after the treat of the cars & gals (yes they are) of the SIN 08, we now move on to the pictures from our recent trip to malacca.


our room. not too bad I must say.


the famous Melaka City square


the edible fruits of the malacca tree, by which the state and town is named


now Malacca also has a viewing tower just like the Carlsberg one on Sentosa Island


my father-in-law...umm...Grace making like a professional model in front of a cannon.


the remnants of the former fort walls which are now all under the ground after sea reclaimation.

we also visited a bee farm. not exactly. more like a shop run by a guy who owns a bee farm. so you can go there and find out how bee's are reared and honey harvested.


the talk given by the owner


step-by-step details on how you can be a walking mass of bees. do not try this at home.


the anatomy of the honey bee, just in case you are into such things


the sign announcing you have arrived at Jonker Street


2 stowaways who joined us on the trip


the view from our seats in the coach

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yesterday we also were down at Suntec for the Motor Show 2008. whilst we were there we also did some shopping and soaked in the atmosphere of the Singapore Formula 1 GP and activities around the Marina area.


this is a submarine car believe it or not. the main issue I have with it is that it is an open top. so kinda makes breathing under water a bit of an issue.


and what every submarinic vehicle needs is a doe-eyed beauty to make it seem somewhat feasible


also on display at the show were artist from Australia. on display were several of their works which were also for sale



Agnes takes part in the Subaru Impreza WRX Challenge...NOT!


You better buy this car otherwise there will be hell to pay


Rubens Barrichello, Agnes C and Jenson Button in no particular order


a pretty face but someone needs to feed her a bit more.


a nice looking retro scooter at the Yamaha booth. even nicer looking rider.


just what every car enthusiast wants: lighted neon coloured rims

also spotted, these human sized running balls

too bad no adults were game to try it. so it was left to the kids to have an (un)splashing good time.


we also made an unscheduled walkabout the F1 track


be great to see how it looks live on TV tonight


the infrastructure must have cost a bundle. Singapore gets a good global image from it, but for the hotels and shopping centres in the area they are reporting a rather dramatic loss in business


the view down the straight on Raffles Blvd. here we could get really close to the action as the racers and safety cars whizzed by

crowds were already forming on every vantage point as early as 5 pm. the race started at 10 pm!




from here (near the GV Marina) we managed to catch a good view of the cars as they had to slow down at the turn as they approached the floating platform/viewing gallery, previously used for NDP Parades. unfortunately i was unable to get any good pictures of the cars.

Ritz Carlton also got into the act with a laser show on their frontage.



the noise generated by the racers (and even the safety cars) is so loud you will definitely need ear plugs if you are anywhere near the track. kids and babies should definitely stay away as their hearing may be damaged.