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Bang! S**t head!!
... the night market. It was getting to around 5pm so I set off home to call friends and family. I also got asked by this Australian guy if I wanted to play cards. Jessie is around 30 and is from Brisbane originally but now lives in Tasmania. The group consisted of another guy, Marc from Germany and French girl Doriane. Marc is 20 and works in Berlin as a bartender/freelance photojournalist. Doriane has been traveling for nearly two years and previously worked in ...
Interesting little place
... to enjoy the night market which takes over the street at weekend. As it was Sunday night, most of the weekend holidaymakers had left and we were able to stroll down with ease (we gave up on Saturday night, you couldn't move for people). One of the features of nighttime Jonker Street, was the Karaoke concert held by Chinese senior citizens, held in the open stage area at the end of the street. The locals were there with their flasks ...
Goodbye Doughty's... hello Durian chocolate. Yuck!
... Like rancid coleslaw liquidised and mixed with custard. It even, and I can't believe I am saying this, made me think I might not be able to eat chocolate again in case I associated it with the taste. (Just in case any of you are concerned I am now back on the chocolate with no ill effects, praise the Lord.)
In the evening we didn't really improve the situation as we had a 'steamboat' where you are given a plate of raw food and a pot over a heater with half ...
Melaka's 'Goa' connection
... he named it Melaka after the tree under which he had taken shelter. Over time Melaka became a major international port which also provided excellent warehousing and trade facilities. As trade with China increased so did the population of Peranakans (Malay-Chinese) and today China town is one of the major attractions in Melaka.
Later Melaka was colonised by the Portuguese and the Dutch and their influence is clearly visible ...
The Portuguese in Melaka
E quando as falas não jogam com a boca ou com as caras, onde é que estamos? No colonato português em Malaca!
Os guerreiros chegaram em 1511, misturaram-se com os locais e, hoje, quando se celebram os 500 anos dos portugueses em Melaka, é difícil encontrar semelhanças entre o português de portugal e o português de Melaka, que tão orgulhosamente carrega a identidade portuguesa e a cultura e tradições seculares. ...
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