Journal #66 Malacca (rewrite2) Last month, I went to Malacca, Malaysia. I was looking for my trip because I wasn’t able to visit Malacca during my last visit to Malaysia. Malacca is located the trade rout between China and the Middle East. Malacca had prospered because of foreign trade. Some countries tried to colonize Malacca. Portugal, Holland and England succeeded. When England colonized Malacca, many Chinese men immigrated to work at rubber plantations or tin mins. Some of them married with local Malaccan women, and their descendants became known as the Peranakans. They built a unique culture that is a mix of both Chinese and Malay cultures. The history of Malacca is interesting. However, I felt disappointed in the present state of Malacca. I saw many tricycles with seats in the back for tourists to ride in. These drivers played loud music and decorated their tricycle with stuffed dolls like Doraemon and Hello kitty to attract tourists. I think such tricycles with modern cartoon themes are the diametric opposite of historic image of Malacca. In addition, these themselves are vulgarity and nonsense. I wonder why citizens don’t complain about them? Why doesn’t the government ban them? Malacca was listed as one of the World Heritage Sites in 2008, but I felt that this status does nothing to protect the historic culture.