One of the reason that makes me keep visiting this historical city, is the colourful Street of Jalan Hang Jebat, or a more popular/recognisable name - Jonker Street.
This street is full of food, antique goods, old architectures, cultural stuffs, fashions, etc...
On Friday and Saturday Night, the street will be closed, and transformed into a weekly carnival.
There isn't any specific best time to visit, however, I'll recommend 2 weeks before Chinese New Year, or during the Christmas & New Year Eve week. Because during these 2 festive seasons, the streets will put up with extra lights and decorations
It's a definitely an excellent place to hang out and celebrate Count Down!
I took a series of photos and I classified them into various colour themes. And here they are:
I was in Melaka the last few days before Year 2007 ended. This is like the Nth time of Wildchild & I visiting Melaka. Both of us just love this old city.
The place is just so authentic, historical, arty, cultural, colourful, friendly, and lotsa food!
Here are some glimpse of the city in different time...
Three years ago, we were shopping at Jonker Street in Melaka, we discovered a this clog shop, hidden in the alley of this old city - GEE's ORIGINAL.
I was stunned+amazed that the shop owner - Gee & wife (Yen) managed to transform a traditional crafting to modern art+fashion. Immediately, I got myself a pair.
Every time, we go Melaka, we sure pay Gee a visit. To date, I've already bought more than 7 pairs of Gee's Original for ourselves, friends & families.
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I have a Good news for everyone. Now you can own a pair of GEE's ORIGINAL without traveling all the way to Melaka. Because you can get them from the Weekend Flea Market at The Curve. Yen will be there every Saturday & Sunday (GANBATTE!!!).
My Thoughts It's nice, comfortable & COOL to wear!!! My 1st pair of Gee's Original was "The Sun". It had been traveling with me to many places & cities, such as Bangkok, Singapore, Penang, Langkawi, Melaka, Kota Kinabalu (many times) and finally its life ended at The Angkor in Siam Reap (Cambodia).
I was so sad, couldn't wait to go Melaka to get a new pair. Then we found Yen at The Curve!!!
^0^ woooOOOTTTT!!!
Wildchild very "3 8"... people buy, she also buy. She got herself the 3rd pair (adding to her collections):
Very cool design, with the Chinese Characters of "Black 黑" & "White 白".
Fact All the clogs at Gee's Original are made by an old clog maker in Melaka, and the design are hand crafted/painted by Gee & Yen. Not to mention, all the clogs comes with a lifetime warranty, meaning any time your clog is damaged/chipped/scratches/etc... just bring it back to Gee, and it'll be fixed. However, if you want your sole/strap changed, there'll be a minimal fee for the material cost.
