Allegra Larimar: A Glimpse of Malacca...

On last 22nd August, I went to Malacca with my family to attend a wedding in which a cousin of my mummy was marrying a Malaccan and it happens to be that the bride is the sister of a part 4 TESL student here in Shah Alam. Well,on my trip to Malacca, I for sure won't miss a chance to go sightseeing in the town and the area around it..I arrived on Friday and did my Friday prayer at Malacca Straits Mosque which is a unique mosque because it was built floating on the sea..Unlike the floating mosque in Terengganu, this mosque is totally built with the sea underneath it. That was so cool and unforgettable experience..I really hope to visit that mosque again soon..After the prayer, me mand my family convoyed with other family members to the bride's house for Akad Nikah ceremony..This is my first time to see a wedding ceremony in Malacca's custom, it's quite unique in a way.

Later that evening, I called Sufi to pick me up and then we went around Dataran Pahlawan and A' Famosa. I've been to A' Famosa before but this time I can see that there's lots of developments going on around including the new Dataran Pahlawan. After that, we went to Mahkota Parade which is opposite the Dataran Pahlawan. There's nothing much to buy and I only bought some keychains.

That night, me and my whole family members convoying again to the bride's house for Majlis Berinai. The ceremony was quite cool because they got fireworks and 'kompang's and it's more to like 'bersanding' but it's held at night only for the family members of the bride.. All of my family members wore batik that night and when I was about to take some food to eat then I heard someone called, "Komander!!" and I thought who would call me like that at the wedding place and then I turn my back..It was Taufik or better known as Baran and his gang..There were Syah Abdul Rani, Muammar Fhais, and Firdaus Putra a.k.a Freaky who happen to be the housemates of the bride's brother..I asked them what are they doing over there because I don't know about the bride's brother yet and it was them who explained to me about it.. The night was quite cold and then we returned to our apartment at 11pm..

The next morning I spend my whole time in bed because I felt so tired of driving so far from Terengganu the day before.. We all checked out at noon to go to the bride's house again for the 'bersanding' ceremony and I just went there to eat and had no further interest to mingle with the bride and bridegroom because I felt that I had enough the day before.. The food was quite OK and interesting and I don't talk much about the food as long as I can eat..haha.. After we finished, we said goodbye to my Tok Su and we convoyed back to Shah Alam because I need to return to my house. My uncle tagged along because all of my family members want to get to know about my place here.. On our way, we stopped for prayer at Tanjung Keling Mosque near the Hang Tuah Tomb, then we proceed back along the Klebang beach. We went past Lendu, Alor Gajah and Naning before we took the highway back to Shah Alam.. That's the end of the trip.. Here's some photos from my visit to Malacca..