Album: Melaka and Singapore prewedding

2005.01.18 09:23
On the bus to Melaka...the suspicious package. Every bus we took had one. These guys would wait outside the bus station and as the bus left the station there'd be some money and package exchanges with some quick words.

2005.01.18 11:38
Caution! Our cab drive told us it stood for "All women are sexy"

2005.01.18 11:45
A scrumptious Indian meal served on a banana leaf at Selvam

2005.01.18 11:45
Yum!!!

2005.01.18 13:07
We check out a variety of Malaysian homes in the Taman Mini Malaysia center in Ayer Keroh. You want me to take my shoes off!!!

2005.01.18 13:14
Michele contemplates taking a souvenir home

2005.01.18 13:19
Our favorite of the Malay homes

2005.01.18 13:20
Michele looking demure with her umbrella

2005.01.18 13:26
Some asian inspired toys

2005.01.18 13:35
We try to take a picture using the timer. Oops, too late, it was really hard to walk on the floor of this place.

2005.01.18 13:36
Much better.

2005.01.18 13:36
Check out the floor, it's made of halved bamboo rods nailed into the floor. The nails aren't quite all still flush with the bamboo.

2005.01.18 13:37
We never want to live in this style house. Ouch!

2005.01.18 13:38
Oops, ouch, forgot the map!

2005.01.18 14:14
On the local bus back to town.

2005.01.18 15:32
On the bridge to Kampung Morten, a village with traditional Malay style homes

2005.01.18 15:33
In the village

2005.01.18 15:34
We trespass through this gorgeous yard

2005.01.18 15:35
Everyone has a little mini house in front

2005.01.18 15:38
The kid and his extra-large bike

2005.01.18 15:41
Literally a minivan

2005.01.18 15:44
The owner of this house must love birds

2005.01.18 19:35
Enjoying Malaysian satay at Capitol Satay

2005.01.18 19:36
An inferno of soup with peanuts, chili powder, spices, sugar, other unidentified items they put in our pot

2005.01.19 08:22
The morning meat market

2005.01.19 08:22
Boy did this look yummy. Everyone was very serious about getting their share

2005.01.19 08:37
One of the nice streets in Melaka

2005.01.19 09:00
Pretty temple

2005.01.19 10:14
Love the houses

2005.01.19 10:17
Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lok, the street where the wealthy Baba (Straits-born Chinese) used to live

2005.01.19 10:18
The Chee Mansion, a private home

2005.01.19 10:19
Checking out a nice hotel in the area

2005.01.19 10:19
Nancy hanging out in the inner courtyard

2005.01.19 10:25
Really nice architecture

2005.01.19 10:26
The inside of a cool antique shop

2005.01.19 10:28
The backyard

2005.01.19 10:58
Having nonya popiah, a spring roll nonya style

2005.01.19 11:18
Melaka's town square and the Stadthuys building, the town hall and governor's residence, built in the 1600s by the Dutch

2005.01.19 11:36
The Dutch Fort of St. John

2005.01.19 11:39
This was built in the 1700s, one of the older buildings that we saw on our trip

2005.01.19 11:44
Nice picture

2005.01.19 11:47
A sultan's old residence

2005.01.19 11:51
Beautiful wood carvings inside

2005.01.19 12:00
I can't see!

2005.01.19 12:02
More of the fort

2005.01.19 12:10
We go for a nice bike ride back to our hotel

2005.01.19 12:10
It was gaily decorated

2005.01.19 12:11
The poor old guy had to pedal pretty hard. We also needed a push up one hill

2005.01.19 12:13
Beautiful Melaka

2005.01.19 12:13
More of the streets of Melaka

2005.01.19 12:20
The night before we had great soymilk with our satay meal, and guess what! We found the soy milk maker! Oh my gosh...yummy!

2005.01.19 12:23
They also had bean curd 'flower' a dessert of soft bean curd with sugar syrup

2005.01.19 12:24
The Malaysian version of a drive thru food establishment

2005.01.19 12:41
Some wonderful produce for sale

2005.01.19 21:35
We all arrive in Singapore. Our hotel room at the Strand Hotel, an interesting place frequented by transvestites

2005.01.19 21:55
Scarfing up some snacks at Kopithian, the 24 hour food court across the way

2005.01.20 00:00
Sitting outside enjoying the warm weather

2005.01.20 00:04
The camera has sepia mode!

2005.01.20 09:14
Breakfast of soy milk and roti which we washed down with chicken and rice at the place next door

2005.01.20 13:27
The Chinese New Year's decorations

2005.01.20 13:31
Chinatown in Singapore...hmm...a country that has upwards of 80% Chinese, weird

2005.01.20 13:32
These coconuts had the best coconut juice/water that we've ever had, so sweet!

2005.01.20 13:32
"I don't like your expression on this picture so much, Michele"

2005.01.20 13:32
Ah, much better!

2005.01.20 13:51
The preserved meat store

2005.01.20 14:01
Have a quick snack before the wedding rehearsal. Michele has some 'tang yuan.' Nancy has noodles with spicy homemade noodles with pork