Our last stop in Malaysia was Malacca, a rather long 8 hour coach journey away. We arrived on a very busy Friday night and it took us a while to find somewhere to stay. Our first impressions were good, although I did think it looked a bit like Strattford on Avon ( all a bit sanitised and twee). The food was not a good as in Penang but we managed to seek out some good Dim Sum for breakfast and we rather liked the chicken rice balls....I also discovered a delicious cake/sweet thing called Gulam Melacca, full of sugar and coconut. We visited the maritime museum, which I though was really interesting and informative, explaining the shift in power from Portuguese to Dutch to British and the effects this had. It was very, very hot and busy though and when we discovered a cinema we decided to take advantage of the air conditioning; we also learned something about Malaysian cinema etiquette- it is acceptable to talk loudly throughout the film, even if it is very annoying to others.
After 2 nights we arrived back in Singapore and I was greeted by Annabelle telling me I had to drink champagne with her. It would have been rude to refuse and so a very jolly evening was had by all...well actually Jerome and Richard were probably rather bored of mine and Annabelle's meandering trips down memory lane and laughing at things that probably weren't that funny at the time but still amuse us now- yes the Final Countdown story and Harriet's blatant theft from unsuspecting Austrian campers featured largely.
I have been taking advantage of Annabelle's excellent Pilates tuition and getting ready for the next stages of my trip...more on this in later posts, the volunteering and visa are sorted but haven't booked my motorbike trip yet, or booked my Japanese train ticket. I have been fiddling with some dates though and changing flights around so that I can spend a bit of time in France before I go to Canada!!
Jerome left today during the biggest thunderstorm I have seen for a long time, not sure whether this was some sort of pathetic fallacy or some sort of variation on the theme of 'out with a bang'. For those of you who may have been wondering ( and I know that there are a few), as far as I am concerned we are just good friends. I could forsee a Demi/Ashton scenario in my future and I've had enough drama over the last few years. The sea is large however and full of fish, some of whom might be more suitable :) It will take a trip to France to clarify this further.
After 2 nights we arrived back in Singapore and I was greeted by Annabelle telling me I had to drink champagne with her. It would have been rude to refuse and so a very jolly evening was had by all...well actually Jerome and Richard were probably rather bored of mine and Annabelle's meandering trips down memory lane and laughing at things that probably weren't that funny at the time but still amuse us now- yes the Final Countdown story and Harriet's blatant theft from unsuspecting Austrian campers featured largely.
I have been taking advantage of Annabelle's excellent Pilates tuition and getting ready for the next stages of my trip...more on this in later posts, the volunteering and visa are sorted but haven't booked my motorbike trip yet, or booked my Japanese train ticket. I have been fiddling with some dates though and changing flights around so that I can spend a bit of time in France before I go to Canada!!
Jerome left today during the biggest thunderstorm I have seen for a long time, not sure whether this was some sort of pathetic fallacy or some sort of variation on the theme of 'out with a bang'. For those of you who may have been wondering ( and I know that there are a few), as far as I am concerned we are just good friends. I could forsee a Demi/Ashton scenario in my future and I've had enough drama over the last few years. The sea is large however and full of fish, some of whom might be more suitable :) It will take a trip to France to clarify this further.
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