Joyful Time In Melaka

It was such a long awaited plan for mommy wanting to be just doing nothing and "than"(relax) in Melaka. All the while, we went back to Melaka for just a one night stay which usually reached on Sat and left on the following night, it was always a rush trip and can't enjoy much. This round, before mommy went back to Melaka, mommy's heart was already flying back, eagerly wish to spend more time with mommy's parents(popo kongkong), and to recall back mommy's childhood time. Think maybe due to aging, recently mommy just feels that the time spent with popo kongkong is really really short, suddenly mommy has the urge of wanting to be popo's little girl and at the same time feels like to provide everything for popo kongkong.

Thus this trip was really a fruitful one. Without daddy accompanying us(due to work), Eeanne, mommy and popo (3 generations) were really had a great time in Melaka. We were there for 5D4N! Each day was spent with full present minded and grateful thought!

Mommy can feel the loneliness of popo kongkong everyday, hoping for mommy and chiu chiu to be back more often. The empty nest feel was never ever came across mommy's mind till today as a mother myself, mommy really understands how much popo kongkong longed for our return.

This trip was really a family eating trip....! We had been eating non stop from breakfast to supper! Mommy initial weight loss of 3kg (due to chicken pox) already taken over by these few days gain of 4kg!!

Looking at this pic, remind mommy of my childhood time in Melaka:-) Eeanne..you really has the mirror reflection of mommy le....of course you are the prettier version...:-)

So as planned, mommy never forgot to ask for popo priceless homemade recipes for cakes and cookies. Among the whole cabinet collection, here are the 2 books of consolidate best considered collection of all the baking tips from popo.

When flipping through page by page, mommy noticed that most of it were copied in year 1995-1999, that was the years when mommy at U in Penang. While browsing each page, mommy can sense the empty nest feel of popo, staying alone at home copying recipe and venturing into her baking experience....Suddenly I truly feel....Mother is Great!!

See the neat writing of popo, mommy has copies a few favourite to try for Eeanne too....

We spent one afternoon where mommy baked the marble cake for all while Eeanne helped in making the jelly.

It taste acceptable but of course can't meet popo's high expectation.

After eating this marble cake, here was popo and kongkong's comment:

"The is the first homemade cake from our daughter after 36 years!!" ^_^

Eeanne was contributing her skill by putting all the mix fruit into the mould....

Besides spending some time visiting Eeanne's great grand parents, mommy never missed out to visit my teenage's favourite spot of Malacca Tzu Chi Center. It has changed a lot with a newly built Tzu Chi Jing-Su Book Cafe. We all love this place!! It is a perfect place for reading and drinks, the ambience is so relaxing and peaceful.

The entrance...

The middle yard....the tranquility atmosphere is really suitable for self meditation (popo was already day dream looking at the sky:))

There are few room facilities for the use of Education, Tea Room, Slide&Video, Activities Room etc.

The inner cafe with drink served at minimum cost for charity....

Variety of chinese book collection from children, life philosophy to vegetarian cooking recipes books.

There are some recycled eco-friendly items such as T-shirts, socks etc sold here too.

This was really mommy's longest stay since started the career in KL. How much mommy wish that we could do this more often for such long stay. On the day before we came back KL, not only popo kongkong were heavy hearted, even Eeanne also asked:

"kongkong, I am going back tomorrow, will you miss me...."

Eeanne, if to take the role of popo, mommy will definitely miss you.....Mommy knows clearly that those days will finally come, here is what mommy's advice to you:

"When you will be chasing your career, to fulfill your monetary responsibility to your parents, we will be just hoping for a more frequent family meal time together"