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Hang Out at Melaka Hang Out

Published on October 30, 2010 in Hotel and Melaka. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , .



Can u spot the hang out place?

Hotel. A hotel from Singapore that got many awards on its category now at Jonker Street / Walk. Because the location is at among the must go for tourist while visiting Melaka. You can find Hang Out Hotel Easily. With its reputation as a good budget hotel in Singapore, ISO certified. Looks like you got to try this.

Well Hang Out got roof top that you can hang out too. Few hotels here bring you the roof top, another hotel I know is Aldy Hotel and Banda Hilir.

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Go Green Slippers at Jonker Street

Published on October 15, 2010 in eco-tourism, interesting place and Melaka. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , .



pic from mysinchew here.

Slippers are famous in Malaysia because the weather here. Easy to wear it when hot or rainy day. It give comfort to your feet as your feet easy to breath the fresh air. Some say that slippers was introduce by Japanese during world war 2.

Ok this slippers here at Jonker Street sell by “Chin Collection” are made from recycled old tires costing only RM5 each pair. So you can expect such great grip if the slippers are made from branded tires such as Yokohama or Conti.

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Breaking Coconut using 1 finger by Uncle Ho at Jonker Street

Published on March 25, 2010 in video. 0 Comments Tags: , .



I think many of you that have visited the Jonker Walk night market every Friday to Sunday evening must have seen an old Chinese man doing some kung fu master stuff like brick breaking at the chest and the his famous coconut penetration with only one finger. He also selling his traditional chinese medicated oil at the night market. This video from youtube show him at work. It has been a long time since I go to the Jonker Walk night market, don’t know how the performance now…

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MALACCA wooden barrels

Published on March 9, 2010 in craft, Melaka and news. 5 Comments Tags: , , , , , .



Chinese call you a “rice barrel” when they mean you are stupid. Pic and quote from kamleung.com.

Manage to get an old article about Melaka still exist Chinese traditional wooden barrel maker at Hang Kasturi Street, Mr.Chan Cheok Tiam.

Keeping the barrel-making business afloat
Gomathy Ramasamy

MALACCA:When it comes to wooden barrels, we very often think in terms of them being used to age and store liquor.
But actually, all sorts of food — fish, meat, vegetables, cooked rice our local nasi lemak, nasi kandar and even putumayam — can also be stored and transported in them.

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Walking Along Jonker Walk..

Published on September 21, 2008 in interesting place and Melaka. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , .

A pedestrian walkway situated along Jalan Hang Jebat and continued along Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock. Jalan Hang Jebat is previously known as Jonker Street. The walkway till today is still called the Jonker Walk. Jonker Walk is situated at the heart of Melaka town. This street is one of the oldest in town dated back when Dutch conquered Melaka. The name Jonker is Dutch word for ‘Jonkheer’. Jonkheer means prince or master. The street established in Dutch era for lower level of people to live such as servant to the Dutch Officer that live at Hereen Street or now Tun Tan Cheng Lock Street. Historian said that Jonker Street has been here as early at 1641.

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