Hello Son,
Wednesday, June 15 (midnight)
At the KL International Airport.
Dad, Mom, Grandma and Megan.
Aunty J is arriving at 11:55 pm from LAX.
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| At the arrival lounge. |
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| Megan and Amah (Grandma) ... |
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| wait patiently. |
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| WELCOME balloon is ready. |
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| Aunty J emerged from the sliding doors 20 mins later. |
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| Hugs. Kiss. Kodak moment. |
Friday, June 17
We are going to Malacca today.
Mom has given instructions to the teachers to handle the school.
Dad, Mom, Grandma and Aunty J is driving down to Malacca
Just a day trip.
The night before, during dinner, we asked Aunty J asked Alexa (like SIRI),
what the weather condition is like on Friday in Malacca.
Alexa said "thunderstorm ..."
Oh well ...
What do computers know about taking that leap of FAITH.
So, we decided to go and take our chances.
Lol.
We don't have much time.
Aunty J is only with us for 2 weeks.
At 8 am, we met down at the lobby.
Aunty D is just about going to work.
Aunty J and Grandma appear from behind Mom.
Aunty D shrieks.
"Omg. Look at you guys!"
Hahahahahaha ...
Aunty J (right) and Mom are dressed like ...
like two peas in a blue pod.
No, no, no ... we did not plan this.
LOL.
We are sisters all right.
We think alike still, looks like it.
After all these years ...
Hahaha ...
Grandma says she likes our uniform.
More laughs.
Soon, we are in the car and on our way to Malacca.
We remember to get take-away delicious coffee for the trip too.
Hmmmmm.
Fast Forward ...
We arrive in Malacca 2 hours later,
Traffic is smoth.
Not many vehicles on the road.
It is a Friday.
A working day.
Feels somewhat great to ponteng from work.
Haha.
First thing we do is to have our chicken rice balls.
At this small corner coffee shop, next to Hard Rock Cafe.
No line so early in the morning.
You have been here, lining up like a tourist.
Remember?
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| Same taste in handbags. LOL. |
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| Chicken rice balls. Chilli in the middle. |
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| Grandma orders one whole chicken. |
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| Grandma. |
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| Bring on the sambal for Aunt J. |
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| Dad and Mom. |
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| Yummy! |
After our brunch, we stroll around.
So at this one retail shop, that we remember coming to before,
we spend about an hour, trying on clothes.
Mom buys about 8 items of clothing from that shop.
Grandma and Aunty J buy a few bags-full.
It is a sunny and a beautiful day.
Alexa is wrong.
Good thing we did not listen to the computer-robot.
Haha.
And so we walk from store to store, here and there, try this and that,
until about 2 pm.
We stop by an eatery place for cendol.
Aunt J want cendol with durian.
No durian available.
Oh well.
Maybe durian is not in season.
The cendol is not that great.
That green thingy -- is all frozen.
Aunt J orders a bowl of assam laksa.
The bowl of laksa turns out to be a big disappointment.
Meanwhile, Dad is looking for a nice nyonya restaurant
for us to have an early dinner before we leave.
After our short refreshment, we decide to go to a
nice restaurant to have a nice meal.
So, by 3:15 pm, we are in another eatery.
Haha.
We have been to this eatery before.
Oh, good choice.
The food is so good.
All of them.
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| pie tee |
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| assam fish |
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| friend potato leaves with sambal |
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| assam prawns |
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| Grandma and Aunty J |
The fish is so fresh and succulent.
The vegetables so yummy.
Better than kangkung belacan.
The prawns are so "bring-back-childhood-memories" delicious.
Even the omelette is good. No time to take photo.
Then comes the BEST entry.
We are about to finish our meal when the waitress comes
with a tray of 4 bowls of dessert.
Sago gula melaka.
She says, "This is dessert for you ... on the house."
Pause.
Did you hear that?
On the house?
Like -- we do not have to pay for that???
What's the word for that again???
Is it not -- FREE???
OMG.
Seriously.
FREE dessert for your family.
Thanks Son.
You must have whispered into the ears of the waitress.
Haha.
The dessert is chilled.
It's so refreshing and good to taste.
We really enjoyed that.
Especially with the gula melaka.
Then comes the bill.
The waiter hands the bill to Dad.
Mom asks Dad to show her the bill.
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Mom holds her breath.
OMG.
Seriously.
210.40
Decode :
21 4
All YOU.
ZAP ZAP ZAP.
Thank you Daniel, for always making your presence felt.
You are certainly with us everywhere we are.
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| At nyonya shoe shop at 4:15 pm |
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| This manik shoe shop is a few doors away ... |
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| from the restaurant. |
At the restaurant, Grandma says she wants to buy a beaded pair of slippers.
For the June 25th party.
Grandma's birthday 80+1 party.
She is already tired, having walked all day.
We are all unaware where to get this beaded slippers.
When we leave the restaurant, Aunt J spots a manik (bead) shoe shop.
The rest is history.
Grandma gets her slippers.
Meanwhile, Aunty J and Mom go to the shop opposite the manik shop.
We get a few more items.
LOL.
Aunty J's dollars convert to our ringgit give her a lot of spending power.
Good for her.
Grin.
So we are are ready to go home.
Dad says, let's get coffee at Hard Rock cafe
(so we can also use the washroom).
Our car is at Hard Rock Cafe parking.
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| At Hard Rock at 6pm. |
Grandma keep saying, "Lucky thing we came today, despite the thunderstorm warning."
It has been a beautiful day, that's for sure.
Slight drizzle when we were walking from Manik Shoe shop to Hard Rock Cafe.
We did not mind that at all.
Showers of blessings at the end of the day.
After our drinks, we are ready to go home.
We arrived back home at about 9:30 pm.
This car in front of us for a long time.
JUS 5207
Decode :
JUS 527
JUS 7 7
JUS 14
Justine | I Am Number 4
Justine | You
You must be reminding Mom that you are watching over Justine as well.
Thanks Son.
Your sister will be here on Thursday 23rd.
We are all ready for Grandma's 80+1 birthday party.
Gotta go, Son.
Talk to you in a bit.
xoxo
Mom
