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Recycle e-waste at AEON Bandaraya Melaka

Recycle e-waste at AEON Bandaraya Melaka for spring cleaning

By Beautiful Melaka

Recycle e-waste at AEON Bandaraya Melaka

If you have any old or unwanted electrical and electronic devices such as radio, PC, handphone, TV or even home appliances such as washing machine, juicer or microwave, so called e-waste, please bring them to AEON Bandaraya Melaka to recycle them.

There is a container-like booth to drop the e-waste at the carpark area near Oldtown White Coffee. You can drive in the carpark, drop and go in few minutes without having to pay for the parking.

E-waste contains harmful materials which can have adverse impacts on our health and the environment if they are not disposed properly. So please reuse, resell, or give-away and make e-waste disposal the last resort by recycling them in through a proper channel. πŸ™‚

The Guardians of Sacred Heart photo exhibition by photographers Teh Ehurn Nee and Ng Yow Shing, at Sacred Heart Convent, Banda Hilir Melaka (iPhonegraphy)

The Guardians of Sacred Heart photo exhibition

By Beautiful Melaka
The Guardians of Sacred Heart photo exhibition by photographers Teh Ehurn Nee and Ng Yow Shing, at Sacred Heart Convent, Banda Hilir Melaka (iPhonegraphy)

The Guardians of Sacred Heart photo exhibition by photographers Teh Ehurn Nee and Ng Yow Shing, at Sacred Heart Convent, Banda Hilir Melaka (iPhonegraphy)

The Guardians of Sacred Heart

A photo exhibition about the lives of the Sisters at the Convent, by photographers Teh Ehurn Nee and Ng Yow Shing,Β in conjunction with the Melaka Art and Performance Festival 2017 (MAPFest).

Another 2 days before it ends, and feel free to drop by. Thank you my friend, Rice Lee for sharing information of this beautiful exhibition πŸ™‚

Open for public
Time : 10-5pm, 24-26th Nov 2017
Venue : Sacred Heart Convent, Banda Hilir Melaka

 

The controversial Christ the Redeemer statue in Portuguese Settlement Melaka

The controversial replica Christ the Redeemer statue in Portuguese Settlement Melaka

By Beautiful Melaka, Landscape and cityscape
The controversial Christ the Redeemer statue in Portuguese Settlement Melaka

The controversial replica Christ the Redeemer statue, under construction in Portuguese Settlement Melaka

The controversial replica statue of Christ the Redeemer is built recently by the residents of Portuguese Settlement Melaka hoping to complete the construction before Christmas. As it is built without local city council, Melaka Historic City Council (MBMB)’s approval, the construction has been put on hold and has been given a notice to tear down the statue.

Since Portuguese Settlement Melaka is only miles away from where I stay, I dropped by to capture a shot of the headless statue as memory. Let’s hope the issue can be resolved peacefully, and hopefully before Christmas.

The golden rose on the Coffee Jar's menu (iPhonegraphy)

Finding the golden rose at the Coffee Jar

By Beautiful Melaka, Lifestyle, Photography
The golden rose on the Coffee Jar's menu (iPhonegraphy)

The golden rose on the Coffee Jar’s menu (iPhonegraphy)

Coffee Jar (ε‘·ηˆη²) is one of the cafes in Melaka I’ve visited many times for its coffee and cheese cake. The coffee, the ambient, the vibe, and most importantly the two owners and also lovely couple, Ivan and Joe Yee are the many reasons I love to visit the cafe.

On one of my recent visit there, I found something beautiful. Each time we drink at the cafe, the owner will serve a glass of water. One of the many glasses, there is this one, when light on the ceiling beams on it, it reflects and creates a golden rose on the surface beneath it. I just happened to be served with that particular glass, and found the golden rose.

If you happen to visit Coffee Jar, try your luck and look for the glass which creates golden rose.

Found some other shots in my phone taken at other visits to Coffee Jar. Find out its business hour and location at their Facebook page.

A cup of latte at the Coffee Jar (iPhonegraphy)

A cup of latte at the Coffee Jar (iPhonegraphy)

Leica M5 film camera of Tatsuya, a Japanese photographer we met at the Coffee Jar (iPhonegraphy)

Leica M5 film camera of Tatsuya, a Japanese photographer we met at the Coffee Jar (iPhonegraphy)

Otsukaresama deshita, Izakaya Kushi Masa

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Izakaya Kushi Masa in Melaka, closing down this month (iPhonegraphy)

Otsukaresama deshita (γŠη–²γ‚Œζ§˜γ§γ—γŸ) is Japanese expression of appreciation of one’s hard work. In this case we thank the Japanese owner and also chef Mr. Yanai and his crew from Izakaya Kushi Masa Japanese restaurant (串政居酒屋) for their years in Melaka serving delicious Japanase cuisine.

The restaurant in Plaza Mahkota Melaka is probably one of the Japanese restaurants in Melaka who has the most Japanese customers, mostly those who work in Melaka or visit to Melaka. Mr. Yanai makes delicious Japanese meals especially the BBQ, considered to be having authentic Japanese taste which attracts the Japanese in Melaka and even the locals.

Unfortunately Mr. Yanai has decided to cease the business by this month (October 2017). When asked about where would he go then, Mr. Yanai then laughed and told me that he is bachelor therefore can go anywhere he wants to. He refused to comment whether he would return to Melaka again.

We are so gonna miss his cooking especially the BBQ leeks, bacon with cheese, curry rice, and so much more. Thanks again Mr. Yanai and his crew for serving authentic Japanese cuisine in Melaka all these years. Best wishes to him and hope that he would return to Melaka again.

The Desert of Melaka – Padang Pasir Klebang with iPhone

By Beautiful Melaka, Landscape and cityscape, Photography
Klebang desert (also known as Padang Pasir Klebang in Bahasa) in Melaka (iPhonegraphy)

Klebang desert (also known as Padang Pasir Klebang in Bahasa) in Melaka (iPhonegraphy)

One of recent and new tourist spots in Melaka is the sand dune in Klebang. It is not far to Dataran 1Malaysia Klebang, the beach of Klebang. Ironically being a Malaccan, I came across this place 4 years ago from a non-Malaccan friend who came to visit to Melaka and told me about this place.

Back then, even many locals didn’t know about this place. And now, in every morning and evening, many locals and tourists are here to visit the sand dune and take photos as if they were in the Gobi or Sahara. Thus the place is also known as ‘the desert’. To reach the desert, it takes a 30 to 45 minutes walk to the desert from the barriers, which stop the cars to enter the desert for safety purposes.

So months back in April, I started evening walk for two weeks to prepare for my backpacking journey to India and Nepal in May. I walked to the desert on every evening, explored not only the sand dune, but the area nearby. During the week of my walk, I captured some photos with the only camera I had with me, my mobile phone.

Sharing some shots taken with iPhone and post-processed with iOS apps.

GPS location to the parking of the Klebang Desert :
2.210343, 102.191614