Well here we are, three couple of people in their golden age, on holiday at a friend house in historical Malacca...The bungalow was specially design by my friend, a QS by profession and today his dream bungalow stood majestically among all the houses that was built some thirty years or so ago. It is just about five hundred metre from the beach, facing the straits of Malacca, but the houses itself faced west...When the houses in this vicinity was first built, it was the most prestigious of all the houses in this part of Malacca...Houses built in an era where only the affluence could afford to live in such house, except of course for the government officers who, like their British master were provided with houses wherever they are posted to work and now with independence, these once government quarters are left to decay, for the new Malaysian now own their own houses.....And now in this vicinity most of the old bungalows that are not government quarters were also left to decay and only a few were renovated into modern housing and my friend's bungalow is one of the few built to the satisfaction of its owners....Al's home were furnish with the finest antique and china...In a way it look like a museum of a sorts..The lawn were beautifully scheme, making the green space an ideal place to entertain friends, like having Bar B Q or dinner in the open...His spouse love to garden and as a result there are color of blooms everywhere, turning the outside of the house into a garden of colors of all shade of the rainbow..Greens and colorful flowers...That evening after settling down in the comfort of this home, we dine in the garden, in the open and what else...A Bar B Q....We set up a round table and help in getting the food ready and then together sat to enjoy the great Bar B Q spreads...Exchanging chat and yarn in subjects that pop up out of our minds from time to time, interrupted by laughter when someone crack up a good joke..., We talk about old times, some politic, while enjoying the spread of grill lamb, chicken, sea foods and the other special that our spouses had help to prepare...Chilled drink were served and it taste like wine except that it did not contain alcohol... The weather was beautiful with clear sky, sprinkle with stars and a half moon, making me think of the great time we have had in our youth and now in our golden age, memories flash on and off of those beautiful moments when the night sky were lighted with thousand of stars like tonight...Now that our children have all grown up and our eldest daughter have their our children..Those memories bring happiness like never before...Friends that is life...And we all should treasure it as we proceed on our journey of life, every seconds should be use as productive as possible for we pass these route of life only once in that journey, so do 'make hay while the sun shine'...After dinner, we continue to yarn till late night...It was indeed an enjoyable day for us...In historical Malacca....