HANG TUAH'S WELL

Hang Tuah was said to have dug this well and it has never dried-up even in the most severe of droughts.

Water from this well is said to be sacred and have healing properties.

Locals believed that Hang Tuah's soul, which takes on the apparition of a white crocodile, dwell in this well.

The presence of this well also gave rise to the notion that Hang Tuah was from Duyong, in East Sumatera where a similiar well also exist.

St. John Fort, Malacca

In 1760, the Dutch built a fortress on top of the hill to avoid assaults from the Achene's and Bugis who came from the south.

An army was stationed here to detect any possible attack.

Therefore, cannons facing the sea and land were placed around the fort.

FOOTBALL PLAYER : SOH CHIN AUN

Dato' Soh Chin Aun made 252 appearances for his country.

He is the most capped Malaysian player of all time.


" I can still remember the stadium very well. Before the game, you are so nervous, you are so scared that you will loose. When you walked out of the tunnel, the whole crowd ... (see and listen more in the YouTube) ... "

Cross On Shells

Rare crab re-appears in Malacca

Saint Francis Xavier was buried in St. Paul's church in Malacca in 1553.

Before Saint Francis Xavier reached the shores in Malacca, there was a ragging storm and he dipped his crucifix into the sea and prayed to God to calm the storm. The crucifix slipped from his grip and fell into the sea and he prayed that it could be returned to him.

On arrival at the shores of Malacca, he saw the crucifix in between the claws of the crabs. He retrieved the crucifix and a sign of the Cross appeared on the crab's shell after he blessed it.

These crabs re-surfaced again in Malacca after half a century.

First Hang Tuah Festival begins on Friday in Bandar Hilir

First Hang Tuah Festival begins on Friday in Bandar Hilir

The above picture is a bridge named after the legendary warrior, Hang Tuah during the 15th Century. Hang Tuah, is a local word that cannot be seperated from the word, Malacca.

Above the bridge, there are four dagger indigenous to Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Brunei. Of historical value, the dagger of such is classified as Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.

Hang Tuah was saod to have dug the Hang Tuah well and it has never dried-up in the most severe of droughts. Water from this well is said to be sacred and have healing properties. Locals believed that Hang Tuah's sould which takes on the apparition of a white crocodile, dwell in the well. The present of the Hang Tuah well also give rise to the notion that Hang Tuah was from Duyong. In East Sumatera, a similar well also exist.

MELAKA: READ WHAT 3 PERSONS SAID.

Men cannot estimate the worth of Malaqa, on account of its greatness and profit . Malaqa is a city that was made for merchandise , fitter than any other in the world ; the end of monsoons and the beginning of others . Malaqa is surrounded and lies in the middle , and the trade and commerce between the different nations for a thousand leagues on every hand must come to Malaqa . . . . Whoever is lord of Malaqa has his hand on the throat of Venice .

Cortesao , 1944

On the ruins of Melaka Fort

We build the spirit of freedom

Burhanuddin al-Helmy

During the past, Malacca had been given the name of "Sleepy Hollow". This was because for many decades, there was hardly any progressive development in Malacca which had nothing tangible to offer other than a few well-knowns ruins and monuments. While at one stage of its history, the nomenclature of "Sleepy Hollow" was quite a compliment, it is no longer so at present for time had changed. - said The Honourable Tan Sri Datuk Tan Cheng Swee on April 6, 1973.

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Hang Li Poh's Well, MELAKA

King's Well or the Perigi Raja is also known as the Hang Li Poh Well. The Hang Li Poh Well was dug by an order of the Sultan Mansor Shah of Melaka during the period 1458 AD to 1477 AD. The Hang Li Poh Well is constructed specially for his wife, Hang Li Poh, a princess of an emperor in China. Melaka's relationship with China is very close since Admiral Zheng He voyages.

The water from this well was used for the daily needs of the Princess and has never gone dry even during long periods of drought.

Legend has it that if one were to drink the water of Hang Li Poh's well, then he or she will surely return to Melaka again. To return to Melaka again is a great fortune.

 

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MELAKA - DUTCH GOVERNORS 1641 TO 1788

1641 Johan van Twist
1642 Jeremias van Vliet
1645 Arnold de Vlaming van Oudshoorn
1646 Jan Thyssen Payart
1662 Jan van Riebeeck
1665 Balthasar Bort
1677 Jacob Joriszn. Pits
1680 Cornelius van Quaalberg
1684 Mr. Nicolaas Schagen
1685 Francois Tack
1686 Thomas Slicher
1692 Gelmer Vosburgh
1696 Govert van Hoorn
1700 Bernard Phoonsen
1704 Johan Grotenhuys
1704 Carel Bolner
1706 Pieter Rooselaar
1709 Willem Six
1711 Willem Moerman
1717 Hermanus van Suchtelen
1727 Johan Frederik Gobius
1731 Pieter Rochus Pasques de Chavonnes
1735 David Johan Bake
1736 Rogier de Laver
1743 Willem Bernard Albinus
1749 Pieter van Heemskerk
1754 Mr. Willem Dekker
1758 David Boelen
1764 Mr. Thomas Schippers
1772 Jan Crans
1776 Pierre Jean Louis de Fillietaz
1776 Pieter Gerardus de Bruijn
1788 Abraham Courperus

This is a historical record of the Dutch Governors in Melaka from the year 1641 to the year 1788. This list is a good reference for educational and historical studies.