Saturday, 25 May 2013

The very last night in Malacca

We decided to go shopping on our very last night in Malacca as Sya was hunting for some nice shoes! So, we took a cab and headed to Dataran Pahlawan again that night. It was a really different experience as we walked all the way from Dataran Pahlawan to the Jonkers Streets. The night view of Jonkers Streets were really awesome!

Vesak day is on Friday so there's some celebration for Vesak Day going on in the Jonkers Streets. It was really crowded that night and we could hardly cross the road. We could see alot of chinese gathering around to help out and celebrate this special occasion.Do you guys have any idea what is Vesak Day?  Vesak Day is also  known as Buddha Purnima is a holy day observed traditionally by Buddhists.Vesak is the thrice blessed day to commemorate the birth,enlightenment and the death of Buddha. Float parade is always held to celebrate Vesak Day for the Buddhists. There's a really grand possession of the Vesak Day Celebration held in Malacca Jonker Streets last year. Even though it wasn't a really grand one this year, I'm really glad that I get to witness this meaningful celebration for all Buddhists! Their decorations are really impressive and it was a really big crowd surrounding the Jonker streets that night.




Cars decorated with flowers and the Buddha statue.
Sorry for the bad quality as there's such  big crowd surrounding them and I can hardly take photos!





It was really crowded as everyone was gathering around and singing the buddhist songs.






The buddha statue.


It was really an opportunity to get to see this celebration and see different culture in Malacca. I am also a Buddhist but I've never been to any of this of celebration. So this is my very first time and it was indeed a precious experience!

After that, we headed to the Far East Cafe for our really late dinner.It is located in the same alley as the Geographer Cafe. Their Butter Chicken Chop is the best! Their sambal fried rice tastes quite good as well. The address for the Far East Cafe is 19 Jalan Hang Lekir, Melaka , Malaysia.


 Everyone was so hungry and tired that night and not to forget we still need to pack our luggage as we're leaving on Friday! Anyway, We get to see a really different view of the Christ church and the night view of Malacca. 
Laughters and love band singing could be heard from the HARD ROCK CAFE which is located just opposite the Stadhuys. We're sitting there waiting for Claudia to pick us up and head back to the hotel.When the clock strikes 12, DONG DONG DONG. We heard the BIG CLOCK ringing for 12 times. It feels like we're in some kind of fairy tales haha.




A gorgeous clock tower!



Look at our messy hotel room! hahaha


so, nadya+me= BIG MESS! 

SO that's it for my malacca trip! It was really memorable and I get to know more about my friends. Their do's and don'ts and their characteristics which I wouldn't get to know from normal classes. Besides that, I get to experience living in a different environment and culture for four days. Malacca is really a beautiful place and Its a MUST to visit Malacca! Malacca you rock! :D




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