalan pun, kalau jalan sendiri, tak tau pun mana nak tuju.Yang naik beca pun...muatannya berat2 belaka.. :). So, takdela ralat sangat..

Mula-mula cam rasa awkward as they play the olden days songs & hindustan songs during ride and everybody is looking at you. Macam artis la pulak. Hahah. Tapi...seronok sangat. Best...jangan malu-malu. Cuba la.

Semua beca were decorated with flowers..meriah dengan lagu hindustan yang pakcik-pakcik beca ni pasang. Colour ni varies depending on their sponsors. There were many Digi sponsored beca around . So mcm Digi, beca colour kuning. Mana beca Celcom ni?

Priceless moment with my Along..

Priceless moment with abah & mak...

a MUST place to go in Melaka

Feeling ... :)

I believe this is one of a good spot for street photography.

appreciate the old building

We headed to Jonker Street -Jalan Hang Jebat, which is part of the old Chinatown of Melaka.

Yeyy...for my new house...

She is in every way what a best friend is.
We’ve become much closer as I’ve grown up

Semua nya nak singgah kedai silver ni...beli cincin batu & cincin mutiara...

Jonker Street

Seafood Heaven..

Finally, our most waited moment arrived. It's time for our dinner...Semuanya lapar.. so the next destination was, you know it. right? haha it’s Muara Umbai, for Ikan Bakar. This is like a trade mark ...pergi Melaka, kena makan ikan bakar kat umbai.Never been to Melaka for quite sometime , and we ended up.. SESAT. Lucky, that we managed to reach the place anyway...dengan pertolongan our 'LUCY'

Food?The fishes were fresh but the way the way they cook ..so so je la. Rasanya, salah pilih kedai kot .Lepas sesi menyendatkan perut...makan ikan 3 rasa, ikan bakar, sotong goreng tepung, siput apa ntah nama dia yang panjang-panjang tu...we headed back to the hotel.

Ikan siakap 3 rasa...

Ikan jenahak bakar...

The next day....
Sedapnya nasik lemak makcik tu...


Esoknya, pagi-pagi masing dah kelaparan. Semua nak pergi pantai klebang...teringat dulu-dulu breakfast kat tepi pantai klebang.Bila sampai...frust je...pantai dah kena tambak. Tapi, ada lagi la gerai-gerai kat tepi pantai klebang. Sedapnya nasik lemak makcik kat tepi tu...bertambah-tambah. Siappergi ambik sambal sendiri kat dalam periuk . Jeling je makcik tu..Capati dia pun sedap, lontong pun sedap. Semuanya sedap la.

Sebelum check out...our final destination...Malacca River Cruise. Ala-ala feeling kat venice la...
Pay only rm10 for the ticket, and you will enjoy the views...tapiii...the water little bit smelly...:(.
Tapi boring sangat sebab takde tour guide ....hmm...45 min..tapi senyap je takde apa. Bila selisih dengan boat lain je laboleh lambai-lambai buat kecoh.

Romantiknya mak & abah..

Sebelum balik KL. Singgah dulu Muar. Nak sangat makan mee bandung muar. Sedap betul. Makan kat kedai Abu Bakar Hanifah. Lepas tu minum kopi muar yang famous..kopi 434. Kalau pergi muar tak makan mee bandung + minum kopi ni..memang la rugi.

baru tau...sebenarnya sate muar lagi sedap daripada sate kajang.

Kopi 434

In the company of loved ones...I don't mind turning another year older :)

** I hope it could be useful for your Melaka trip especially on the eating and visiting part

A walk down memory lane - Part 1

Going Home

Last month, my family including myself, Din, Along , Hazril, Mak dan Abah bercuti di Laketown Bukit Merah Resort. Sebenarnya plan bercuti ni dah lama, tapi asyik tak jadi. So, bila Along dapat pergi mekah, we all decide to bercuti area Alor Pongsu. Sambil bercuti, sambil jumpa saudara mara dekat sana untuk jemput kenduri. Especially makcik and pakcik yang jadi pengganti arwah atok dan wan di rumah kampung. Yang membesarkan along lepas tok dan wan meninggal.Tak lupa maklang and paklang yang menjadi pengubat rindu untuk arwah atok dan wan. Dan yang paling penting, I , Din, Mak and Abah tak berkesempatan lagi tengok rumah kampung dekat Alor Pongsu dirobohkan untuk dijadikan taman perumahan. So, ni masa terbaik untuk bercuti kat area sana....

Memang mencatatkan seribu kenangan pahit dan manis bila menuju ke rumah sementara pakcik and makcik. Teringat macam2 kenangan, masa kecik, balik ikut jalan lama, beli buah limau bali, makan mee udang sedap kat ipoh, lepas tu pujuk abah beli kaset 4u2c ngan Exist , letak tuala kat tingkap kereta lancer abah sebab panas.Sepanjang perjalanan, the streets, the buildings and landmarks.... betul2 rasa touching.As I walked by each building or landmark of memories , I thought about the people in my life that each place reminded me of.

Tapi, kenangan kat kampung lebih melekat dalam hati emak dan along. Walaupun diorang tak tunjuk kesedihan rumah kampung kena roboh, dalam hati I tahu betapa banyak kenangan yang tersimpul rapi. Tapi, macam kata dan nasihat mak kat Along, yang paling penting, orang dan segala kenangan yang ada dalam rumah tu kita bawak. Walaupun rumah wan dan tok takde, tapi pengisian dan kasih sayang tetap kekal sampia bila2. Pengorbanan pakcik dan makcik tak dapat kita balas, dan sekarang masa yang terbaik untuk diorang bina kehidupan dan keluarga diorang. Kita tetap boleh berkumpul macam biasa kat rumah baru pakcik dan makcik nanti.

The narrow lane that led to our kampung... where mak was born and raised here. Along pun dibesarkan kat sini. Teringat je, Along jatuh parit, hehehe, balik sekolah naik basikal. Jalan kaki pergi kedai soto, pergi ngaji rumah ngah.

Betul2 teringat arwah my grandfather, with his inspiring vision and my grandmother, who gets my vote as the sweetest and toughest person ...and of those who remain, inheritors of strong family ties that have weathered the passage of time . InsyaAllah...

Kampung sebelum dirobohkan. Akan jadi kenangan pada mak dan abah. Terutamnya mak...tempat dilahirkan, tempat memulakan hidup baru bersama abah dan tempat bermain I dengan Along. Wedding of the year tau masa ni...

Pasangan pengantin . Pengapit abah tu paktih rembau....

Our future rooted in our past.I can remember playing cards-donkey, snap, happy family with my Along, bila balik kampung cuti sekolah since Along arwah atok dan wan yang jaga. Naik atas, pakai bunga pengantin mak yang ada dalam almari, ambik mentol lampu lama, nyanyi dua orang. Hehee...dulu Along suka betul Fauziah Latif and Tommy Page.Selalu je along cubit sebab suka betul main taik ayam. Bila arwah tok dan wan dah takde, pakcik and makcik yang menjadi ganti tempat kami mengharapkan untuk berkumpul kat kampung. Tanpa merungut and rasa penat diorang tak jemu2 melayan kami , masakkan makanan kegemaran kami semua. Rindu rasanya saat berkumpul beramai2....

Before...

Now...Gone but not forgotten....a place that you hated to leave at all.

Love you don't have to earn. Love you never have to fear losing. Love that isn't based on what you do or measured by what others are willing to do for you. We will get back when we give it dengan ikhlas.I believe that, our past reflecting siapa kita and all you can ever become.Everyone was not meant to travel the same road. Allah yang tentukan, tapi kita yang kena berusaha mengubahnya, how you respond and what you learn from it.