Thanks Stimix.

I'm actually first time going to stay at the Fenix Inn. I heard is not bad and I saw at their website, the design looks cute for me. Is that the place near the town area? Can I walk from there to the Red house those areas?

Fenix inn is just beside Mahkota Parade & Dataran Pahlawan side by side..& further than that is A Farmosa & the red house..yes within walking distance..It's difficult to pin point right now where is Malacca town ctr...Fenix inn can be also the town ctr bcos the reclaimed Melaka Raya area is now a town by itself. & located beside the historic enclave area.

The 1970-1990 town ctr is actually surrounding bunga raya/Jln Hang tuah where the old wet market & bus station located...but now abit sleepy.

Prior to 1970, The Town ctr probably Jonker street area.

Now another town ctr probably the new bus terminal i.e at the Melaka Sentral area near Pringgit/Bkt Baru

Stimix, is the Jonker street those area quite near to the Mahkota Parade too? Because if it's that area then I can go freely already, else I will be a little bit worry

The old wet market there nothing 1 wor, is the bus station somewhere near by a mosque 1?

Not near but within walking distance of about 1.3km from Mahkota Parade...located just opposite the bridge from those red houses/clock tower.

Walking to/fro + rounding that area & back to Fenix probably ~3-4km of walking for that loop. The bus station has been moved further to Pringgit years ago..which is about 6km from Mahkota Parade..& yes nearby to the big mosque also pretty new...The mosque was not there when I stepped in to secondary school.. .

Then I think it's near so I don't have to worry about the parking already. I guess I walk around to get lost will be better than driving around and lost myself at somewhere I don't know.

Stimix can you recall a place where is quite near to the jonker street serves nice mee siam and pong teh chicken? Their pong teh chicken not that famous but I know the mee siam is actually quite nice and famous. I can only recall it's like a tall house type of place, then front there got sell something like kaya or Malacca sugar?

Too long never go there already, can't remember where and where liao >"<

From your description u probably refering to Donald & lily..Kampung houses style which the entrance is at the back of the house
http://foodspice.wordpress.com/2007/08/25/...d-lilys-corner/

Located at the back of the main Jln Tun Tan Cheng Lock (holland st), just beside Joker Street. Entrance is via a small narrow lane after the bridge & thereafter turn right for a short 50M & park your car at the Public carpark there..The backlane restaurant is facing the kota Laksamana public carpark:
http://wikimapia.org/#lat=2.1948404&lon=10...=17&l=0&m=s&v=9
Their ponteh Ok, so do their Laksa but I luv their Taukua rojak...Only in Malacca u can find this type of rojak..

Another better laksa & asam laksa is actually 88jonker st..in the mid span of jonkier st..Their assam laksa & laksa + the cendol (Touted the best in Melak & one of the best in Malaysia)- for me 88jonker..cendol..the good thing is the gula melaka but their cendol & santan not really good. ..well still the best in Melaka..

This post has been edited by stimix: Aug 17 2009, 07:25 PM

stimix very yin chim

@stimix

thanks alot, i searched for their resorts, not too cheap.. around 550.. is that price worth it? was hoping to rent from personal owners who have villas there for holiday, hopefully cheaper.. haha

YES!!!! THAT's the one!!!! Lolx, I saw the first picture I can recall it!!! I can still remember the entrance which actually shocked me and I was not very comfortable on my first visit, but their ponteh really not bad, their rojak too but can never remember the name Seriously I was unable to believe that can be eaten when I first saw it, but it was really worth the price I've actually never try their laksa, because I was in love with their ponteh very badly

Yes yes, somewhere near there got a public car park but can't remember how to get there already. That's the reason why I was planning to walk to find that place instead of driving. Definitely will get lost if I'm in the car

Oh, is it the one serves Durian cendol? Erm... I personally don't really like that cendol even though it's the best, I still can't accept that santan, just don't like it

That's not yin chim, that's just having different point of view for food
There are more people even more yin chim

This post has been edited by stimix: Aug 17 2009, 07:26 PM

Bungalow for RM550 is reasonable liao. otherwise try the star classified for local bungalows..but beware ho, those ancient bungalows maybe got.......me sked liao ..A Farmosa pretty new thus probably less those activities...RM550 divide wth ~10 ppl..per pax only RM50..super cheap liao

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Added on August 17, 2009, 7:15 pmYeah the b-man..I really wanted to flying parang toh him liao

Yeah..the cendol & the santan..I think they dun use the real santan but pacjage one...only the gula melaka is good.. For real cendol hv to visiit another cendol thread here..lotsa recommendations there but for sure the Melaka best is out Liao!

BTW, the Donald & lily Byonya food I edited the wikimapia link liao..wrong location pointer Now corrected laio..

This post has been edited by stimix: Aug 17 2009, 07:27 PM

Thanks Stimix!

Well, need me to help to parang toh him?

Well, cendol without FRESH santan, how can it be nice? I've tried many cendol before even I don't really like the greeny thing but still I'm very fussy with it. The gula melaka is nice and good but santan plays an important role neh. Sometimes people just overlook at this kind of tiny thingy. Only fussy people will notice

Hey, will you be around in Malacca during end August? Let's go for Nyonya food together!!! I can not remember which lorong got the dirty but yet yummy fried lala jor

Aiyah...will be in Tawau nxt week & during end August ..lotsa GPS kaki kacau me to Ipoh liao including that B-man...So probably not going bck Malacca..

That's too bad
Well, no choice lo. Unless find a day if I off work early we have dinner at Puchong. I heard about the F1 restaurant in Puchong is nice but I'm not sure where is it. I only know it's in Puteri.

Back to the topic, I need some suggestions what to do in Malacca. I'm planning to spend two days one night over there. I miss the food, and also the historical places over there for photo shooting. Should I pay a visit to the zoo ar? Well, I don't think I want to go to the A Famosa area, it just doesn't suit me.

F1 is a bygone liao..no more already...Dun expect really good food in Malacca...The historic past is 1st to visit..food 2ndary..Zoo OK 3rd best after Zoo Negara & Taiping.

Ouch!!! Well, I don't really know Puchong so, fine.... Got to really spend some time to look for food in Puchong already

Well, I remembered there were some nice food in Malacca too, but anyhow can't really remember already. Hopefully when I spend some time to walk around there I can recall some places. I don't know will I have enough of time to really go to those Zoo areas or not, because I've not been to those and I was thinking to go since I have two days one night over there.

Good food as recommended here on 2D1 N:

Nite go for the capitol Satay celup & morning go for Chun Wah chicken rice ball opposite those red houses....Lunch...Trythe Ocien at Newton Food court opposite the Taming Sari tower 9Another new attraction- a must!)

hmm besides historical stuff..portugese settlement,river cruise at night,jonker walk on weekends..can go pulau melaka and c the floating mosque

Oh yea!!! Satay celup!! I was planning to have that for my first dinner in Malacca!!! Which 1 nicer ar?

Chun Wah chicken rice ball have to go there early leh If not sure very long queue already. I've not come across with that Newton Food court. Where exactly it is?

River cruise at night?

Newton food court is just beside Mahkota Parade & opposite Taming Sari revolving tower. price of the food there probably the most expensive in M'cca.

Satay celup the best still Capitol, 2nd is the Ban..something at ong kim Wee...The Ong kim wee one beware hor..there are few there..enter only if u see crowd..The Capitol satay celup also u need to que..worst than Chung Wah chicken rice..Everytime I pass-by Capitol, the que can be as long as 3 shoplots.

So the Newton food court is actually will be near to where I stay, then that should be fine.

Har??/ Like that I mar kesian? Everything also got to queue for so long to eat
Where's the Capitol ar? Near where ya? I know around Jonker street area there got some but can't recall >"<