Malacca Part 1

Drove to Malacca last Saturday morning and it has been ages since I was there. The plan was to start early to beat the traffic and reach Malacca in time for breakfast. No traffic jam... hmmm a good sign.. and we reached at about 8.30am. Went straight to Jonker street for breakfast... plenty of parking space...hmmm another good sign.

By the way, where is everybody?!! Except for a few people, the streets are empty, shops are still closed. Hmm, maybe we are too early... a bit kiasu already :).

Notice that we have to pay for parking...even on weekends and public holidays. Darn! this Malacca Municipal really knows how to make money. We have to buy some coupons and do the "scratch and win" thing. You have to scratch the year, month, dates and time and one coupon is for one hour. So if you intend to stay for 3 hours, you have to scratch 3 coupons...what idiotic system is this! Its a waste of paper and so environmentally unfriendly!

Where to get the coupons? you might ask... well you can get them in authorised agents in many of the shops around Jonker street and the shops hanged out mini signboards to advertise...BUT at 8.30am none of the shops is open! and the official parking hours start at 8am! Another idiotic system.... I had to walk several blocks just to get me self some coupons. So some walking exercise before breakfast... hmm no a good sign after all... :(