Have Perut Will Travel...: MKZ Day 4 │ The Apple to City One!

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Tuesday, 3 February 2026

MKZ Day 4 │ The Apple to City One!

Going Home!

We were up at seven, which already felt like an achievement worthy of a medal. After some strategic stuffing of luggage and one last dramatic sweep of the apartment (“Did we forget anything? Did we forget everything?”), we stepped out at 8:15 a.m. sharp. We rode the elevator down to Level 4 like seasoned adventurers, loaded our belongings into BiBi, and rolled down to the lobby so Brendan could heroically return both unit keys to their mailbox. By 8:35 a.m., we were officially checked out—and officially homeless tourists once more.

Before leaving Melaka, we pointed BiBi eastward along Lorong Haji Bachee toward a humble little food stall called Warung Nasi Lemak. What else could we possibly eat for our last Melaka breakfast but Nasi Lemak itself? Together with a round of drinks, the whole feast cost a very wallet friendly RM18.00 (≈ USD5/EUR4). At that price, we briefly considered ordering a second breakfast—but sanity prevailed.

With our perut comfortably full and our spirits high, we hit the road at 9:00 a.m. Half an hour later, we breezed past the Ayer Keroh Toll Plaza, and by 10:15 a.m., we’d exited at Senawang. We had a mission: meet our good friend Aiman of Swappers to pick up a couple of smartwatches—because nothing says “road trip” quite like shopping for gadgets along the way.

By 10:30 a.m., we reached Aiman’s store. Unfortunately, one of the watches wasn’t ready yet, but in true superhero fashion, Aiman promised to personally deliver both watches to us after lunch. With that, we continued our journey and rolled into our condo just before noon, tired but victorious.

This year, we’ll be celebrating Chinese (Lunar) New Year abroad once again. And, once again, Brendan won’t be joining us—apparently, someone has a life. As for where we're headed, we’ll keep it under wraps for now… though the fact we’ll be celebrating Imlek there may be the world’s worst-kept secret.