In part 3 of the Post-Travel Show, writers Jacob Ruiz and Vincent Ternida join William and Gavin to talk about all this: Kek Lok See, super-sized snails, a “Fatt” man’s legacy, Peranakans, gaudy tri-shaws, questionable A&W, trees with attitude, and the truth and lies of Hang Tuah and Hang Jebat. Chara Teh also educates Gavin on a menu that includes the ambiguously translated “nasi hujan panas.”
Scroll down and follow along with the photos. For all the episodes, click on the following link or the tag below with the same name: “Southeast Asia/Taiwan Impressions.”
Footnotes & Follow-ups (in mostly-chronological order)
Opening Music – Ukulele by Bensound
Kek Lok See – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kek_Lok_Si
Funicular Railway – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_funicular_railways
Sentosa – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentosa
Batu Ferringhi – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batu_Ferringhi
Entopia – http://entopia.com/
Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheong_Fatt_Tze_Mansion
Peranakan – http://babanyonyamuseum.com/the-peranakans/
Kebaya – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kebaya
Hapa – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hapa
Hokkien – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hokkien
Why is Cheong Fatt Tze’s house is blue?
Practical reasons – Two colours are effective against heat – blue and white. White is synonymous with death to many Chinese so blue was the logical choice between the two.
Stadthuys – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stadthuys
Melaka/Malacca – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malacca
Malaccan Sultanate Palace Museum – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malacca_Sultanate_Palace_Museum
Hang Tuah – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hang_Tuah
Hang Jebat – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hang_Jebat
Hang Kasturi and Hang Lekir – two other famous warriors often mentioned together with the more well-known Hang Tuah and Hang Jebat
Who was the high ranking official that hid Hang Tuah? The Bendahara. His name was Tun Perak.
Correction – The story is that it wasn’t the Sultan’s wife. It was over his mistress that the Sultan’s feathers got ruffled.
Chicken rice balls – Overrated balls made out of rice, flavored with butter, and eaten with chicken. http://www.j2kfm.com/chung-wah-chicken-rice-ball-melaka/
Closing Music – Memories by Bensound
Everyday Mega-Snails, Singapore
Everyday Little Lizards – South East Asia
Batu Ferringhi
Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion Exterior (left), Central Courtyard (middle), Peranakan Woman in Kebaya (right)
Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion Fusion Décor (left, middle), Typical Peranakan Furniture – Chest with Mother of Pearl In-Lays
Malacca Sultanate Palace Replica (left), Stadthuys (middle) and Malaccan Trishaw (right)
The kind of music you would hear blaring from a trishaw in Malacca
Portuguese/Malaccan Fish & Cracker (tasted like papadam but airy)
Hang Tuah (left), Hang Jebat (right)
Shelter Tree, Ipoh
(L-R) Ipoh, Ipoh, George Town
(L-R) George Town, Malacca, Malacca | Far right = “burl”
(L-R) Siem Reap
(L-R) Siem Reap, Siem Reap, Phnom Penh
A&W Mozza Burger with Edible Brown Mystery Disc (middle), Chicken and Beef Hotdogs Only (right)
****BONUS****
The Menu & Nasi Hujan Panas
