There's just so many photos taken during our trip to Melaka (just like those we took during our US trip last year) that I keep forgetting posting other highlights on this site. I'm not sure if I can call it a highlight but on our way back from Melaka, we decided to come to the Melaka Central Bus Terminal early so we could explore the area and have our lunch there as well. We ended up buying a few souvenirs including pairs of rubber sandals. Rubber, of course, happens to be of very high quality in Malaysia. I even remember some lectures during grade school where we were taught that one of the products that country was known for was rubber. It only made more sense to get something Made in Malaysia when we inspected the flip flops at one of the many stalls in the terminal and concluded they were top of the line and at very, very reasonable prices.
We eventually ended up looking for a place to eat and there were many choices with the food they offer on display much like the turu-turo eateries we have in the Philippines (there are just so many similarities among ASEAN countries). One thing we have learned from our many travels is to eat where many other people, especially the locals, eat. And so we chose one Restoran Sri Mawar Ria, whose staff got our attention as he greeted us in Filipino. Apparently, there are many Filipinos traveling to Melaka, most of whom were or are probably tourists. Many Filipinos working in Singapore, for example, travel to Malaysia for vacations, in part due to the proximity and the smooth immigration processing between the two countries. Malaysia is a Muslim country so all the food are halal. We had chicken and shrimps for our lunch and this came with soup. I opted for iced milk tea while the Clairvoyant had a Coke to wash down our meals.
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| Chicken and fried rice |
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| Shrimps and fried rice |
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| The eatery at the bus terminal where some of the staff were Filipinos via Sulu |
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