05 May 2007

Woke up once again in time to check out. As we drove back towards home, we noticed a nasi padang stall at the corner of a block of flats and decided to get our "breakfast" there. I guess I was too hungry to remember to take a picture, but that was the best meal I had on the trip.

Psycho Drivers Everywhere.

Reaching Singapore, I was glad for all the trees lining the roads, making them much cooler than the roads in Malaysia. It felt like I was roasting in the car on the way back and was thankful for the first blast of cool air.

Overall, the trip was interesting transport-wise, but the time was too short and the plan was messy. Never going to make such a hectic trip again if I had the choice.

04 May 2007

We sleep till noon and it's soon time for us to check out of the room and start our journey to Malacca. On the way there, we take a wrong turn and end up at Beryl's chocolate factory. Not one to resist the call of cocoa, Mark stopped the car and we took a quick look through the factory, getting a stash to keep us going for a while longer. Then it was time to head to Malacca, hoping to make it there much earlier than we got to KL.

Day View.


KL Convention Centre.


The Hotel's Pool Right Below Our Room.




Tiny For A Kingdom.

Good thing the trip from KL to Malacca wasn't as long as the trip up, but still I got some weird cramp attack in my left leg. It felt as though I twisted my leg getting out of the car and it gave me quite a bit of problem from here on. Could it have been DVT? (Well it's cleared up so I can't tell.)

Anyhoo... We got to the hotel and after getting refreshed, we headed out to look for a hair salon that would braid our heads. After searching through 3 shopping centres, we finally find a lady that did it and gladly welcomed us in although they were about to close. They got our heads braided and we were set to party tonight.

We had our dinner and later met up with Jason at the club he was supposed to be playing at. Jason had miscommunicated the details of his gig and we basically got there a day too early. Well I guess we weren't supposed to hear his sets just yet. So when the club closed it's doors, we headed back to the hotel aand called it a night.

03 May 2007

Finally the idea was put into motion, the speedy quest for my driver's license was so that I could go on a road trip with Mark through Malaysia. The day came when Jason asked if I wanted to check out his set he was going to play in Malacca. So the idea popped in my head to finally visit KL and then drop by Malacca. The car was rented and gassed up, the bags were packed and off we went to KL.

We took the Tuas checkpoint and travelled for about 3 hours before Mark needed a break. He pulled into on of the pit stops along the highway and we had some Ben & Jerry's before heading out again. Even though he was traveling as fast as he could, we still couldn't make it in before it got dark. After getting confused by the strange criss-crossing roads, and crappy map, in KL, we finally made it to the hotel in one piece.

Stepping into our room, we were relieved at the spaciousness of the room and excited about the cool shows we would be able to watch on a rather huge tv. We refreshed ourselves and were out of the hotel for my first exploration of KL, as well as to get dinner. After stopping to get some Ramlee Burgers, something which I've got no idea what the hype is about, we ended up at a steakhouse as we were both craving a huge chunk of beef.

Peppery & Yummy.

After dinner, we came back to the hotel as neither of us were interested in partying and I took photos from the room while Mark made some coffee. We then settled down, making a small picnic with the burgers and each having a warm cup of coffee as we enjoyed a marathon session of cable shows till we got too tired.

Night View.