In the midst of the increasing number of the influenza AH1N1 cases in Malaysia, my friends and I decided to pay Malacca a short visit. On the 21st August, we left UKM as early as 7.30 in the morning to catch the train to Seremban. We waited for the RapidKL bus at the bus stop opposite our residential college and there were only 3 of us waited at the bus stop since it was still early in the morning. The bus finally arrived moments later.

Our journey from KTM UKM station embarked at about 9.00 in the morning and we were lucky because there were not many people waiting at the station - particularly the side heading to Seremban. The journey to Seremban was smooth without any unwanted interference and after 6 stops we finally arrived at KTM Seremban station. Since it was still early, Ambun, Menn and I decided to have our breakfast at the nearest eatery. Our breakfast was very simple yet fulfilling - a plate of nasi lemak and a glass of teh tarik. After breakfast we headed to the bus terminal and along the way we met Visha. She supposedly waited for us at the terminal. Then, the 4 of us walked to the terminal to get ourselves the bus tickets to Malacca. We took the trip to Alor Gajah because our friend, Nurul, promised to wait for us there.


About an hour and a half we arrived at Alor Gajah. Nurul was already waiting for us in her car and the first thing she did was driving us to the town of Malacca. Our first destination was the Christ Church Melaka - the red coloured church. I was petrified by the 2 huge pythons exhibited just a few steps away from the church. The snakes were slimy, shiny and looked gross. Sorry reptile lovers! Then we headed to the must-visit place in Malacca the Porta de Santiago (or mostly referred to as Kota A' Famosa). Actually, Porta de Santiago is one of the four gateways into the Portuguese fortress of A' Famosa. After taking numerous shots our stomach started to growl. Nurul took us to an authentic Baba Nyonya restaurant called Ole Sayang. I must say the food was splendid and satisfying. I had a wonderful lunch at Malacca - thanks Nurul for bringing us there.


After lunch we continued our trip to Menara Taming Sari. We paid RM10 for the ride to view the town of Malacca from the top of the tower. I can see the whole Malacca since the weather was nice and clear. After spending approximately 7 minutes at the revolving tower we then went to the Muzium Samudera - the huge ship. Again, we took quite a number of shots at the museum. We actually visited a few places of interest in Malacca and I just lazy to describe everything here. Haha. Nevertheless, Malacca is indeed a wonderful place to visit.


Our tourist guide for the day - Nurul - invited us to her house which is situated at Alor Gajah. So, we all went to her house for a short tea break. We didn't spend much time there since it was already getting late. Nurul drove us the terminal and to our horror, all the tickets to Seremban were SOLD OUT. We were stupid enough to not purchase the return ticket earlier. Damn. We seek for few alternatives; purchase tickets to KL instead of Seremban or use taxi. If we were to go for the first alternative (go to KL instead of Seremban) we would have reached KL at about 10 pm and the only bus left was scheduled to depart at 8.30 pm. That means all of us have to rush from Pudu station to KL Sentral. Sadly, the last train to UKM is at 10.30 pm. We definitely would not be able to catch up the last train. *sigh*. However, if we were to resort the second alternative, we would definitely burnt hole in our pocket because the taxi driver offered RM140 for the taxi fare to Seremban. RM140? That was far way extremely expensive. We ended up buying the ticket for the next day's trip. So, the 3 of us (minus Visha because she followed her cousin back) decided to find a budget hotel somewhere close to the bus terminal. Nurul suggested a place called Utas Villa (if I'm not mistaken) and it is a budget hotel a.k.a motel. When we arrived at the place, nobody was at the counter. We didn't want to waste much time since it was already dark and Nurul's parents kept on calling her to ask her whereabouts. So the last resort was - Nurul's house! Awkwardly, we accepted Nurul's offer. As funny as it might sound, we ended up spending a night at Nurul's place. Interestingly, Menn had to endure the first day of Ramadhan together with Nurul's family. The next morning, Nurul drove us to Alor Gajah's bus station to catch the 9.30 am bus to Seremban. Praise the Lord, we arrived safely at UKM in the afternoon. What a journey....

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