December 12, 2006

As I promised all of you in the previous post,I shall begin with my Malacca trip.

At first the trip was supposed to be a 5 men trip,at the very last minute it was reduced to a size of 4.It was because this particular friend of ours misplaced his passport at home.By the time he found it,it was already expired.

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Okay back to the Malacca trip.1 day before we set off to Malaysia,we stayed at William's place and spend the whole night there.Kelvin Lee's house was not available for us,even though he stayed at Bukit Panjang.As for me,my house is too messy for accommodation.

William suggested that we should wake up at 5am and then take a cab to Woodlands Checkpoint.I don't see the point,who on Earth will go there so early?Anyway,to play safe,we shall do it this way.

And I was right,the Johor custom was so peaceful and quiet.This is one kind of scene you'll never saw when you went there in the late morning.That's it,$20+ wasted on the cab fare.

We board the bus to Malacca which cost us $16.50RM for a one-way journey.It took us almost 3 hours to arrive there.The trip was super worth the price.

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Welcome to Malacca.This is just outside the bus terminal.

Had our lunch at Kenny Rogers at Tesco Shopping Centre,went to Tesco for some mini shopping blah blah blah...

Fast forward abit,we finally arrived at Seri Coasta Hotel.The place was rather decent looking and it doesn't look like a 3 star hotel at all.

Since we came here too early(Every hotel seems to have a 2pm check-in practice),we decided to take a visit at the ship museum just 5 minute walk away from the hotel.

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Looks like some kind of pirate ship.Don't worry,there no pirates in there.

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The history of this ship.

The entrance fee cost us $3RM,don't bother convert back to Singapore dollar,it's an acceptable price.

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There's even a small marketplace outside the ship.They sold some decorations and ship figurines there.

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Kelvin Lee and William both trying out the straw hats.

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The bridge up to the ship.

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taking a picture with the background of a river.

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Clear sky,clear river.

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This was taken inside the ship.the 4 statues were looking at the treasure chest.

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An oil painting of a place which looks like a busy port.

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William was fascinated by the design of the ship.

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Row,row,row your ship.

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This is where they keep their prisoners.

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The prisoners inside the brig.Just where the heck is the statue in blue touching the statue in tan?

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Allow me to navigate at the designated land.

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Pirate crews from left to right:William,Kelvin Lee and Ming Keat.

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Ming Keat trying to do some Tarzan stunt.

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Kelvin Lee wants to prove he can also do it.

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And see how he swings!

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Watch your head!

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Front view of the ship.

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This is another museum that was linked to the ship exhibition.It display some of the sea creatures found in the ocean.

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Little turtle going down the shore.So cute!

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Mother turtle has laid its eggs.

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Some vintage equipments displayed.

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Old school display of fire safety equipments.

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Me standing in front of the ship.

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The headless pilot came to seek revenge with his favorite helicopter.

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William get prepare to take aim and fire at the pilot.

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Macro test.It's a success!

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Be careful not to land on this buoyant mine.

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This is how you put the ammo in,says Ming Keat.


Okay end of the ship exhibition.Stay tune for part II of Journey to the North.

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