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Mydin Melaka Bazar 24 Hours

Published on March 31, 2008 in Shopping. 4 Comments Tags: , , , , , .

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Why Pay More? Buy at Wholesale Prices!

That is the Company Tag. They claim that they have the best price in town. Well every store says like that eh? Well Mydin have acquired the Melaka Bazaar 24hours. For readers outside Malaysia, Mydin is like TESCO or Carrefour . You can get any groceries here. Just the flavor is Malaysian. Mydin store support local and small enterprise product. You can find dodols,kerepeks,belacans,inang-inangs and freshwater fish waterfish. Products from all over the country are available here.

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— asmaliana

Inside the Melaka A Famosa Fotress

Published on March 27, 2008 in historical spot. 3 Comments Tags: , , , , .

What inside it? Lets walk in:

inside a famosa

Its nothing! Actually A Famosa Fortress is only a Gate and a single gate with no other building attached to it. 500 years ago it was a fortress build by Portuguese conquerer. In the historical days it was a fortress with 4 main gate. Now just one gate remain. Once upon a time, the fortress covered almost all of the Banda hilir area with city, houses, church and office in it.

inside famosa wall

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— asmaliana

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Cruise Along Melaka River

Published on March 25, 2008 in Melaka. 5 Comments Tags: , , , , , , .

Melaka River flows across Melaka Town and end at Banda Hilir. At the river mouth (Banda Hilir) there is a small Jetty,Harbour Master’s jetty(Jeti Shahbandar) for Ferry from Melaka to Dumai (Indonesia). Naturally, Melaka river has a muddy river bed. As a result, the river produce strong mud smell with its grey mud color. Wastage from commercial area along the river also contribute to the river problem.

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— asmaliana

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Melaka River Water Mill

Published on March 22, 2008 in historical spot and Tourism. 5 Comments

melaka water mill

Water Mill in Melaka River? Yup Melaka will have its own water mill in the heart of Banda Hilir near Quay Side Restaurant and accross it (the river) are the OCBC Bank. This watermill will be powered by the Melaka River and it is said to be name the ‘Melaka Sultanate Water Mill.’ Although the function is not for agriculture irrigation system or crushing a flour, it will soon to be a tourist attraction.

As Chief Operation Officer at Kumpulan Melaka Berhad, a State Own Company Mr. Ismail Lajen Said, the water mill is 90percent complete. The construction for the Melaka water mill started September last year. The 13 meter water mill cost about RM1.5 million. At present, final work on installing the water mill bucket, platform and bricks floor are actively carried out. The water mill bucket will scoop Melaka river water and the water will be poured into a man made pond and goes back to the river again.

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— asmaliana

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8th International Convention of Melaka Twin Cities 2008

Published on March 20, 2008 in Event. 0 Comments

melaka twincities convention 2008

This year convention topic is “Enhancing Sustainable and Safe City”. The event will took place at Equatorial Hotel, Melaka from 16 to 17 April 2008.

The Melaka Historic City has established twinning relationship and cooperation with various city since 1984, namely with:

City of Lisbon, Portugal (1984)
City of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (1989)
City of Valparaiso, Chile (1991)
Nanjing & Jiangsu Province, China (2001)
Changsa, China (2004)
Sawah Lunto, Indonesia (2004)
Padang Panjang, Indonesia (2006)

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— asmaliana

The Secret Garden of Desa Paku, Kelemak Alor Gajah Melaka

Published on March 19, 2008 in resort & chalet. 0 Comments

This guy sure a true haliconias fans! For more info please contact:

Desa Paku House & Garden Lot 317 Kampung Paku,
Kelemak 78000 Alor Gajah, Melaka, Malaysia.
Phone : +6012 3302987

Map of Kampung Paku, Alor Gajah Melaka.


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— asmaliana

The Archipelago Drum Festival and International Invitation

Published on March 18, 2008 in Event and Melaka. 3 Comments

festival gendang nusantara

Pesta Gendang Nusantara or the Archipelago Drum Festival is brought to you by the Melaka Historic City Council with clear intentions:

“To display the uniqueness and the charmness of the Malay Archipelago cultural traditions that is closely related ans assimilated eventhough separated by the Straits of Melaka and South China Sea.

Based on ‘One Beat – One Melody’, ‘One Cultural Uniformity , Pesta Gendang pronounce the drum as the element for the beat, the melody and the dance, to relay the awareness to the people, especially the younger generations to show at first – hand how the beat of the drums being manipulated to enhance the beauty of the dance, the sound of music and the spirit of the Malay traditions.

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