Malaccan Adventure Gone Wrong
Ola everyone. I just arrived home from Malacca 3 hours ago.
My family and I had fun... it was like we had a quick recap of the history of Malaysia. I should probably tell you that there are over 20 museums there! Obviously we didn't visit all of them but I learned enough to appreciate the struggles and victories of our forefathers. Malaysia was colonised for more than 500 years and we've come a long way since then ... or haven't we? I suppose that discussion itself requires an entire blog post dedicated to it. Overall, my family and I had a great trip!
Except for 1 little detail: I got sick.
Let's start from the beginning. This is what happened...
We visited the Stadthuy's Museum
Checked out artifacts - these are animal-shaped Chinese coins. Adorable!
Learned new facts about my ancestors
Explored the rest of the museum area
Ate lunch and drank a cup of coffee to wake me up because I'm still jetlagged
Went on a trishaw ride with blaring speakers. Gosh, I've only been back for 4 days and I've become tanned!
The humidity and heat got to me and I gave in to the temptation of having a chilled durian chendol (Malaysian dessert)
Strolled down Jonker Street and admired the beauty of old architectures
Did some retail therapy. I was feeling a little dizzy then but I figure it was because of the heat. I just came from a country that is experiencing winter at the moment so that's understandable right?
Went on a boat ride on the Malacca River that once played a significant role in trade activities in South East Asia.
That was when it all started. I felt tired, nauseous and I had a tummy ache. I don't get car sick or boat sick therefore again, I just thought it was the heat getting to me.
15 minutes after we got off the boat ride I started to feel really, really sick. Dear readers, I learned a great lesson during this trip.
I was feeling crook all yesterday night and I can barely eat today. I'm still recovering from the disaster and honestly all I want to do is sleep right now. So before I bid you good night I'd like to announce the winners of the headband giveaway. I wish I could give one to everyone who entered the "competition" but *sigh*, I only have 3 as freebies!
Headband #1: Fana Flora
Headband #2: Aneesa
Headband #3: Ajjah
Congratulations lovelies! And to those who didn't manage to grab anything this time... don't fret, I'll have another giveaway soon, inshaAllah, so be sure to try again!
My family and I had fun... it was like we had a quick recap of the history of Malaysia. I should probably tell you that there are over 20 museums there! Obviously we didn't visit all of them but I learned enough to appreciate the struggles and victories of our forefathers. Malaysia was colonised for more than 500 years and we've come a long way since then ... or haven't we? I suppose that discussion itself requires an entire blog post dedicated to it. Overall, my family and I had a great trip!
Except for 1 little detail: I got sick.
Let's start from the beginning. This is what happened...
Checked out artifacts - these are animal-shaped Chinese coins. Adorable!
Learned new facts about my ancestors
Explored the rest of the museum area
Ate lunch and drank a cup of coffee to wake me up because I'm still jetlagged
Went on a trishaw ride with blaring speakers. Gosh, I've only been back for 4 days and I've become tanned!
The humidity and heat got to me and I gave in to the temptation of having a chilled durian chendol (Malaysian dessert)
Strolled down Jonker Street and admired the beauty of old architectures
Did some retail therapy. I was feeling a little dizzy then but I figure it was because of the heat. I just came from a country that is experiencing winter at the moment so that's understandable right?
Went on a boat ride on the Malacca River that once played a significant role in trade activities in South East Asia.
That was when it all started. I felt tired, nauseous and I had a tummy ache. I don't get car sick or boat sick therefore again, I just thought it was the heat getting to me.
15 minutes after we got off the boat ride I started to feel really, really sick. Dear readers, I learned a great lesson during this trip.
coffee + durian chendol + boat ride = holiday disaster!
I was feeling crook all yesterday night and I can barely eat today. I'm still recovering from the disaster and honestly all I want to do is sleep right now. So before I bid you good night I'd like to announce the winners of the headband giveaway. I wish I could give one to everyone who entered the "competition" but *sigh*, I only have 3 as freebies!
Headband #1: Fana Flora
Headband #2: Aneesa
Headband #3: Ajjah
Congratulations lovelies! And to those who didn't manage to grab anything this time... don't fret, I'll have another giveaway soon, inshaAllah, so be sure to try again!
And now, I can finally say
good night, selamat malam and tusbeeh ala khair.
good night, selamat malam and tusbeeh ala khair.
Comments
Sickness aside, it looks like you had a wonderful holiday and got to spend it in good company =)
yep! i started it up ages ago but recently started to get my groove on just for all the womans stuff. hopefully its helpful :D.
get well soon ;)
Take care :)