The Majestic Hotel, Melaka-A free holiday stay!

This is the Majestic Hotel Melaka. I was very blessed to have won a 3 day 2 nights stay with all 3 meals included in the package for 3 persons when I attended the Alpha Fund Raising Dinner on 27th October 2009 at the JW Marriot Hotel in Kuala Lumpur. Thank you Andrew and Christine Lim for giving me the opportunity to attend the dinner! We (hubby and I lah!) decided that we would use the gift of this holiday on 12th January 2010 immediately after Alpha 2010 was launched on 11th January 2010 at the Assumption Church Petaling Jaya.  So off we went after lunch with our mischievious 5 year old daughter all excited. As the miles separated us further from Kuala Lumpur and nearer towards Melaka, our mood eased into light heartedness and relaxation. Reaching Majestic, we were tickled pink to be faced with this picture of the hotel entrance...old school and well preserved. For me it was even more poignant as I recognised the location as the very place where my favourite Media Corp Singapore drama series, 'The Little Nyonya' was filmed.

Our room was fantastic! Daughter and me were delirious with joy to find a huge claw footed bath tub in the room! The shower and toilet were separated so that made showering or soaking in the bath tub easier and saved us a load of time in the morning! There were soft and fluffy bath robes, huge soft towels and all in all, luxury all round! This hotel is after all part of the Small Luxury Hotel group and opulence was the main theme!

 Dinner on the first night was truly a luxurious experience for common people like us. It was a 3 course meal and started with Appetisers, Soups and main course for us on the first night as we were hungry having had a very light lunch! By the time we finished our dinner, we were so satiated that we decided to have an early night. This photo is the Fillet Mignon I had on the second night! Yummy!

Needless to say, we had a great time in the 3 days we were there. I have no complaints about the place and the staff (made up of people from all over South East Asia) were friendly efficient and went out of their way  to make sure we had a good time! Thanks again to YTL hotels for sponsoring this prize; to the staff of Majestic Hotel Melaka who went out of their way to pamper my naughty 5 year old and us! 

Our first trip food hunting for 2010

1st January 2010 dawned bright and sunny with white clouds and clear blue skies. My husband and I decided to go on our very first foodie hunt for 2010! Knowing that both my daughter and I loved the 'ngap thui meen' from Pun Chun Restaurant (more like coffee shop!) in Bidor, hubby decided the first stop would be to Bidor! So off we went and upon reaching Bidor, we made a beeline for said eatery, ordered 2 bowls (I shared with my daughter) and tucked in with bliss as we were ravenous! Here's a photo of the said noodle!

After we had finished our meal, we went on to buy the seedless guava which is good for lowering blood sugar of diabetics like me. Only disappointment in our Bidor trip was the fact that the 'kok kuih' vendor we always buy from in Bidor was not open.

From Bidor we proceeded to Teluk Intan, my birthplace. As usual, we went to the 'heong paeng' shop and managed to get my daughter's Chinese New Year dress for RM17.00! In Kuala Lumpur we would be paying something like double the price! As all Malaysians know, Italy has it's leaning tower in Pisa...well here in Malaysia...we have the leaning clock Tower of Teluk Intan! We managed to find the 'chee cheong fun' that is unique and only found in Teluk Intan! Suffice to say, we ordered and ate! 

We then left Teluk Intan and started our long drive home to Bukit Beruntung, Rawang via the coastal way. In Sabak Bernam, we came across green padi fields that left me breathless! All that beauty Mother Earth endowed on us can still be found in remote areas. I pray that the pristine loveliness will never make way for more concrete jungles!

We decided to stop at Batang Kali for dinner and as you can see from the photo, we had our usual order of 'loh meen' (with dark vinegar and caramel soy sauce), fish cakes and a generous serving of 'choy sum'  in oyster sauce from our regular eatery in Batang Kali. 

All in all, it was a great start to a funtastic day and I hope a good new year, new beginnings and hopefully the economy will be much better this year!

Happy New Year all! God bless!