Melaka Lagi!

2 weeks ago... day after the annual dinner... we had a one day Melaka trip.. again... but with different people... cause we attending a wedding luncheon at Tangkak the next day... so we left early in the morning... had breakfast at McD in Serdang and off we go...

We reached around 12 noon or so and stopped at my home to put our luggage... they're be staying at my house, four of them... since my parent had went to Paris... after resting a while, we went for lunch at Ole Sayang... they want to have Nyonya Food... not very nice to be honest... that restaurant is famous due to it's a tourist spot... after lunch went to Jonker and walk around...

After walking around an hour or so... it started to drizzle... so we decided to have a break.. we went to have cendol... ordered some laksa too... loved the Nyonya Laksa, soury taste... when we were eating, it actually rained quite heavily... so we made the right choice...

Then we continued to the Red House... snap some photos...

And then on to the St. Paul Hill... when we were on top... it started to rain again... damn heavy... luckily we bought the umbrellas with us... so we rush down and to Dataran...

So it's time to eat some more...hehe... went to Nadeje and the queue was long... have to wait an hour to be seated... so we went shopping a while... during that time, there is some luggage discounts... two of them bought a luggage each... sweat... come Melaka buy luggage... after an hour went to had our cake... but most of the cakes had finished... think is due to the rain...

After that, we walk back down... on the way down took this set of photos... very funny cause we did not planned this.. the story goes like this... four strangers where walking... two of them meet each other... then one pair became friends and another started fighting... hahaha...

Went back to the A'Famosa Fort to take some pictures... and is the whole way back to Jonker...

Walk around and we decided to have popiah and some shells... so we walk the whole way from Jonker to Bunga Raya... the popiah stall is in front of Madam King's... very nice the popiah... we 'tapao' two small one and we only had it at around 10pm when we reached home... but the popiah did not go soggy... still fresh... the eat shell one, the store is beside Madam King's... it's in an alley... I known of this place and always thought it only selling 'se ham'.. but actually it have others too like lala, rojak kangkong and taufu bakar... the sauce is very special and nice...

Then we walk all the way back to Jonker... walk from the head to tail of the road... and finally stopped at 'San Su Gong'... ordered the cendol... not nice, only taste of coconut milk and damn sweet... they bought some stuffs and we head back my house...

The next morning, I bought them to Bukit Cina to have 'Mi Hun Ke'... don't think they really enjoyed it... maybe our taste is just different...

Since we did not get to eat some of the cakes yesterday... we went to the Nadeje cake shop, the original one... went there they were just opening... so we wait for a while and then went in...

After having the cake... we went back and get prepared... and off we go to Tangkak... one day Melaka trip... not bad indeed as I remembered we only eat and eat and eat... hahaha... good food, great company, what could you ask for more...

Damn hot the weather this few days...

Ho Chi Minh City - Last Day

Well, it reached the last day of our business trip... actually the hotel we stayed in (Park Royal Saigon) is not bad... they have nice rooms.. and their breakfast is great too.. they provide the yogurt, Viet Nam yogurt called Vinamilk... and it taste awesome... I had it everyday for breakfast...

It actually have a lot of flavours... the below one is normal one, white colour... I mix it with passion fruit... damn nice, sweet and soury... missing it...

For lunch on the last day... they took us to a shop nearby to have Pho... this is chicken Pho...

This is beef Pho with the stomach, intestine and etc... I ordered this... a little regret... cause to much of the organs...

We also ordered Viet Nam's famous coffee... cause their shop everywhere sells the best coffee... this is the cold version... after it drip finish, you pour it in the ice cup...

This is the hot version... I ordered this, cause you have to test the original one isn't it...

The coffee is damn 'kao' (thick)... it smells so nice... and it taste great too... awesomeness in a cup...

There is actually condense milk in the cup... after the coffee have finished dripping... you stir it with the milk and it become as such... smells so nice... missing it too... hng~

After office arounf 4.30pm... we head to the airport...

This is the bread that our colleague bought for us... oh! I'm missing all the food...


Ho Chi Minh is a nice place... the people are friendly and warm... if I have the chance, I might go back... go to the Cu Chi tunnel... finally, thanks to my colleagues there... thank you...

Ho Chi Minh City - Day 2

On working day 2, we follow the salesrep to visit the doctors in hospital in the morning... at noon, we stop at a restaurant to have lunch... my best lunch during the trip...

This is a sweet desert made from coconut...

And the inside is green bean paste... like those found in 'ang ku kuih'...

This is actually very tiny little clams... so many of them... and it taste super great... our colleagues told us that to get the clams out of it shell... since it is so little, it is impossible to open one by one... so they cook the thing in hot water and shake it in a net... and the clams will just fall of the shell like that...

This is how u eat it... the thing you scoop with is like biscuit... made from flour I think... it's tasteless but eat it with the clams... yums~

This is the lotus seed fried rice... very fragrant...


I ordered this... some kind of noodle... forget call what.. there's pork on top, something like sausage... the noodle are actually dry... so you add some fish sauce and mix it... and I tell you... it tasted awesome... the pork is so juicy...

This is a desert drink... it's actually longan with lotus seed in the middle... not bad but kinda sweet...

Since we follow the salesrep around for a day... so we went back to the hotel kinda early... during the night, we went to the shopping center called Big C... at first my colleague keep saying Big C Big C, I thought is Big Sea... as in the ocean until I went there... it's actually a 'C'... swt...

This is Lotteria, Vietnam's own McD.. sort of... they don't have McD in Vietnam... but we saw KFC and Pizza Hut...

The burger is only so so nia... kinda dry...

After dinner we went shopping a while... there is hell lot of people buying stuff... almost can't walk... then we went back to the hotel... and remembered we had a free drink at the hotel bar...



This is my supper... hahaha...the yogurt drink is from the super market... this is Vietnam own yogurt... damn nice... very thick unlike those selling in Malaysia... love it... but cannot bring back... scared spoil... sad~

The bread is bought from Big C also... one of the stores... I shared with a colleague... Vietnam is very famous for their pork bread... although the bread is kinda hard... but it is nice..

The last post next... leaving Vietnam soon.. sad sad~

Ho Chi Minh City - Day 1

Day 1 here means working day 1.. hehe.. so for breakfast, our hotel did provide but not a buffet style one... they only have bread and noodles... so we have a very simple breakfast and head to the office...




During lunch, they bought us for buffet... they ask us we want to have the a la carte or buffet... and we decided on the buffet as the food was kinda attracting to us... forgotten to took pictures... during the night, they treat us for dinner... a restaurant famous for it's Vietnamese pancake...

This is their pancake... is like the Indian tosai with stuff in it...

This is how you eat it... pluck some vege from a bowl of them, then put some of the pancake in it... dip it with a Vietnamese fish sauce and put it in your mouth... hahaha...

That is only the appetizer... here comes the main course... some fish noodles...

I ordered this, seafood fried noodles... the noodle is so cheewy and the seafood is fresh... look quite little but it is a lot...

This is the owner of the restaurant...

Our Vietnam colleagues on the right... thank you for the hospitality during our visits...


More on day 2... come back soon... hehe...