Listen to the sound of heritage
This statement is created by Wlliam Shakespeare, 'Listen to many, speak to a few' Last night, we travelled to the heritage zone in Melaka, a day the Hindus celebrated Diwali.
Upon sunset, we secured a table under a canvas for dinner as the indoor tables were fully reserved for a birthday party. As the chef was preparing the favourite salted-egg fried chicken, the claypot taufu .... suddenly the thought of excercise cropped up in the mind. With dusk taking charge, one big picture right in front our eyes on excercise is leg excercise. Imagine the number of times they flexed their right calf muscles while sitting in their auto-transmission cars is one good excercise. As they pressed the brakes, patterns of red beams decorated the street 7 meters away from table number 3.
We realised the traffic-jams in Melaka has not solved. The drivers were breaking and accelerating within a mere 1 to 2 meters distance bumper to bumper. Smiles were on their faces and none was frustrated with the crawl since they have chose to move into the heritage zone. The heritage zone is the old Melaka town and the zone has not changed its faces eversince Britian handed Melaka back to the Melakans. If the old town changes its faces, the traffic crawls would be a matter of the past and the heritage is lost. So, the people choose to move into the heritage zone to seek food, friendly-relations and fun. They believed what they seek can become a reality only in the old ways, and the old places.
We checked in to a cafe housed in a pre-war shophouse on Jonker Walk five minutes after nine. We bought a bucket of Tiger beer. The cafe was already crowded with empty tables reserved for arriving guests. Within the glitters of lights, walls of antiques and collectibles items, we got engrossed with the heritage the Melakan preserved until today. I must not be proud to say that we alone admired the heritage but heritage seekers who prefer to rejoice last evening thronging the Jonker Walk. From the next table in the cafe right up to the door steps, covering the street and to the opposite cafe, guys and gals were either singing, drinking, chatting, or dancing. It was last night from our experience in Jonker Walk that we found about the crowds enthusiasm towards heritage and preference is naturally given to the olds rather than the new when food, friendly-relations and fun is the matter. They, " Seek first to understand, then to be understood " the magic of last night in Jonker Walk. Stephen R. Covey conceived the proverb. Ralph Nichols has said, " The most basic of all human needs is the need to understand and be understood. The best way to understand people is to listen to them. " That means we were fortunate to listen to the sound of heritage in Jonker Walk.
The singer soon sang his first song for the night as he was strumming the guitar while a young gal dance her way to her friends who were waiting for the moment. Swiftly, more walked in and the the seats were completely filled. By then, we paid for our second bucket of Carlsberg beer. Everyone enjoyed his singing and everyone do more listening than talking, taking a gulp or two from the glasses. Even the elderly was foot-tapping to the rhythmical beat. A table of Americans with Hindu guys and Chinese gals got impressed by the singer's performance. Two groups of Kuala Lumpur visitors make the night merrier. They listened to the songs delivered, and sang along to his tunes. They are successful people in their fields, yet they chose the old ambience to rejoice. " Most of the successful people I've known are the ones who do more listening than talking. " ~ Bernard M. Baruch.
Courage is what it takes to stand up and sing, and courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen is common and thorough in the cafe provide the heritage ambience and the beautiful songs done. A large crowd stood still some with cameras to enjoy what's going on.
In Jonker Walk, many things goes on ....
Upon sunset, we secured a table under a canvas for dinner as the indoor tables were fully reserved for a birthday party. As the chef was preparing the favourite salted-egg fried chicken, the claypot taufu .... suddenly the thought of excercise cropped up in the mind. With dusk taking charge, one big picture right in front our eyes on excercise is leg excercise. Imagine the number of times they flexed their right calf muscles while sitting in their auto-transmission cars is one good excercise. As they pressed the brakes, patterns of red beams decorated the street 7 meters away from table number 3.
We realised the traffic-jams in Melaka has not solved. The drivers were breaking and accelerating within a mere 1 to 2 meters distance bumper to bumper. Smiles were on their faces and none was frustrated with the crawl since they have chose to move into the heritage zone. The heritage zone is the old Melaka town and the zone has not changed its faces eversince Britian handed Melaka back to the Melakans. If the old town changes its faces, the traffic crawls would be a matter of the past and the heritage is lost. So, the people choose to move into the heritage zone to seek food, friendly-relations and fun. They believed what they seek can become a reality only in the old ways, and the old places.
We checked in to a cafe housed in a pre-war shophouse on Jonker Walk five minutes after nine. We bought a bucket of Tiger beer. The cafe was already crowded with empty tables reserved for arriving guests. Within the glitters of lights, walls of antiques and collectibles items, we got engrossed with the heritage the Melakan preserved until today. I must not be proud to say that we alone admired the heritage but heritage seekers who prefer to rejoice last evening thronging the Jonker Walk. From the next table in the cafe right up to the door steps, covering the street and to the opposite cafe, guys and gals were either singing, drinking, chatting, or dancing. It was last night from our experience in Jonker Walk that we found about the crowds enthusiasm towards heritage and preference is naturally given to the olds rather than the new when food, friendly-relations and fun is the matter. They, " Seek first to understand, then to be understood " the magic of last night in Jonker Walk. Stephen R. Covey conceived the proverb. Ralph Nichols has said, " The most basic of all human needs is the need to understand and be understood. The best way to understand people is to listen to them. " That means we were fortunate to listen to the sound of heritage in Jonker Walk.
The singer soon sang his first song for the night as he was strumming the guitar while a young gal dance her way to her friends who were waiting for the moment. Swiftly, more walked in and the the seats were completely filled. By then, we paid for our second bucket of Carlsberg beer. Everyone enjoyed his singing and everyone do more listening than talking, taking a gulp or two from the glasses. Even the elderly was foot-tapping to the rhythmical beat. A table of Americans with Hindu guys and Chinese gals got impressed by the singer's performance. Two groups of Kuala Lumpur visitors make the night merrier. They listened to the songs delivered, and sang along to his tunes. They are successful people in their fields, yet they chose the old ambience to rejoice. " Most of the successful people I've known are the ones who do more listening than talking. " ~ Bernard M. Baruch.
Courage is what it takes to stand up and sing, and courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen is common and thorough in the cafe provide the heritage ambience and the beautiful songs done. A large crowd stood still some with cameras to enjoy what's going on.
In Jonker Walk, many things goes on ....
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