Melaka with Luc

That is one mean looking monitor lizard who seems poised to hop aboard the tour boat and enjoy some nice warm human flesh.
New friend and tour guide nonpareil Luc from Melaka. He is a Transformer aficionado and also a blogger. His blog is humorously named "Still Play with Toys".

I had seen fried oysters on various restaurant billboards around the city so that was my request for last night. I was not expecting the oysters to be stir fried and in a scrambled egg and rice flour melee, but it was so delicious that i forgot to take a picture until there were just a few scraps left. Needless to say, we cleaned the plate (actually paper) after this picture. The bowl contains a chili and vinegar dipping sauce.

While traveling to Melaka a few days back I happened to be sitting by a young Chinese man who was 3rd generation Chinese in Melaka. What a lucky break as Luc has turned out to be a good friend and tour guide extraordinaire. Since he works for a family business during the day we have been seeing each other every evening for dinner, and of course there is nothing better than going local when it is time to eat in a gourmand's city like this. Malay, Chinese, Indian and even Portuguese cuisines are popular here and we have explored most of them. Tonight is Portuguese.

The Melaka river bisects the city and yesterday I took an hour long boat tour. The canned narration was so-so but what was so interesting were the monitor lizards hungrily eyeing us passing tourists. My hotel is right beside the river and I hope that I do not run into one of those creatures in the hallway. They embody all things one fears inn cold blooded creatures, but they are rather beautiful.