Malaysia Trip: Day 5 (Malacca)

Was supposed to wake up earlier for breakfast but instead by the time everyone was up and ready to go, it was almost lunch time... Went to the Chicken Rice Restaurant near our hotel to try out the famous Chicken Rice Ball... We ordered half roast chicken, half white chicken and a plate of vegetables, and of course not forgetting, each of us ordered 5 balls of rice (I thought it was a bit too much initially but turn out to be ok...) ....

After lunch, walked down to the San Po Temple, which was about 10 ~ 15 minutes walk away... There was also the San Po Well at the place, which was built long long time ago for a princess' usage... Took quite a few pictures here though... Then we hailed a cab and head down to the Melaka Zoo... Had wanted to go to the Mini Malaysia, which was pretty near the zoo, but it was not open until after the weekend... Well, it was a long long time since I last went to the Zoo in SG, to think that I had went to the Zoo in Melaka instead... Spent almost the whole afternoon at the Zoo snapping more pictures, and also watched the Tiger show (it was a real tiger on show)...

Then took a bus back to Melaka Sentral bus terminal... It was also a long time since we've seen a bus conductor issuing the tickets on the bus, with his hole puncher... Took another cab from the bus terminal to Chinatown / Jonker Street area... It seems that the street is more 'happening' tonight, with the whole street closed off for some sort of a night market...

As we walked down the whole street, we bought a bit of snacks here and there, and it makes up our dinner... There were some uncles and aunties singing KTV and dancing out in the open, it seems like they were not afraid of showing off... Also at the end of the street there were some sort of a singing competition on a big stage... Again the contestants were not those Super Idol that you would normally see on TV...

After touring the whole street, we went into a little pub a distance away from Jonker Street and settle down for a drink, chit chat and rest... There was a giant screen here but pity there was no soccer match on show as it was a friday... Finally headed back to our hotel after that...