Monday, June 28, 2010

Malacca Tourist Information Centre


Malacca Tourist Information Centre
The Malacca Tourist Information Centre is located at Jalan Kota in Malacca. It's at the opposite of the Dutch Square. As you can see from the above photo, the building of the Malacca Tourist Information Centre was constructed as a mosque.

Tourist Information Centre
Jalan Kota, 75000 Melaka
Tel: +606 281 4803


Malacca Tourist Information Centre
The Malacca Tourist Information Centre opens 7 days a week. It opens from 9 am to 6 pm. Travel brochures and city maps are available at the Malacca Tourist Information Centre.

Malacca Tourist Information Centre
Feel free to drop in to enquire for information on travelling in Malacca at the Malacca Tourist Information Centre. The staffs on duty would be glad to do you a favour.

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Friday, June 25, 2010

Malacca Tan Kim Seng Bridge


Malacca Tan Kim Seng Bridge
The Malacca Tan Kim Seng Bridge stretches across the Malacca River. It connects both banks of the Malacca River. The Dutch Square on one side and the Jonker Walk on the other side.

Malacca Tan Kim Seng Bridge
The naming of the Tan Kim Seng Bridge was in honour of philanthropist Tan Kim Seng. Born in 1805 in Malacca, Tan Kim Seng moved to Singapore to make a fortune. He was devoted to community charity. His lifetime public contributions, including establishing school, sponsoring hospital and building bridge.

Malacca Tan Kim Seng Bridge
The Tan Kim Seng Bridge was originally a wooden bridge. The Portuguese rebuilt it with stones and cement. The bridge was seriously damaged during the British rule. In 1862, Tan Kim Seng subsidized the construction of the bridge.

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Monday, June 21, 2010

Malacca Dutch Windmill


Malacca Dutch Windmill
The Malacca Dutch Windmill is located at the Dutch Square in Malacca. It's facing the Tan Beng Swee Clock Tower. Actually, it's a miniature windmill.

The Malacca Democratic Action Party had protested the construction of the windmill because of its unique shape. It looks like a male genital.

Malacca Dutch Windmill
The windmill had turned into a popular photographic backdrop for newly married couples. They hope to have baby after taking photo in front of the windmill.

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Saturday, June 19, 2010

13th Malaysia Games 2010 Part 2


Hang Jebat Aquatic Stadium
After leaving Merlimau Polytechnic, I was heading to Hang Jebat Sport Complex in Krubong, Malacca. The above photo is the Hang Jebat Aquatic Stadium. It's the venue for diving and swimming events.

Hang Jebat Aquatic Stadium
Hang Jebat Aquatic Stadium meets the Olympic Games standard. The swimming pool has 10 lanes. The lanes are 50 metres long. On the left and right sides of the swimming pool are the spectator stands. The diving platforms and the electronic score board are at both ends of the swimming pool

Hang Jebat Aquatic Stadium
The electronic score board displayed results immediately. As you can see from the photo, the results were shown clearly.

Hang Jebat Aquatic Stadium
The diving platforms are at the opposite side of the electronic score board. The diving event for that day was 1 metre springboard. When I arrived at the Hang Jebat Aquatic Stadium, the diving event had ended.

Malaysia Games 2010
Participants of the woman 4x100 metre medley were ready to compete.

Malaysia Games 2010
The contestant of man backstroke was swimming toward the end point.

Malaysia Games 2010
Winners of the woman 100 metre backstroke were enjoying their victory during prize giving session. They were the champion Chan Kah Yan (Wilayah Persekutuan), first runner-up Loo Hei Di (Selangor) and the second runner-up Cheng Karmen (Perak).

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Friday, June 18, 2010

13th Malaysia Games 2010 Part 1


Malaysia Games 2010
The 13th Malaysia Games had kicked off on 10 June in Malacca. The games will be held for 10 days.

Merlimau Polytechnic
The above photo is the Merlimau Polytechnic. It's the venue for rugby and gymnastics events.

Merlimau Polytechnic
The rugby was over when I arrived at the Merlimau Polytechnic field.

Merlimau Polytechnic

Proceeded to the Platinum Hall, it's too late too. The gymnastics event for morning session had ended.

Merlimau Polytechnic

The Platinum Hall was empty. The judges were having their lunch in the canteen.

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Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Malacca Nyonya Rice Dumpling


Malacca Nyonya Rice Dumpling
In addition to the renowned historical sites, there is variety of delicious food in Malacca. Nyonya rice dumpling is one of the Malacca delicacies.

Malacca Nyonya Rice Dumpling
Malacca Nyonya rice dumpling is really mouth-watering. As you can see from the above photo, it looks so appetizing.

Malacca Nyonya Rice Dumpling
The wrapping material of the Nyonya rice dumpling is bamboo leaf. The ingredients of Nyonya rice dumpling are glutinous rice, blue flower (Clitoria Ternatea) juice, five-spice powder, red beans, pork and mushrooms.

When you are travelling in Malacca, remember to try the Nyonya rice dumpling. You would be regretted not to do so.


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Monday, June 14, 2010

Malacca Tan Beng Swee Clock Tower


Malacca Tan Beng Swee Clock Tower
Tan Beng Swee Clock Tower is located at the Dutch Square in Malacca. It was built by a philanthropist Tan Jiak Kim in 1886. Tan Jiak Kim was the son of Tan Beng Swee. Tan Jiak Kim named the clock tower as Tan Beng Swee Clock Tower to commemorate his father.

Malacca Tan Beng Swee Clock Tower
Clock and watch were luxury items in the 19th century. With the building of Tan Beng Swee Clock Tower, Malacca people could accurately keep track of time.

In 1982 the original British clocks were replaced by Japanese clocks. It caused a resentment of elderly Malacca folks who had endured the grievous experience during the Japanese Occupation.

Malacca Tan Beng Swee Clock Tower
Tan Jiak Kim emulated his grandfather Tan Kim Seng as a benefactor. The construction of Tan Beng Swee Clock Tower benefited the residents of Malacca.

The 1Malaysia government should learn from Tan family to implement fair policy in order to gain the support of the people.

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Saturday, June 12, 2010

Malacca Queen Victoria Fountain


Malacca Queen Victoria Fountain
Situated at the Dutch Square in Malacca, the Queen Victoria fountain provides an irresistible backdrop for tourists to take photos.

Malacca Queen Victoria Fountain
In 1824, the British and Dutch signed the Anglo-Dutch Treaty. The British obtained the ownership of Malacca by exchanging Bencoolen of Sumatra with the Dutch.

Malacca Queen Victoria Fountain
The British set up the Malay Peninsula Strait Settlements in 1826. The Strait Settlements was composed of Penang, Malacca and Singapore. It was under the rule of the British East India Company Governor.

Malacca Queen Victoria Fountain
The Queen Victoria Fountain was built in 1904 to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria of United Kingdom. After more than hundred years, the Queen Victoria Fountain is still standing tall at the Dutch Square.

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Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Malacca Christ Church


Malacca Christ Church
The Christ Church is located at the Dutch Square in Malacca. On the right of the Christ Church is the Stadhuys. There is a clock tower in front of the Christ Church.

During the Dutch rule in Malacca, the Dutch attended their service at the St. Paul's Church until the construction of the Christ Church was completed in 1753.

Malacca Christ Church
The historical city---Malacca was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 7 July 2008. One of the listed sites was the Christ Church which had been built more than 200 years ago.

Malacca Christ Church
Now, the Christ Church had turned into a must visit tourist attraction. Visitors from all over the world flock to the Christ Church during weekends and holidays.

The Dutch came to the East to trade in 18th century. Unexpectedly, the buildings remained by them in Malacca had played an important role in the Malacca tourism.

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Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Malacca Dutch Stadhuys


Malacca Dutch Stadhuys
The Stadhuys is as popular as a globally renowned idol. It is located within the Dutch Square at Jalan Gereja in Malacca, Malaysia. Numerous tourists from worldwide visit the Stadhuys every year.

Malacca Dutch Stadhuys
Constructed in 1650 as the residence of the Dutch Governor and an administrative centre, the Stadhuys was converted into the Museum of History, Ethnography and Literature in 1982.

Malacca Dutch Stadhuys
After the declaration of independence, the Alliance Government which was led by Tunku Abdul Rahman still use the Stadhuys as administrative department.

Malacca Dutch Stadhuys
The souvenir stalls outside the Stadhuys were the cellar, prison, barracks and storeroom of the Dutch Government during their occupation of Malacca in 17th century. Now, the Stadhuys had become a goose which laid golden eggs for Malacca.

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Saturday, June 5, 2010

Malacca Portuguese A Famosa


A Famosa
The world famous A Famosa is located at the foot of the St. Paul Hill in Malacca. It was constructed by the Portuguese during its 130-year long rule. Now, it had been transformed into a very popular tourist attraction.

A Famosa
Portuguese came to the East to seek for the spices in 16th century. In order to compete with its rivals and dominate the spices trade, Portuguese occupied Malacca and set up a base.

Tomb of Tun Teja
With the capture of Malacca by Portuguese in 1511, it ended the Malacca Dynasty which was established by the Palembang prince Parameswara. The last sultan of Malacca Dynasty, Sultan Mahmud Syah fled in panic. His imperial concubine Tun Teja died in Merlimau while retreating to Muar. Tun Teja was buried in the paddy field in Merlimau Pantai.

A Famosa
The 1Malaysia Government should take the demise of the Malacca Dynasty as a lesson.

Unity is strength. It's as simple as ABC. That's why 1Malaysia Government shouldn't advocate the priority culture in Malaysia because it will create prejudice among Malaysian.

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Wednesday, June 2, 2010

St. Francis Xavier Overlooks The Straits Of Malacca


St. Francis Xavier
The Spanish missionary St. Francis Xavier stood alone on Malacca St. Paul Hill. He had been overlooking The Straits of Malacca for more than 400 years. Perhaps the lonely St. Francis Xavier was desperately homesick or his desire remained unfulfilled. It's truly interesting and thought-provoking.

St. Francis Xavier
This is the statue of the renowned Catholic missionary St. Francis Xavier. The right palm of the statue was broken. I once thought that the missing palm was destroyed by some mischievous person. Actually there were different versions of stories about the damaged palm.

St. Francis Xavier was born in a Spanish noble family in 1506. When he was studying in Paris, he met the co-founder of the Society of Jesus---St. Ignatius Loyola. Since then, he became a Roman Catholic missionary. He was devoted to disseminate Catholicism in the East.

St. Francis Xavier
On his way to China, St. Francis Xavier fell sick and later died on the Shangchuan Island. His body was interred inside the St. Paul's Church before reburying in Goa, India.

The grave of St. Francis Xavier was covered with wire mesh. According to hearsay, the burrow was an exit of the underground tunnel. You can make a wish after throwing money into the grotto.

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