Malacca 27/28 feb'10

was a fun adventure...

We rented 2 Honda stream and decided to meet up in Raffles Marina to swap drivers before proceeding to Malaysia. Mainly coz the Malaysian "Experts" were in the car coming from the west and ours were the "sure to get lost" car. As like all tours there were bound to be one later than the other and we managed to move off at about 830-9am. But by the time we reached Malacca was about 12-ish.. coz 1st we got overshot our exit and then one car got had mechanical issues that was delayed the drive.

surviving the ride with the DVD player

The car that we were in started to "blinking amber light" from an icon we all don't know what it meant! It got real scary coz the car was slowly down a great deal in the middle OF THE HIGHWAY! Although we were able drive, the car had zero ability to accelerate.. Ern's daddy had to step on it real hard for the car to move! Gosh I tell you it was cold sweat for all of us as that was the last place to be stranded... But after some brainstorming, they switched the car off and the icon stopped blinking, but after less than 10 mins it started again... but at this point we managed to reach the malacca outskirts, so it was a slow tortoise drive to the hotel. Manz the kiddos were real cranky by now as we didn't do any pitstop the whole journey.

can't get a photo of the blinking lights..

But all was well and we got into the hotel, managed to get 1 room ready as the check in was actually 2pm, so we all went to the room for a stretch before lunch.. the kiddos had great fun as the room was spacious enough to run around. After lunching, we all return back to unpack and the guys decided to deal with the car issue as we can't possibly drive back with a faulty car. So off they went solving the problem, while the mummies dealt with our problems - shopping and kiddos.

glad about the stretch

The problem was dealt within 3 hours and they came back more buddies than ever.. coz they had great male bonding (so that was what DD T said).

Camaraderie: Coz the guys managed to find their way to a honda workshop, cut the queue, got the boys to work on the problem of the car, screw the singapore car rental shop, had teh and kaya toast, came back, got the problem fixed - the spark plug was faulty, changed 4, managed a discount, all for 100 RM.

DD T words were "each of us had our responsibilities... chris :was stressful as it was under his name and he drove the car to look for the workshop, kenny: calling singapore to screw the folks there, fann: paid the bill, me: talking to everyone in the workshop so that they will get things done and do it well..

Mm F: wa, I'm surprised at the efficiency from you guys, I mean you hardly know each other that well and you are in Malaysia.

DD T: we are all army trained... each guy knows what is expected of him in time of crisis. Thats why we work so well together.. this is called team work

MM F: great, I'm very impressed... (no joke really impressed..) I mean they are in a foreign place and the world knows how some things in the country can get you in a sticky situation right?

By the time they came back was about 7 and we set off to have our dinner at some popular Teochew restaurant .. but being the blur cocks that we were, got lost a little and in the end walked a longer way which made us hungrier and damn sticky! Then of course a popular restaurant will never have space for us right? so we were went on a food hunt... then kenny found a great nonya restaurant with 4 high chairs! plus the food was great..

Did some walking around and everyone was drenched in their own sweat as it was so darn humid and it doesn't help that we had 4 pretty upset kiddos in their becos. But thank goodness for the daddies to help us in time of need. By the time we got back to the hotel and showered BB [V] , it was bout 10-ish and she crashed real fast.

Next morning, we arranged to meet up at 8am for breakkie but BB[V] just won't wake up.. she slept through all the way... so we talked real loud in front of her to stir her from her sleep. We have learnt that we CANNOT force wake her coz its a disaster but rather that she wakes up herself. She went down to have breakfast in her pajamas.

clearly damn upset.. and BB[V] played with my camera the day b4 and managed to turn on my date n time

the kiddos had their morning conference

and their morning exercise

The whole gang then went out for some photo taking in the scorching sun! really no joke man the sun... then we seek solace in the mall after that...

FOR THIS!!! yummy..

we got a great shot of them.. there was a bunch of children playing peekaboo with them!

Came back fed them their lunch, checked out and set off to JB for a late lunch at bout 3-ish. By the time we did some shopping and reached home, it was 7pm.

in the car back in singapore, my rascal gal took Brayden's pacifier to play.. she really enjoyed biting it... maybe I should buy one for her

It was real fun... till our next road trip. The guys got adventurous and want to try somewhere further.. we shall see..

4 families 2 cars 1 nite to Malacca.. < $700

$230 car, toll, petrol

$150 hotel stay with breakkie (equatorial)

$300 spending monies