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Cuisine in Melaka

MALACCA TREASURES TO BE KNOWN TOMORROW

MALACCA: Work to remove the walls and door guarding the alleged treasures of the Malacca Sultanate on Nangka Island is almost complete.

“We believe the door can be opened in two days’ time, thus providing the answer to whether the treasure truly exists or not,” Works, Public Utilities, Transport and Project Rehabilitation Committee chairman Datuk Abdul Ghafaar Atan told reporters after visiting the site.

He said work to excavate the walls, believed to be the main entry to the treasure, was 90% completed and the existence of any treasures will be known on Wednesday.

He said the search for the treasure was conducted by Smart Partnership International (M) Sdn Bhd through a four-month contract beginning last January till this April 30.

He said if the company failed to complete excavation works during the term of the contract, the state government would hand it over to another company.
Read: Hundreds of relics sighted inside cave

 “If Smart Partnership International succeeds in opening the door and does not find any artifacts, we will give them an extension to look for the treasure,” he said.

The company’s managing director, Mohammad Foad Khushairy Mohd Said, said the work to break down the wall was being done intensively by 36 workers round-the-clock.

“So far, we have not yet seen any indications and if we find any artifact or treasure, we will immediately inform of it in a special press conference,” he said.

Deputy police chief Datuk Shah Gzali Khan Shahadat said the Marine Operations Force and the General Operations Force will be stationed to guard the place if any artifact or treasure was found.

Nangka Island is an uninhabited island of about 20 hectares in size and located four kilometres from Pulau Besar, Jasin. – Bernama

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Tourism Malaysia

My trip to the Machapking Durian Farm at Machap, Johor.

Visited the Machapking Durian Farm (N1.90353 E103.24766) on the end of March 2014. We reached the farm around 10am and met up with the farm owner – Mr Cheng who is a humble, polite and knowledgeable guy. According to Mr Cheng, his farm has about 50 acres, one thousand of durian trees, palm oil trees and many more…
It’s located quite a distance from the main road of the Machap town, and only 4WD is able to drive through. We were riding on Mr Cheng’s 4WD into the farm…

He was explaining all the way since our farm trip started, and he introduced to us the different types of Durian trees one-by-one…

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After a while, he stopped the car and let us enjoy the aromatic durian’s flower…that was a great moment during the trip!
The photo below was the very initial stage before the flower…

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Before blossom…

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The photo above showed that all these will be blossom in the evening around 5-7pm…

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And some of them were beautiful with flowers…

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After the flowers withered, the branches are going seeding…

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The whole area was so beautiful and this was my first time in life surrounded by durian tress and flowers!

Normally the blossom session will be in the evening, and most of the flowers will wither after 6-7am. If you be able to witness during that moment, it’s just like watching a flower rain! I can only visualize the beautiful scene…too bad I can’t be there during the flowers rain…

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According to Mr Cheng, sometime they will collect all these flowers and cook for dinner, it’s just like stir fried the vegetables, and it’s delicious! Said Cheng. I would like to taste it too if I have a chance…

We even tasted and drank the nectar, it was really sweet!

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Mr Cheng said, basically he only concentrated on the four (4) main species which are : Musangking ???, Machapking, Tek-kah ?? and Kim-Hong ??. Beside that, he also has D24, D78, nai-you-bao ??? (his own creation) and many more…

There are also other fruits in his farm, like Philippines rambutan, mangosteen and many more which I didn’t manage to get the name…

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And this…I didn’t get the name of the fruits…

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Mr Cheng showed us another hut which produce the ‘enzymes’ which use as the ‘fertilizer’ for all his fruits in the farm.

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The water supply for all the trees in the farm is also designed by Mr Cheng himself, once he power on the motor from the water source, the water will goes to all his trees in the farm automatically! Fully automated for the whole fifty (50) acres, amazing!

Mr Cheng visit his farm 3 times a day to monitor and observe the grow of all the fruits, it is become his hobby to take care the trees and the fruits. He ‘generously’ shared with us his past experience since the day one inherited from his father.
We were having a precious lesson on that day and definitely worth the trip! I will be back to the farm again during the ‘golden season’ when all the trees full of fruits, before the harvest season.

His durians will be selling at many area within Johor Bahru, his own stall is at opposite the Daily Point Kopitiam, Tmn Molek. And all his durians will be available start from middle of June till August.

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Cuisine in Melaka

TREASURE CAVE TO BE OPENED ON 29TH. APRIL 2014

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Enjoy.

TW Kang

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Cuisine in Melaka

THE ROYAL PRESS MUSEUM AT JONKER STREET

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Enjoy.

TW Kang

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TANGS IN MELAKA BY END 2014

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We hope to write our comments and views on the development of the tourism sector in Melaka so that old cultural jewels can be retained and new ones generated to attract more visitors to our Melakan shores.

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Enjoy.

TW Kang