I have not been to a trip with the missus's friends before this, and have not met with them in a frequent basis. But when she asked whether I would mind tagging along for a short weekend getaway, I felt it was time that her friends know who the missus is dating, and with all due respect, they would know who I am.
I know many of her friends still do not know who she is dating; whether she is dating a girl for real, and of course, speculate the kind of person I am. There's nothing much you can see from a Facebook page, and so, I decided that a weekend trip would be fun - instead.
Definitely was awkward at first, because some I have not met before, and even though some did, I remember our meet-ups were plain silent, because I do not talk much when the girls meet up.
Anyway, one of her friends did all the planning and my job was to chauffeur them around. (since I seem to be the one with better sense in directions). Arrived Malacca at 4.30pm, just in time to stand in line for the infamous Satay Celup in Malacca.
Capitol Sate Celup - WHICH I THINK was ridiculously a waste of time (and effort!)
Actually I feel that even the idea of Sate Celup is not that great afterall and I don't see why people can queue from 1-2 hours just to have their sticks of food dipped into boiling peanut sauce??
Okay, I just don't like it. Maybe when I went to Ban Lee Siang Sate Celup, the taste of better, and even lesser queue. When we were there at 4.35pm, the queue was about 2 shop lots width away, and it's opened at 5pm! Well, one good thing about this was that I finally tried Capitol and can proudly announce that I won't be going back for more!
After the "tea", we decided to head to Jonker Street for a walkabout. Most of the missus' friends are photography-fanatics, so they got busy with their gadgets thigmajigs. Didn't do much here except walking around, and bumped into Sam who was there for something something.
Half way in Jonkers, came across this milk cakes, and decided to give them a try.
For RM3.00 each, price is extremely atrociously high! And for the love of god, the icing they pumped into the centre of the cake was painfully sweet ~. Sweet in a horrible way which destroyed the entire taste of the cake itself. However, I have to comment on the texture of the cake - very fluffy and soft (delicious!!) until you taste the cream in the centre of the cake.
Turn-off max.
Found Malt on a stick, and couldn't resist the temptation.
For RM2 per stick, it was really good, but don't know whether it's because I have grown up much, that I find my sweet tooth no longer able to handle sweets. It was good, to be fair.
We adjourned the night, at 12am, when everyone went back to the homestay place, and got to bed early.
For RM260 per night, it was a comfy place to accommodate the 8 of us, in 3 big rooms, with 2 bath rooms, a kitchen and a living room. Would definitely return and select this if we were to head to Malacca in a big group next time.
Funny how early the people sleep during trips like these. I told the missus that if it were to be my friends caught up in such a getaway, we probably have to be prepared to be sleepless for the rest of the night! There would be so much talking (and gambling - for UTPians!) but then again, sleeping early was good for me. I had been driving the entire day!
The next morning, being the kiasu Cinapeks, woke up as early as 6.30am, to get ready, and arrived to the infamous Chicken Rice Balls shop (Chung Wah) near the Stadhuys Building. The shop opens at 8.30 am, but we were already queuing at 8!
As usual, nothing great to shout about because chicken meat was rough, and ...etc!
After breakfast, it was another round of photography taking and we went to Geographer's Cafe for Vegetarian Coconut Tom Yam. This was recommended by one of the missus' friends who saw this review on tv, and apparently tops in the "MUST-HAVE-LIST" in Malacca.
She was right!
For an omnivore like myself, I kept searching for bits of squids, or prawns in the coconut but was constantly reminded that it was vegetarian thus only mixed vege bits. But you know, it tasted hell as good as the normal kind we have in Thai Restaurants, even better if I dare say so! I have always been a patron of Geographers Cafe when I go to Malacca but it was always for the beer/drinks, never the Tom Yam. Now, I have at least one thing to look forward to whenever I decide to chill there.
Right after that, we went straight to Jonker 88. As soon as I stepped out of Geographers, I saw this queue outside Jonker 88, and decided to stand in line. I knew the line was not for the infamous Cendol but it was for the Nyonya Assam Laksa stall right beside it. The line was ridiculously long, because 40 minutes ago, before we decided to go for the Tom Yam in Geographers, Jonker 88 was just about to start getting ready for business, and now, the queue was growing rapidly! I told the missus that I was going to stand in line, and try this Assam Laksa and see whether it was as good as what the internet says.
I waited for about 35 minutes to get to the front of the line, and made my order.
As much as I want to agree with the Internet, I must say that the food was just as dull as the picture above. I ordered 2 kinds : 1. Nyonya Assam Laksa, 2.Baba Assam Laksa Kahwin; both for RM5 each and hell, I would prefer the authentic Assam Laksa you can get from Penang, anytime. Maybe being biased, but definitely, not something which I would be caught queuing up for. Sorry Jonker 88, your Sago Cendol was a let down too, but was great to have it cool me down under the intense heat during lining up.
Next in the schedule was to visit Baba Charlie House - 15 minutes away from Jonker. We could find hundreds of Nyonya kuih and delicacies to be chosen from, and those are freshly made as we speak.
After buying a few pieces of Nyonya kuih, we went back to Dataran Pahlawan for this famous Mille Crepe in Nadaje that has been the talk of EVERYONE WHO HAS BEEN TO MALACCA.
"I could eat this everyday and not die of boredom"
Sorry, yes you will die - of sweetness!
And meh. Nothing much also!
That is pretty much a summary of the things I have eaten in Malacca. One thing I have observed that in Malacca - is that people tend to queue up for all the restaurants and shops. And to my dismay, none of them were even worth doing so.
