Forever 28~

I forget this week is the school holiday. For the passed three days, I was amazed with the unusual smooth traffic on Federal Highway.

I took about 15 minutes only from my house to my office. I arrived office much earlier than usual time. I would sleep more if I knew the traffic could be such smooth. Anyway, the school holidays will only end next Tuesday. I still have two days to enjoy extra 10 minutes sleeping time. Let’s appreciate it!

I participated company trip last week. It was a three-day-two-night adventurous trip to Rompin. During the trip, I participated all the program that arranged by the organizer. These include water rafting, night scary walk, treasure hunt, beach soccer, and paintball war!

Most of my colleagues from other departments were on leave on Monday. However, I am not able to apply leave like they do. So, I have to drag myself go to work on Monday morning! Honestly speaking, I still feel tired now after the trip…

I will update on my trip to Rompin soon…

Perhaps I am so busy at work, I always think of going for holidays recently. Besides, I heard my friends plan for their holiday and it makes me more tempted! It is not only to escape from hectic work schedule but also to relief my tension at work. I don’t think I could finished all my tasks even though IF I have been given 25 hours a day, so why not I just take a break and go somewhere else?

One of my friends decided take tours to Italy for their honeymoon. I just saw their pictures in FaceBook. I feel sorry because I did not attend their wedding. The pictures tell me that how beautiful the Europe is. Since it was a honeymoon, so they choose to go with escorted tours which technically will arrange all the things for them. Hence, they just enjoyed the arrangement that has been prepared by the travel agent. Indeed, they gave excellent comments for the arrangement when I asked them about it. Perhaps they were in the honeymoon mood, everything just nice and beautiful.

(Thanks to Jack for providing picture in Italy during his honeymoon)

Another colleagues told me that they will be going to Japan for honeymoon. They take the tour arrangement as well. I have never followed any tour arrangement before and keen to go for it. Where I wish to go for my holiday? I will say I want to have cruise holidays! Do you need a holiday too?

I don’t like chicken rice, so the notorious Chicken Rice Ball in Melaka barely attracts my attention. I had it once long time ago, and few weeks ago, I went there again. I don’t see any special of the Chicken Rice Ball anymore. There are a lot of restaurants that offer Chicken Rice Ball at Jonker Street, price is around RM4.80 – RM5.00 per serving. For me, it is just common chicken rice that rubbed into a round shape.

Another famous food, Satay Celup in Melaka which also hardly to attract my attention now. We went to the one which is not so famous in Melaka. They charge RM0.55 per stick and gravy (compulsory) is RM9. Honestly speaking, not really nice…

The most delicious thing that I had in Melaka this time was Durian Cendol, a Malaysian kind of dessert. I had it at Lao Qian Ice Cafe in Jonker Street. One bowl is selling at RM4.80, quite pricey indeed. It is really tasty and creamy. It tastes like a real durian. So, for those who don’t like durian, don’t try it, haha! Besides, you can find other kind of cendol at Jonker Street, don’t forget to try cendol with Gula Melaka.

It was a busy trip, I don’t have much time go to try Baba-Nyonya foods in Melaka. Hope next time I can have more time for it.

I went to Melaka last weekend. It was for working purposes, so basically I didn’t visit to many places in Melaka. As you know, Melaka is a historical place and plenty choices of food that you can try. So, I will tell you one-by-one about my experience in Melaka.

At first, we chose to stay in a budget hotel. Indeed, I was not the one who decided it, I just follow the whole group. Then, we booked 10 rooms at Metropole Hotel in Melaka. I tell you, this is the worst hotel that I ever stayed before! The hotel is poor managed, and really old. Perhaps this is to match with the image in Melaka, old.

We paid RM80/ room/ night, excluding breakfast. The space in room is quite okay, but I don’t feel comfortable with their mattress and blanket. I doubt it was really cleaned. Toilet and bathroom, it was puddle inside! For a clean hotel, I will boil water in the room just because I need plenty of water. But, I don’t even dare to touch that water heater at all… Other matters such as most of the light in the room were not functioning, phone in the room was not functioning, green color towel, and more…

So, I highly recommend you NOT to stay in Metropole Hotel in Melaka if possible. Unless, you are really out of budget and you wouldn’t mind on the quality of the environment.