Mini Malaysia, Melaka

OK. Dua artikel terakhir di sini, "Istana Kuning" ("The yellow palace"), Melaka... dan Rumah tradisional (Traditional house of) Melaka, Kampung Duyung dibuat berdasarkan lawatan terbaru saya ke Melaka hujung minggu lalu. Selepas ke rumah-rumah itu, saya pergi pula ke Taman Mini Malaysia.

OK. The last two article here "Istana Kuning" ("The yellow palace"), Melaka... and Rumah tradisional (Traditional house of) Melaka, Kampung Duyung were made based on my latest visit to Melaka last weekend. After going to the houses, I went to Taman Mini Malaysia or simply Mini Malaysia.

Taman ini dibuka lebih 20 tahun lalu. Di dalamnya terdapat replika rumah-rumah tradisional daripada 13 negeri di Malaysia.

This place was opened more than 20 years ago. Inside are replicas of traditional houses from the 13 states in Malaysia.

Selain itu terdapat juga replika rumah-rumah tradisional dari negara-negara Asia Tenggara. Tetapi saya cuma sempat melihat replika rumah-rumah di Malaysia. Nanti akan dipaparkan di sini replika rumah-rumah tradisional itu satu persatu... perhatikan blogspot ini dari semasa ke semasa. Sekian! :]

Besides that there are also replicas of traditionals houses from the countries of South East Asia. But I only had the time to see the replicas of the houses in Malaysia. Later will be shown the replicas of the traditional houses one by one... just look at this blogspot from time to time. That's all! :]

Rumah tradisional (Traditional house of) Melaka, Kampung Duyung

Ini adalah sebuah lagi rumah tradisional Melaka...
Here is another Melaka traditional house...

Papan maklumatnya menyebut rumah ini didirikan tahun 2001 untuk menggantikan rumah asal yang terletak di hadapan surau perigi Hang Tuah, Kampung Duyung. Tapak rumah asal telah dijadikan ruang meletak kereta...

The information board here says the house was built in the year 2001 to replace the original house which was situated in front of the small praying hall at the well of Hang Tuah, Kampung Duyung. The original site of the house has been turned into a parking area...

Rumah ini terletak sekitar 50 meter sahaja dari tapak asal. Lihat tangganya yang berwarna-warni...

This house is situated just about 50 metres from its original site. Look at its colourful staircase...

Sebuah pantun Melayu terpampang di dalam rumah...
A Malay pantun (poem) hanging inside the house...

Bumbung rumah dengan nama-nama bahagian bumbung...

The roof of the house with the names of the parts of the rooftop...

Sebuah pintu di dalam...

A door inside...

Bahagian tengah rumah...

The central part of the house...

Ada tangga naik ke loteng.

There's a staircase to the attic.

Loteng...

The attic...

Ini pula dalaman sebuah bilik tidur...

This in turn is the inside of a bedroom...

Ruangan belakang rumah juga mempunyai katil walaupun ia bukan bilik tidur.

The back part of the house also has a bed although it is not a bedroom.

Dapur.

The kitchen.

"Istana Kuning" ("The yellow palace"), Melaka...

OK. Sampai masa untuk memecah kesunyian, dengan sesuatu di Melaka. Mari! :]
OK. Come the time to break the ice, with something in Melaka. Come! :]

Ingat lagi tak kes Raja Noorjan Shah yang pernah menggemparkan Malaysia apabila muncul dalam suratkhabar mengaku dirinya sebagai sultan Melaka? Ingat lagi tak yang ahli perniagaan dari Kuala Lumpur ini telah menyewa sebuah rumah tradisional Melayu di Melaka untuk dijadikan 'istana'?

Remember the case of Raja Noorjan Shah who once shocked Malaysia when he appeared in the newspapers claiming himslef to be the sultan of Melaka? Remember that the businessman from Kuala Lumpur rented a Malay traditional house in Melaka to be made his 'palace'?

Inilah gambar-gambar rumah yang dinamakannya istana kuning. Gambar di atas memaparkan ia dari sudut belakang kanan.

Here are pictures of the house which he called "istana kuning" (the yellow palace). The picture above showed it from the right-behind corner.

Rumah ini memang cantik...
The house is definitely beautiful...

Lihat tangga batu di hadapan yang menjadi identiti rumah tradisional Melaka.

Look at the concrete staircase in front which is an identity of the Melaka traditional house.

Sayangnya 'istana' ini tidak dipakai lagi. Dengar cerita kerana 'sultan' tidak lagi membayar sewa. Kalau tidak, pada papan tanda kuning di halaman rumah ini tentu masih kelihatan perkataan "Istana Kuning" berserta sedikit cerita tentang "kebesaran sultan". Sekian! :]

Too bad the 'palace' is not in use anymore. What I heard was the 'sultan' did not pay the rent anymore. Otherwise, on the yellow board right in front of the house one could see the words "Istana Kuning" with a small story about the "greatness of the sultan". That's all! :]