I've just came back from a 5 days 4 nights church retreat in Equatorial Hotel Malacca (or Melaka) in West Malaysia. I wanted to take some pictures of my family and friends with my digital camera but I discovered that the battery was flat. I thought I had charged it overnight before setting off. But apparently there was something wrong with the power socket to which the charger was connected, resulting the battery not properly charged. I did not bring my charger along as I thought I wouldn't need it. My fully charged camera always lasted quite long. *Sign*
Anyway, just for my memory sake, I'll just mention what 'worthy' food we enjoyed. As most of our meals were provided in the hotel premises, we only had 2 lunches that were on our own. On Wed (11 June), we had Peranakan or nonya food for lunch from Makko. I like the Ikan Assam Pedas (Fish), Buah Keluak Ayam (Chicken), Kang Kong Belachan etc. We ordered 3 non-spicy dishes for the children. 1 of the dishes, Minced Chicken Fried Beancurd, was really yummy. The finale dish was the must-have dessert, Chendol. Thinking about it really makes my mouth salivating now. Next trip I will try out another nonya restaurant recommended by a hotel staff - Banya.
On the next day, we had Japanese food in the hotel itself. The serving portions were huge. 1 set meal (consists of salmon tuna sashimi, prawn tempura, yakitori, sushi, veggie salad, soup, rice etc), costs less than S$15. They should have pictures on their menu so we would have an idea how big the portions were. The steamboat was big enough to feed 3 adults and 3 kids! What we usually have in Singapore is just enough for 2 persons. In comparison of quality, I still prefer Jap food in Singapore.
We also had durians on Wed and Thur night at the open car park next to our hotel. The retreat committee had organised a durian bash for durian lovers like us. My friend and I went down too late because we had to settle our children to their rooms before that. As a result, we had only less than 10 seeds on the first night. The organiser heard our 'cry' and arranged for both of us to go for a second round the following night. This time we really had our fill. Each of us paid RM$10 for the durian bash.
As for shopping, we went to Dataran Pahlawan Melaka Megamall and Mahkota Parade.
Anyway, just for my memory sake, I'll just mention what 'worthy' food we enjoyed. As most of our meals were provided in the hotel premises, we only had 2 lunches that were on our own. On Wed (11 June), we had Peranakan or nonya food for lunch from Makko. I like the Ikan Assam Pedas (Fish), Buah Keluak Ayam (Chicken), Kang Kong Belachan etc. We ordered 3 non-spicy dishes for the children. 1 of the dishes, Minced Chicken Fried Beancurd, was really yummy. The finale dish was the must-have dessert, Chendol. Thinking about it really makes my mouth salivating now. Next trip I will try out another nonya restaurant recommended by a hotel staff - Banya.
On the next day, we had Japanese food in the hotel itself. The serving portions were huge. 1 set meal (consists of salmon tuna sashimi, prawn tempura, yakitori, sushi, veggie salad, soup, rice etc), costs less than S$15. They should have pictures on their menu so we would have an idea how big the portions were. The steamboat was big enough to feed 3 adults and 3 kids! What we usually have in Singapore is just enough for 2 persons. In comparison of quality, I still prefer Jap food in Singapore.
We also had durians on Wed and Thur night at the open car park next to our hotel. The retreat committee had organised a durian bash for durian lovers like us. My friend and I went down too late because we had to settle our children to their rooms before that. As a result, we had only less than 10 seeds on the first night. The organiser heard our 'cry' and arranged for both of us to go for a second round the following night. This time we really had our fill. Each of us paid RM$10 for the durian bash.
As for shopping, we went to Dataran Pahlawan Melaka Megamall and Mahkota Parade.
