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Do you know that the old name for Jalan Bendahara in Melaka was Wolfestan Road?

  Wolfestan Road was renamed Jalan Bendahara. Wolfestan Road is one of a few road in Melaka during the Melaka Sultanate era. The road was named after Littleton Pipe Wolfestan who was attached to the colonial office from 3 December 1889 when he arrived in Melaka. Wolfestan had served in Penang, Singapore and Kedah before returning to Melaka from 1910 to 1920. The Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Melaka and the Chinese Baba Peranakan - Bristish Association held a farewell dinner for Wolfestan a week before he retired.   During the dinner, Tun Tan Cheng Lock highlighted that Melaka has grown better with health services, electrical lighting, road improvement and some other matter.   Apart from being rich in culture and cuisines, Wolfestan Road is also rich in history, which involves a combination of purity and wordly elements associated with goodness as well as tyranny.   A church is located at the beginning of the road and at the end of the road there is a place for people to re

The Octagon Pond of Kian Hoon Keng Tangkak

 It was created and sculptured by a Tangkak artist named Chan Ching Tun. The five dragon sculptures with different colors, each represents elements such as earth, metal, water, wood and fire. The octagon pond represents the ability of reaching all directions while the water represents wealth, implying a cornucopia of tightening wealth. The carps and tortoises bred in the pond, along with a rotating dragon ball with the Yin Yang marking at the center of the pond combine together to provide blessings and longevity.

繭雲宮 Kian Hoon Keng Cultural Garden

  東甲百年老廟 繭雲宮 Tangkak Centennial Temple Cultural Garden It was designed and built by a group of locals in 2019. The antique entrance and bulletin board was designed by Hiew Kim Wah using the old wooden boards from the temple. It is used to promote the major festivals and traditions of the local Chinese community.

I enjoy a good breakfast at Fran's Bangkok, and here is the menu

  ชุดอาหารเช้าคอนติเนนทัล Continental breakfast コンチネンタル・ブレックファースト 欧陆式早餐 ชุดอาหารเช้าไทย Thai breakfast タイ風ブレックファースト 泰式早餐 ข้าวต้มเครื่องหมู หรือไข่เจียวเสิร์ฟพร้อมข้ าวหอมมะลิออร์แกนิก Boiled rice soup with pork or Thai omelet with organic jasmine rice 豚肉のおかゆまたはタイ風オムレツ+ジャスミンライス ชุดอาหารเช้าแบบอเมริกัน American breakfast アメリカン・ブレックファースト 美式早餐 450 ซุปขันเห็ด Cream of mushroom soup マッシュルームのクリームス 奶油蘑菇汤 ซีซาร์สลัด Traditional Caesar salad シーザーサラダ 凱撒沙拉 แฮมเบอร์เกอร์เนื้อ Beef burger (*add bacon or cheese 40 baht each) ビーフバーガー (各+40バーツでベーコンまたはチーズを追加いただけます) 牛肉汉堡(加培根或芝士各40泰铢) พานินี่แฮมชีส Ham & cheese panini ハムチーズ・バニーニ 火腿芝士帕尼尼 เบอร์เกอร์แพลนต์เบส Plant-based burger プラントベースミートバーガー 素肉汉堡 คลับแซนด์วิช Club sandwich クラブサンドイッチ 俱示部三明治 สปาเก็ตตี้ซอสเนื้อ Spaghetti bolognese パゲティポロネーゼ 大利面 Pan-seared salmon steak with miso butter サーモンの味噌バターソテー 味噌貧油香煎三文鱼 สปาเก็ตตี้คาร์ โบนาราเบคอน Spaghetti carbonara スパゲティカルボナーラ 培根蛋酱意面 เพนเน่ซอสมะเขือเทศ Penne with tomato sauce トマトソースペン 番茄意面(斜管面) Margherita pizza マルゲリー