Coral Wonderland - The Under Water World of Melaka (photos sharing)

Coral Wonderland is located on the 4th Floor of Dataran Pahlawan Megamall (N2.19007 E102.25276), on top of the Carrefour Melaka Hypermart in the Mall. And it's and the end of the mall which close to the Equatorial Hotel of Malacca. The Aquarium is situated right in the heart of the historical city of Melaka, UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Malaysia.

"A journey into the unseen wonders of the deep will allow you to discover many fascinating underwater animals from various depths and ocean regions around the world.
Prepare to be surprised and amazed by the brightly colored live coral garden waving in the ocean current at the Coral Wonderland.
Venture the longest touch pool in Asia where you can feel the skin of star fish, sea cucumber, sea urchin and even the bamboo shark, before continuing to the enchantment of the walking frogfish exhibit." Source from the official website.

It's also the First and the Only Coral Park in Malaysia for the moment.

The entrance of Coral Wonderland, Melaka.

The ticket prices are :-
RM30 (Adult with MyKad), RM40 (Adult w/o MyKad)
RM20 (Child with MyKid 3-12 years old), RM30 (Child w/o MyKid)
RM20 (Senior citizen - above 60 years old)
Credit card is accepted.

We were given a piece of paper where we have to find the rubber stamp hidden at every corner in the aquarium to stamp the correct answer. It's a good education way for the visitors to know more information about the coral, fish...etc. After complete all the stamps, you can receive a souvenir from the Coral Wonderland. Great encouragement!

Once we stepped into the aquarium, there were many baby sharks appeared in front of us...

Then follow by a long touch pool where we can 'feel' the skin of every fishes and others live creatures...

The fishes in the touch pool...

After the 'Touch Pool', the journey started...

I couldn't provide all the name of the sea creatures here...apologies.
While I keep snapping, my daughter also followed and snap together! Nice!

She (my daughter) was quietly taken all the photos in the Aquarium...:)

Next, the Eel session...

The coral within the Eel...

Coral session!

Hey! Little cutie!

Sea turtles feeding time...

All kind of Frogs...

Hedgehog

One of the species of Sea Urchin...

And some of the weird looking fishes...

Even with the weird outlook, I found it was quite cute! :)

Stone Fish

The beautiful Lion Fish (Top) but it's Poison! Jelly Fish (left bottom), and do you know what is that on the right bottom photo?

Another type of Jelly Fish

The Blue Eyes is so Beautiful!

The Living Fossil - Nautilus

"Nautilus (from Greek ναυτίλος, 'sailor') is the common name of pelagic marine mollusks of the cephalopod family Nautilidae, the sole extant family of the superfamily Nautilaceae and of its smaller but near equal suborder, Nautilina. It comprises six living species in two genera, the type of which is the genus Nautilus. Though it more specifically refers to species Nautilus pompilius, the name chambered nautilus is also used for any species of the Nautilidae." Source from Wikipedia.

I'm surprised that I can see the Nautilus in this Aquarium!

As usual, to the end of the journey in the Aquarium, we came to the Souvenirs area...but we didn't buy anything from there.

The Souvenirs Centre of Coral Wonderland, Malacca

Even the Aquarium is not very big, but we can witness and admiring the rare species in it, especially the Nautilus. It's worth for the ticket!
If you like sea creatures, you Can't miss this Coral Wonderland in Malacca!

Coral Wonderland

F4-01A & F4-99, Level 4,
Dataran Pahlawan Melaka Megamall, Jalan Merdeka,
75000 Bandar Hilir, Melaka, Malaysia
Tel: 06-282 9966
Email: coralwonderland@gmail.com

Operating hours : - Mon - Fri 1030 - 2130 (last admission 2100), Weekend, Public Holidays and School Holidays 1030 - 2230 (last admission 2130)

http://coralwonderland.com.my/

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Location map of the Coral Wonderland in Malacca (Melaka)

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The Youth's Spirit Synergistic Strategic Alliance Ceremony

Ninetology appeared to be the prominent player in the telecommunications industry with the signing of Synergistic Strategic Alliance between Ninetology, TuneTalk and Qualcomm at Grand Dorsett Hotel, Subang Jaya, Malaysia, recently.

From left to right: Mr. Sean Ng Chee Heng (Chief Executive Officer, Ninetology Marketing Sdn Bhd), Mr. Jason Lo (Chief Executive Officer, Tune Talk) and Mr. Mantosh Malhorta (Senior Director of Business Development Country Head Philippines, Singapore & Malaysia, Qualcomm Incorporated).

Welcoming you at the entrance of the hall was a state-of-the-art Lamborghini Gallardo accompanied by sexy models. Guests also can enjoy the massage chairs or massage by personnels of thanks to Relax Time. There are also posters showing the event’s theme. There is also a performance by Koujee, the winner of Malaysia’s Tag-Team Beatbox Battle 2011.

Another important highlight of the event was the launching of Ninetology Pearl Mini with the theme “Experiencing Differences with The Youth’s Spirit”. Pearl Mini is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon processor.

The good news is that Pearl Mini will be packaged with Tune Talk’s prepaid service. Pearl Mini is now available in all Ninetology and TuneTalk retail outlets and the RRP is RM399 which is very affordable for our youths.

The packaged plan include RM50 FREE Talktime (comes preloaded with SIM) and RM100 Airtime Rebate (RM10 x 10). To get this rebate, one needs only to reload RM20 or more in any denominations each month. For more information on the Tune Buddies SIM pack, visit http://www.tunetalk.com/my/services/tunebuddies.

Another tablet on display on that day included the Ninetology Outlook Pure, which cater to the needs for bigger size screen touchscreen device. The RRP is RM599 and would be very affordable for the general public.

As part of its on-going Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives, Ninetology also presented a GOLD Cheque worth RM50,000 to Yayasan Bakti Khidmat Masyarakat Malaysia (YBKMM), Tzu Chi Foundation Malaysia (RM30,000) and Pusat Penjagaan Kanak-Kanak Cacat Taman Megah (PPKKCTM) (RM10,000).

Please also take note that Ninetology would be announcing its branding and marketing direction via Malaysia’s largest Basketball Tournament, Ninetology All Star 2013, organised by XBallerto, to encourage more youths to be fit and healthy. This tournament shall take place from May till November 2013. Details of this tournament can be found at www.xballer.com.

Recommended Local BBQ Pork at Chuen How Restaurant - 群壕叉烧饭, Batu Berendam - Malacca (Melaka).

Chuen How Restaurant (N2.23859 E102.25761) is located along Jalan Merak which is nearby the Commercial area of Batu Berendam, it's easy to spot the shop if you drive in from the main road.
The restaurant is famous with their Local BBQ pork which is different from commonly available in our market. After reading the positive reviews online from fellow bloggers, I decided to give a try...

Chuen How Restauant

It was a simple setting just like others Chinese kopitiam (coffee shop).

Simple setting just like others Chinese kopitiam

The owner was friendly and he allowed me to took the photos between stall area...

The owner of Chuen How Restaurant was busy preparing foods for his customers...

 The so called 'Highly Recommended' & popular BBQ Pork （叉烧） from Melaka

We ordered :-
*  The Famous BBQ pork with roasted pork.
*  Assam soup with stingray
*  Vegetables
*  3 white rice.

The Chuen How BBQ Pork (群壕叉烧) and roasted pork (烧肉）

Assam soup with stingray

The BBQ Pork (char siew 叉烧) was well marinated with honey hoisin sauce, with a bit of char, savory and sweet! It was juicy inside with a sticky sweet outside...the char-siew was different from others just because the boss use streaky pork to made it, which is hardly to find within Johor Bahru area...

The roasted porks (烧肉） were equally good but we felt a bit of regret by ordering this, simply because the BBQ pork was too Delicious! We only concentrated on the BBQ pork and end up left some of the roasted pork on the plate...

The stingray cooked in assam soup was fresh and tasty too! Especially the assam soup was flavorful and the lady boss was not stingy with the soup! We allowed to added more soup that day....

The Damage : RM22.00 for 2 adults 1 child included drinks.

It's really difficult for me to describe the Delicious char-siew (叉烧) in words, you have to discover it yourself! I categorized this BBQ Pork as 'Must Eat Food' and so do the Assam soup stingray to all friends who visit Malacca.
I bet you won't regret it! :)

Restoran Chuen How - 群壕茶餐室

Jalan Merak, 

Taman Melaka Baru (Fasa 1)

Batu Berendam, Melaka.

Tel : +6012-6280350

Business hour : 12pm - 7pm (Close on Thursday)

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Location map for Chuen How Restaurant at Batu Berendam, Melaka.

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Night River Cruise at Malacca (Melaka) River (photos sharing)

After our dinner, we continued our next itinerary - Nigh River Cruise on Melaka River. Tickets purchased from the Best Western Wana Riverside Hotel reception and we got RM1 discount on each ticket. The hotel has their own Jetty (N2.19970 E102.24829) just behind the building, it Only accessible for hotel guests. There are 3 times per day that the boat pick up passengers from the hotel's jetty, please check with the hotel staffs for the timing.
Our previous Melaka River Cruise was on year 2008, that was on the day time, so we decided to try it on the night time again...

The first 'colourful' bridge appreared in front of us was the Hang Tuah Bridge...the boat went towards the north direction when it began...

Hang Tuah Bridge at night

The lighting was so colourful during the night...then it passed by the 'Eye of Melaka'...

Eye Of Melaka

Honestly I like the colourful lightings reflection very much from the water during the boat cruise...

Colourful lightings reflection from the water...

When the boat almost reached the end up north, I saw this some kind of LRT station and the track was build along the riverbank, interesting! I will try it soon in the future...

The LRT station at the end of the river cuise...

The boat made a U-Turn once it reached the end point and we were cruise down south again...

The colourful Flat along the river...

The boat passed by a block of flat which lighted up with all the colourful florescent tube! This was the most colourful flat I ever seen in Malaysia!

Follow by few bridges that really look nice during the night...

Nice lightings on the bridges

Back to the Colourful Hang Tuah Bridge again...

Jambatan Pasar - The Market Bridge

After the Market Bridge, there are many murals painted on the colonial buildings...

Beautiful and attractive murals nicely painted on the wall...

The boat cruise through the colonial buildings and it reached the Popular Hard Rock Cafe of Malacca which is just operated few months ago...

Hard Rock Cafe of Malacca

The lighted pathway along the river

This nicely lighted pathway along the riverside and accompany with the Britsh Era colonial buildings...

The boat turn back and cruise towards the hotel's jetty, that end our 45 minutes Night River Cruise on the Malacca River. It was a total different experience when taking the river cruise on day time and night time...I prefer the night cruise because of the colourful lightings...

Have you try it before?

Night River Cruise on Malacca River

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Loaction map of the Jetty of Best Western Wana Riverside Hotel at Malacca

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