Thursday, June 5, 2008

Jonker Walk - The Heart of Malacca town


Malacca’s most famous landmark, or rather, street, would definitely be Jonker Walk where a night market is held every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night. Sounds pretty in interesting right? Here, a wide range of goods are sold, from 3 for RM 10 souvenirs such as keychains, magnets, and handicrafts, to Nyonya delicacies such as pineapple tarts. There are also a lot of activities going on, in spite the night market occupying a long stretch as there are many Chinese associations opening their doors to their members to take up line dancing and karaoke lessons, and the music coming these association halls along the street also provide background music for the otherwise drone atmosphere. To those travellers out there who want to experience Malacca night life and culture, this is the perfect place to go.

Monday, June 2, 2008

Crazy for books


I went to the Popular Book Fest two days ago and it was totally crowded! It was my first time at the annual book fest, but I will definitely return next year for sure! The books that I had been eyeing were all going for RM 10 lower than the original price, so, I grabbed three books! I wished that I had brought more cash with me as I really wanted to raid the entire exhibition (just kidding!). The books that I picked up were Cecilia Ahern’s “P.S. I Love You”, Stephanie Meyer’s “Twilight” and Alexandra Potter’s “Me & Mr Darcy”. Hopefully these books turn out to be as good as the reviews say they were!