The Aceh tombstones at Bukit Beruang

Continued from Bringing the Aceh guys to Pengkalan Kempas.

Late in the afternoon we went to Bukit Beruang in Melaka where lies a certain Muslim cemetery.

What is special about this place is there are so many Aceh tombstones around.

It has the most amount of such tombstones I've seen in Melaka.

It is said that all the tombs here belong to the family and descendants of Dato' Aroom, the first Malay kapitan or leader during the Dutch era (conquering the city of Melaka since 1641). Aroom is said to be a Chinese Muslim convert. It is a mystery why his family is honoured with such tombstones made normally for royalty, noblemen and religious figures of high standing.

Bringing the Aceh guys to Pengkalan Kempas

Continued from Looking at Teluk Kemang.

On the way to Melaka from Port Dickson one could make a foray to a certain historical place.

So I brought the Aceh guys here...

It is popularly known as the megalithic stones of Pengkalan Kempas.

The place also has a tomb said to belong to a religious preacher known as Sheikh Ahmad Majnun who lived some 600 years ago.

Looking at Teluk Kemang

Peace be upon you all. The recent Monday me and a friend brought some friends from Aceh for a visit to Melaka. Somewhere on the way near Sepang I felt like making a diversion towards the coastal town of Port Dickson, fondly known by Malaysians as PD.

It happened that all the Acehnese, 7 of them came from a place called Pidie... pronounced PD.

So it seems a visit to Malaysia's PD is proper. And the part of beach known as Teluk Kemang seems most cosy...