after an sheer emo afternoon last Saturday
went for a walk alone
i need some time to think
i need some air to breathe
for some, this may be a bad timing
6pm with the scorching sun
but i love the sun
indulge in sunbathing
take pride in my sun-burnt skin
everything is so empty in the neighbourhood
i guess most people spend their evening
watching tv or having dinner
i don’t bitch about gov and politic here
but this is interesting
the government always plant trees
then refurbish the walkways with these tiles
but trees are unlike tiles
they do grow higher, stronger, deeper
so we get root in a square
poor trees
and soon enough the gov wil announce another
millions dollar campaign to fix the walkway
or even replace all the tiles
including those intact one
because the design is out of trend
or because the faded tiles ruin the image of the city
but please don’t replace the trees
they are just so innocent
why don’t you just replace it
with green patch of grass instead
fast-food!!
burger by the sewage
the abandoned mall, Plaza Melaka Raya
and guess what
they are building shot lots right in front
so the main entrance will be gone forever
what a brilliant idea
can’t they just renovate the mall or something
there was rumour that
Carrefour wanted to move over
instead, they moved to the 3rd storey of DP
would you want to go all the way to the 3rd storey
to do your weekly groceries shopping?
that’s Indah Sayang
a pretty famous Baba-Nyonya cuisine restaurant
but heard that it’s not as good as it was
and the price is pretty “touristy”
there are at least 5 competitors along this main street
long-abandoned construction site
no from the look outside
it more of a constructed site
it was during the financial crisis on 1997
2010 – 1997 = 13
Equatorial Hotel
one of the landmark hotel of Melaka
and SFI, St. Francis Institution
people just pronounce it as as-sir-five
when i was young i used to wonder
what does it mean??
maybe their school slogan is
“as-sir-five.. give me five”
oops sorry
as you can see
As-Sir-Five and Equatorial building
and Dataran Pahlawan are harmonically beige
Hatten Square is the rising black force
countless visits
yet up to date
none of photo is of satisfaction
i hate trishaw which blasts Justin Bieber here!!!
it’s noise pollution
doing much harm to our beloved heritage
Eeny, meeny, miny, moe
beg you play the song nomoe
this is not a shopping moe
the weirdo who is alone
but i have already master the art of tourist disguise
flip flops, hot pants,
sun-kissed skin and t-shirt on top
California…. California
with my stamina and physical fitness
it only took me like less than a hour
to reach the “Peak”
the do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti Mahkota hotel
and Holiday Inn
you know how i always take pride in this Holiday Inn
hey Melaka got Holiday Inn
your place got or not
Hard Rock? got got got, coming soon!!
if you see a tall building in Melaka
80% probability it’s a hotel
there’s the Renaissance, City Bay View
and the Emperor hotel at right
Eye of Malaysia
but already blinded
there used to be quite a lot of joggers around
i guess they shun this place now
thanks to the Justin Bieber’s songs
i always wonder
how would it feels to roll over from here
just like Jackie Chan
but nowadays nobody performs stunts anymore
even Jackie himself has retired from stunts
and rather teaches kung-fu at the Great Wall
see…
i guess this is a good marketing strategy
teaching kung-fu at the Great Wall
tourists won’t be bothered whether they really learn
all they need are cool photos on FB
i shall think about it..
two aunties
a couple sitting on the hill
erm.. nice one
one of these days i shall too
when i found my next pet
hope that he is not local
then i can crap a lot of
historical, cultural blah blah blah stuffs
to show how refined and cultured i am
the
actually i don’t know what building is this
there’s a fire brigade parked here
let’s just assume that this is the old fire station
but i guess it’s a bad idea to have the station
high up here
by the time the brigade is driven down the hill
the burning house will be half gone
the mouse-deer roundabout
if you are in the Alphard
then you are heading towards Dataran Pahlawan
if you in the 4WD behind
you are heading to Jonker Street
during public holidays and weekend
it’s always jammed
if you are like me walking
you are free to go where-ever you feel like :)
the tik-tok
and the Chris Churh
there are still loads of tourists around
to dear trishawers
million thanks
for not blasting Justin Bieber here
i took less photos after 7pm
call me superstitious
it’s the you-know-what month in lunar calendar
i don’t want to get into any troubles
and my camera, Mr. Oly sleeps at 7pm
his night shoots are seriously…
can’t make it
took the short-cut way
via Banda Kaba
hence gave Capitol Satay a miss
gosh it was already one week
i don’t exact miss Capitol Satay
but rather the queue-ing
quickened my pace
must reach before nightfall
made it back before everyone else
7.30pm
so the long walk lasted for 1 hour 30 minutes
sat down with a more tranquil heart
all the emo-ness are quite gone
to find that…
someone has changed his relationship status to single
holy shit ….
and mine?
it' still appeared as “in a relationship”
with my own self
isn’t it great!!