The document provides details about a group project conducted by Group 43 from Christ Church, Melaka. It includes the names and student IDs of group members, assessment criteria, a table of contents, acknowledgements, introduction, objectives, research findings on the history of Malacca and Christ Church, measurements and photos of Christ Church, analysis of the Dutch colonial architecture style, materials used in construction, Dutch elements, and individual travel journals from group members documenting their site visit.

1. MPU3123: TAMADUN ISLAM DAN TAMADUN ASIA
GROUP NO 43 – CHRIST
CHURCH, MELAKA
SENARAI NAMA KUMPULAN
BIL NO. ID NAMA CATATAN
1 0327152 AndyHengWee Xiang
2 0320220 Abdul Qayyum
3 0323151 Adele LuKhai Syn
4 0322970 AngelaWee KahMan
5 0323767 AmirHilmanBinZuraimi
6 0323705 AlisonTangIngEe
7 0323581 AlfredLohKai Xuan
8 0323596 AlwinNgKunKet
9 0322520 AdamWong
10 0320270 AaronChong Yu Ho
PENILAIAN
ASPEK PENILAIAN MARKAH
PENGENALAN ( /3)
HASIL KAJIAN
 RELEVAN DAN TEPAT
 HURAIAN JELAS DAN TERSUSUN
 PERBINCANGAN DAN PERBAHASAN
 JURNAL PERJALANAN
( /4)
( /4)
( /10)
( /4)
KESIMPULAN ( /3)
BAHASA DAN FORMAT ( /2)
MARKAH KESELURUHAN ( /30)
PENILAIAN OLEH
NAMA : FADHILAH RAIHAN BINTI LOKMAN

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Table Of Contents
1. Acknowledgement 3
2. Introduction 4
3. Objectives Of Study 5
4. Research Findings 6-19
5. Travel Journal
a) Alwin Ng 20
b) Andy Heng 21
c) Abdul Qayumm 22
d) Alison Tang 23
e) Angela Wee 24
f) Amir Hilman 25
g) Adele Lu 26
h) Alfred Loh 27
i) Aaron Chong 28
j) Adam Wong 29
6. Conclusion 30
7. References 31
8. Appendices

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Acknowledgements
First of all, we would like to express our gratitude to Ms. Fadhilah Raihan Lokman for
giving us the opportunity to visit the historical site of our choice which in this case is the Christ
Church in Malacca. Through her guidance and explanations, we managed to complete the
assignment in a short and efficient manner. This project has been very beneficial indeed in a
sense that we get to understand and learn more on the aesthetic values and the moral values
that can be extracted from this particular historical site. It also gives us a great pleasure to
submit this report project on the Christ Church. Also, many thanks to all of the group members
who have participated on our historical site visit to Malacca. The success of this project is a
result of sheer hardwork and determination of all the members with the help of our project guide.
Every contribution to the group is very much appreciated. Finally, we are indebted to our family,
friends and others who have been supportive throughout the whole process until the completion
of this project. We are also thankful to our friend from another group who has helped us in
arranging our transport. Without their support, this project would have never been completed.

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Introduction
TITAS allow us to understand the civilization discipline that highlight the development of Islamic
and Asian civilization. In order to provide students with a higher learning outcome, the course
requires us to choose one of the given topics and make a detailed report regarding our site in
relation to the choosing topic. We decided to pick “Pre-Historic period of Malaysia” as our topic
and the site chosen by us is the historic Christ Church in Malacca. We chose the selected site
as it will help us to understand more about the historic buildings based on its long lasting
history, unique style of architecture and the materials which were used in construction during
that era. The study on construction of the building also provides a valuable insight to many
visible interesting features available in and out of the building. One such is the function of the
building in the past which operates mainly as a religious building to the Christian Anglicans who
lived nearby.

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Objectives of Study
Through this assignment, we hope to be able to learn the unique designs of the buildings
constructed during the Malayan colonial era as well as the different cultures associated with the
design of the buildings. Furthermore, we hope this trip helps to give us some insights on the
construction techniques of the building that allowed them to stand against the test of time.
We also aim to build our teamwork and leadership qualitied through this assignment. In addition
to that we also stand a chance to increase our on field experiences and improve our
communication skills.

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Research Findings
History of Malacca
During the Malay Sultanate, the port of Malacca was the busiest in the world, due to two factors.
First, the Malay rulers of Malacca took pains to maintain the security of the Malacca Straits,
thus, directing much of the trade flow in the world. Second, the Malacca maritime law ensured
that trade was regulated fairly, watched over by the Harbourmaster who had the final say in all
transactions. Traders from Europe and other parts of Asia conducted businesses in Malacca
with a degree of confidence other Southeast Asian ports lacked.
The Malacca River was a busy waterway during the Malay Sultanate, as well as during the
Portuguese and Dutch rule. At the estuary of the Malacca River ships from the Malay Peninsula,
other parts of the Malay Archipelago, India, China, Middle East and Europe anchored and
bartered goods.
Unlike the Malay Sultanate, the Portuguese and the Dutch abhorred free trading. They adopted
a system of monopoly trade, levying astronomical taxes that drove traders away. When the
British took over, they were keener to develop Penang and Singapore, at the expense of
Malacca. The port of Malacca eventually fell into neglect.
History of Christ Church
Christ Church is an 18th
century Anglican Church sited in Malacca, Malaysia. It is located at
Jalan Gereja also known as Church Street. The Christ Church is one of the most significant
landmark in Malacca, also the most prominent buildings at Stadhuys or commonly called the
Red Square.
This area where the church was located, was built in 1650 when the Dutch ruled this oriental
gem called Malacca. In 1741, the Christ Church started its construction and was completed after
12 years which was in the year of 1753. Although the Dutch took over Malacca from the
Portuguese in 1641, they only built their own church 100 years later. This is because the Dutch
uses the existing St. Paul’s Church as their main parish church. When time passes, they
decided to build their own church in a more strategic location to replace the St. Paul’s Church
on St. Pauls Hill when their presence in Malacca became more stable.

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Measurement of Christ Church in Malacca
When the Dutch took over Malacca from the Portuguese, they built this this Church as a
place for the Dutch to pray as they don’t have any other church for themselves except for small
chapel built by Portuguese on St. Paul Hill. It is built in Dutch Colonial architecture style and was
design as a simple rectangle of 14x37 meter.
Rectangle measured by 14x37 meter
Front Porch Depth of 3.00m and Width of 12.80

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Entrance door on the middle - 3.40m height and 3.10m width
Door on the left and right - 3.40m height and 1.36 width
The height of the building is 12.49m while the width of the facade is 12.80m.

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Location of Christ Church in Malacca
-Source from Google Maps
The location of Christ Church in Malacca is located at Jalan Geraja, next to Muzium Belia
Malaysia in Malacca.
The approximate location of the church is 2.194304' N, 102.249505' E (WGS 84 map datum).

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Christ Church, Melaka
Christ Church is an 18th-century Anglican Church in the city of Malacca, Malaysia. It is the
oldest functioning Protestant church in Malaysia and is within the jurisdiction of the Lower
Central Archdeaconry of the Anglican Diocese of West Malaysia.

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Timeline
1741 In commemoration of the centenary of the capture of Malacca from the
Portuguese, the Dutch burgher community decided to build a new church to
replace the ageing Bovenkerk. The foundation stone was laid by the Malacca
born Captain of the Malacca Burghers, Abraham de Wind, on behalf of his
father ,Claas de Wind, a prominent Burgher who had been the Secunde
(Deputy Governor) of Malacca.
1753 The church was completed 12 years later and replaced the Bovenkerk as the
primary Dutch Reformed Church in Dutch Malacca.
1824 The signing of the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824
1838 Possession of Malacca was transferred to the British East India Company
his church was re-consecrated with the rites of the Church of England by
Daniel Wilson, Bishop of Calcutta and renamed Christ Church.
1858 The maintenance of the church was taken over by the Government of the Straits
Settlements
1911 Originally painted white, the church and the neighbouring Stadthuys building
was painted red and this distinctive colour scheme has remained the hallmark of
Malacca's Dutch-era buildings since.

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Architecture
- The church is built in Dutch Colonial architecture style
- Laid out in a simple rectangle of 82 feet (25 m) by 42 feet (13 m).
-The ceiling rises to 40 feet (12 m) and is spanned by wooden beams, each carved from a
single tree.
-The roof is covered with Dutch tiles and the walls were raised using Dutch bricks built on local
laterite blocks then coated with Chinese plaster.

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-The floors of the church are paved with granite blocks originally used as ballast for merchant
ships.
-The original Dutch windows were reduced and ornamented after the British takeover of
Malacca and the porch and vestry were built only in the mid-19th century.

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The Dutch Colonial Architecture Style
A) Introduction
The Dutch Colonial Revival is considered a subtype of the Colonial Revival style. It often shares
a great many of the same characteristics including symmetry, similar siding, windows, entries,
and finishes both inside and out.
Where the Dutch Revival is most obviously different is in its distinctive profile; it's not uncommon
to hear it described as a "barn house."
The gambrel roof allowed a complete second story to be built at minimal expense. Another
advantage, as seen in the 1798 Federal Direct Tax records, was that gambrel-roofed houses
were classified for tax purposes as one-story homes, which allowed them to be taxed at a lower
rate than two-story houses.
The Dutch Colonial Revival, without question, is one of the prettiest and most varied house
styles built during the 20th century. It was very popular through the 1920s but became rarer
during the 1930s. It's unusual to see post-WWII Dutch Colonial Revivals though occasionally
you may see a gambrel roof on a post-War rambler.
B) Characteristic
i. 1 ½ to 2 stories
ii. Gambrel roof is distinguishing feature, sometimes seen with flared eaves
iii. Siding may be wood clapboard or shingle, brick, stone
iv. Façade may be symmetrical, but it's common to see side entries and balanced
asymmetry
v. Gable-end chimneys
vi. Decorative windows in gable end
vii. Porch under overhanging eaves, occasionally running the full width of the house
viii. Entry may have a decorative hood with brackets or portico with classically-styled
ix. columns
x. Windows are multi-light such as six-over-one, six-over-six, or eight-over-eight
xi. lShed, hipped, or gable dormers

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C) Other example of buildings from Dutch Colonial Architecture
Fourteenth Ward Industrial Scholl of the Children’s Aid
Central School (Iron River, Michigan) Holland Apartments

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Materials
1. Wood
Wooden door is used to separate the exterior and interior space
Wooden beam was being used during that era because wood is cheaper and can be obtain
easily in Malacca. From far, it make look normal but when you look closer, the beam was made
from a single tree without joint.

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2. Plaster
Plastering is done on the wall.
3. Brick
Brick is being used to build up the wall.

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Dutch elements
1. Doors and windows
-Fanlights and windows -Separated doors -Moulded key-stones
Dutch elements in some buildings are rectangular or semi-circular air vents which are placed
over the doors, windows and fanlights in the wall like the photos shown above.

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2. Artefacts
-Engravings -Wall memorial plaque
The floors of the church has different gravestones with Portuguese and Armenian engravings
used as pavings. Memorial plaques in Dutch, Armenian and English likewise decorate the inside
of the church.
- Bell tower
The Christ Church’s bell is engraved with the date 1698.

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Travel Journal
Alwin Ng Kun Ket (0323596)
Waking up at 6 am on a Friday morning can cause a person to be in a terrible mood for
the rest of the day. However, as the slight streaks of sunlight shone across the sky on the 15th
of
April, I could feel my heart pumping from the excitement that our team are going on a trip to
Melaka.
I arrived at Taylors University at 6.45 am and got on the bus that was due to take us a
total of 4 teams to Melaka. Each team has already set a site to research in mind including our
team which is the worldwide famous heritage site Christ Church Melaka. It was still pretty early
and everyone quickly went back to sleep on the bus throughout the entire 2 hour journey.
After arriving at our site, we quickly took notice of the many happenings around. The
tourists flooding all over taking pictures, the trishaws also known as Becas attracting
customers , a magnificent fountain outside in the yard and finally our site, Gleaming in bright red
from the reflection of the morning sun. We quickly got into action and took pictures of the
exterior of the building such as the doors, windows, arches, architectures, facilities. Besides, we
also took a group picture before proceeding to the interior. Inside the church we took pictures of
the many designs of the church before we were informed by a lady to ask permissions from a
priest before taking photos of the place. However we already took them so we just apologised
and left.
After we were done with our research, we all decided to visit Jonker Street to grab
something to eat. We came across this art café called Calanthe Art Café. It was a classic art
café with rustic decorations. I had a nasi lemak which was priced at RM 5, a really unreasonable
price for the size that was served. What a so called morning breakfast it was. Later, we went for
a local durian cendol which I really enjoyed. Soon after, it was already 2 pm and everyone was
tired. We went back to the bus and was soon heading back to Taylors.
About 4 o’clock in the evening, we reached back in Taylor’s and parted our ways.
Overall, it was a fun trip, I have learned many new things about the site and I am so proud of it. I
hope that I can go on many more trips like that in the future.

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Andy Heng (0327152)
On the 15th of April, our group decided to go for a site visit to the selected site, Christ Church in
Malacca by bus. We departed from Taylor’s University at 7am and it took us approx. 1 hour and
45 mins to reach our destination. Instead of having a good laugh in the bus, most of us decided
to have a good rest.
We reached our destination around 9am. The first thing I realised is that the site is loaded with
tourists either from local or overseas. Reason is simple, it is a heritage site and protected under
UNESCO world heritage.
The first impression about the site is that it doesn’t look like a heritage site due to the trishaws
and the portable stores available around the site. To me, they make the site losing it heritage
value as they are blocking the parts and pieces of the precious views of the site. But these little
bits of business make the site more to tourist attraction site as visitors are able to get some
souvenir easily for memories. The usual thing I did that day was taking photos all around the
site. Well, mainly for assignments and of course, some for memories. Taking photos from
outside to inside, i realised that the architecture was unique, so unique that it creates an
important landmark to the site even the city and country. To be honest, I’m impressed with the
construction and the way they construct it as there is no advance technology during that time.
Two thumbs up.
After one and a half hours discovering, most of us were exhausted and hungry. So,we decided
to have some food to fill our tummy. Thanks to some of our group mate, we managed to find
good food and some local delicacies. Before leaving, the Malacca group (the groups choosing
Malacca as their site) took a big group photo as memories. At 2pm, we left the site. The site visit
was tired but excited. I’m grateful that I’m able to know more about my groupmate.
From the trip, I learnt that teamwork and participation is very important. Everyone must be able
to work together and get involved to make the event a successful one. Imagine if no one replied
your text for group trip, no one attend the event or nobody is doing their part in the site visit, i
don’t think we can make the trip successful. So, a big thanks to my groupmate. Thank you.

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Abdul Qayyum (0320220)
We chose Christ Church in Malacca to be our site to visit. On the day of April 15th 2016, our
group went to the selected site by bus. Departed from Taylor’s at 7am and got ourselves some
decent rest in the bus. It took approximately 2 hours for us to get to our destination.
We reach our destination around 9am where the sky is shining with morning light. At first sight,
the site area is full of tourist from all over the world and local who appreciate heritage area
where it is recognized and protected by UNESCO world heritage.
Tourist from all over the world including the locals who came all the way to there can get their
memories to be recorded physically by getting souvenir from all the available portable store
around the site is one of the attraction this heritage can provide you.
Even though there is a lot of store that was somehow blocking the view of some part in the
heritage area, it still makes us feel grateful of the beauty history have left us. We are lucky to get
to appreciate and do our research on this heritage area.
We were taking picture and analyzing the heritage site area where we realized how amazing
this architecture design is and how amazing that it was built way back when the technology in
building construction was not as advanced as we are now.
2 hours later, we decided to take a break and get ourselves something good to eat as Malacca
is quite well known for its variety of local delicious dish. We took a big group photo for memories
before we leave from the heritage site. At 2pm we left the heritage site.
It was a tiring but a fun trip and i have learnt that teamwork is essential in doing any group work
for it to be done in excellence. Hardworking, teamwork and involvement of every member in the
group is also important in making the assignment for it to be successful.

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Alison Tang Ing Ee (0323705)
Christ Church in Malacca is the site we decided to visit for our assignment. We decided to visit
the site on 15 of April by bus. There were 3 groups going to Malacca but different places at the
same time. Due to wake up early in the morning, most of us sleep in the bus around 1 hours
and 45 minutes.
We reached our destination around 9am. My first impression to Christ Church is the Christ
Church is a travel sight. There were a lot of tourists from different countries visit this place. I
could hear they were talking different languages. Besides, the colour of the church also got my
attention. The building is all red in colour which is painted in coral red with huge white cross at
the middle. The building beside the church also red in colour. The church was surrounded by
beautiful landscape with greenery and flowers.
Furthermore, the colourful decorated trishaw is one of the special near the church. The trishaws
were decorated by different types of dolls and flowers with catch the attention of peoples. The
existence of trishaw makes the church’s surrounding area more outstanding and lively.
Therefore, we took a group photo in front of the church. After one and a half hours discovering,
most of us were exhausted and hungry. Then, we decided to have our lunch.
We left the site around 2pm. Before leaving, we took a big group photo with the other groups as
our memories. The site visit was short but it was very interesting. The site was not changed a lot
compared to the time I visited the Christ Church in Malacca 12 years ago. We should thank the
UNESCO world heritage protected the site for a long time.

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Angela Wee Kah Man (0322970)
On the 15th
of April,our group together with the others 4 group decided to visit Malacca for the
MPU project.THe historical places that we have choose is the Christ Church in Malacca.They
departed from Taylor’s University at 7am and it took us approx. They took around 1 hour and 45
mins to reach the destination.Since I am from Malacca,I came back two days before them and
joined them on the 14th
of April.
After I have met up with them,we have took lots of photo with Christ Church and of coure the
most important things was the group photo with the Christ Church.After all those photo session
and understanding of the Christ Church ,we decided to visit Jonker Street with the other groups
in order to know more about Malcca Heritage.We went to have some really nice Malacca
food.For example,some of us went to those unique cafe found in Jonker Street.while the others
went for nyonya food and chicken rice.After spending few hours there in Malacca,all of them
who came by bus left this heritage site on 2pm.
It was really a great and fun learning trip.We have learnt more about the building itself and
history of Malacca.I have a really great bonding time with my members and of course others
group members as well.

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Amir Hilman Bin Zuraimi (0323767)
It was 15th
April on a Friday, the day me and my group members went on a day trip to
visit the famous Christ Church in Malacca to carry out our research regarding the historical site.
We kicked things off by gathering early in the morning at about 7 o’clock. Besides us, there
were also many other students from other groups who were riding along the journey with us as
we all decided to go together with a chartered bus for convenience purposes. Immediately
afterwards, we started our journey as soon as everyone had gathered.
About one and a half hour later, I woke up from my awesome dream and realised we
were already in Malacca. The bus pulled over and dropped off some of the members from other
groups to a random cemetery and also a temple. The site was very unfamiliar and I honestly
never heard of it. Moving on, we later reached our destination, the Christ Church. First thought
in my head when I saw the site was the colour brick red. Everything was brick red including the
walls, floor and everything that you could think of, well at least on the exterior part. It was pretty
interesting though, a rather unique style of architecture and definitely different from what we can
see in cities with the likes of glass, engineered timber and steel.
The site was always filled with tourists and I believe there were tourists from China too
on that day. They seemed so excited, chattering non-stop while taking a bunch of pictures. Not
to forget some of them even rode the trishaws. Well who would not? The trishaws were so cool
as they were decorated flawlessly with a variety of designs such as animated movie themes like
Frozen and many more which I have totally forgotten. We carried out our research later, also
taking photos of the church and a group photo to fulfil the requirements of this project.
After we were satisfied with our research, we all decided to venture around Jonker Street
to grab something to eat. We came across this art café called Calanthe Art Café. It was a
classic art café with rustic decorations, to let us experience the taste of the classic vibe. We had
our breakfast mixed with lunch there. I had a “Good Morning Breakfast” and it was good indeed.
What a so called morning breakfast it was. Later we walked around the area, going to places.
When things get a little bit boring, we decided to bid farewell. Well it was already in the evening
and everyone was tired. I went into the bus and took a power nap, continuing my dream I left
earlier.
About 4 o’clock in the evening, we reached back in Taylor’s and parted our ways back
home. Overall, it was a mixture of fun and boring experience. However, I have arguably learned
many new things about the site and I am so proud of it. Till then, I hope that these sort of places
would remain forever and become a symbol of greatness that brings a sense of humility in us so
that we do not forget our roots and how this country was made.

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Adele Lu Khai Syn (0323151)
On the 15th of April, my group and I decided to go for a one day trip to the famous state
called Melaka which is located in the southwest coast of Malay Peninsula. I haven’t been to
Melaka for quite some time, to me Melaka is all about food. Oh well, but this time the trip
changed a whole lot of my thought for Melaka city. Throughout this journey, I have learnt about
how the pre-historic structure come together in the city of Melaka. We went to Christ Church
Melaka, completed in the 17th century, by looking from far you could easily see that building in
red. They used bricks to build the whole building. We then went inside to take a look at the
interior design of it, my groupmates and I was taking photo but actually we needed to get
permission before taking those photo from the priest in charge. While entering the church I can
see those structure being preserved for years. The eye opening part was being able to feel the
emotions that is in my heart that I truly appreciate, feeling of comfort when you walking inside
the building it gives me peace.
Beside this Christ Church there were a lot more buildings beside it there are all covered
in red too. There were also many tourist taking photos, it amazed me with tourist density. In
front of the church we could see the Queen Victoria’s Fountain from the Dutch colonization till
today. Along the streets we could see market stalls selling some Melaka souvenir. The
spectacular sights, colors, buildings, people, market stalls and those colourful trishaws really
amazed me. Its really throwback to the glory days of Dutch empire.
After exploring all the buildings nearby, we took a group photo in front of the Christ
Church to capture the experience and also to put it in our report. We after decided to grab some
famous food before heading back to KL. We went for lunch in this fancy coffee house, across
the streets of the coffee house there is this blind girl playing this chinese violin called the “er
hu” , it was a live entertaining lunch. Along the road we went for the famous durian cendol, it
was not really that nice though.
After a whole day trip, it was a wrap for all of us, my legs were kinda pain from walking
from one place to the other, but overall it was a great experience for me to spend time with my
group mates and to learn about Melaka city. As a conclusion, this trip was really memorable as
it taught me to learn from the past and appreciate what we had now.

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Alfred Loh Kai Xuan (0323581)
On 15th of April, all of my groupmates gathered in campus and awaited our bus to
Malacca for our site visit. The historical place that we decided to visit is Christ Church. I woke up
around 5am in the morning because I live quite far from campus and wanted to avoid the
morning jam. Around 6 am I reached campus and silently awaited for my other groupmates as
well as people from other groups because there were quite a number of groups who decided on
going to Melacca for the site visit.
After an hour and a half of sitting in the bus with my pal, Amir, we finally arrived in
Melaka Bandaraya Bersejarah. The bus stopped at some random cemetery and a temple to
dropped of some of the other groups. I wasn’t familiar with the cemetery but it is actually quite
famous. After that, we arrived at Christ Church. There we waited for Angela, who is one of my
groupmate. She is from Melaka, that’s why we waited for her to come and bring us around.
Before her arrival, my groupmates and I took pictures of the Christ Church’s interior, exterior
and surroundings.
After taking pictures and all the information we needed, my groupmates and I went to
hunt for food because we didn’t have our breakfast. We went to an old coffee shop, Calanthe
Art Cafe in Jonker Street. I ordered some nyonya food and other members ordered breakfast
sets. I order nyonya food because I enjoy my nyonya food very much and the portion is quite big
and the food is not bad.
After our brunch, we walked along Jonker Street until we came across a shop that sells
durian cendol. We found a place to sit and a few of us ordered the cendol. It was very nice, you
should try it.
Around 2 pm, the bus came and we bid farewell to Melaka. I slept in the bus like a dead
log as I was tired from all the excitement and walking. Around 4 pm, we reached Taylor’s an
parted our ways back home. Overall, it was a very exciting and fun experience because the last
time I went for a field trip to Melaka, it wasn’t as much fun as this. I also learnt that we should
never forget our roots and how this country was shaped into the Malaysia we live in today.

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Aaron Chong Yu Ho (0320270)
On the day April the 15th
2016, was my first time heading to Malacca. We gathered at school
around 6:30am, did head counts and planned what to do once we reached there. The buses we
took were already waiting at the bus stop, ready to leave when we are. Once we’re all set, we
headed out at 7:30am, it was a 2 hour journey until we reached Malacca. We got off at
Malacca’s Christ Church and explored the place.
The first thing we saw are the massive amounts of tourist groups scouring the area taking
pictures and admiring our heritage. As we wait for another member whose hometown is
Malacca, we went ahead to took pictures and discover more about the place. Entering the
Church, there are memoirs on the walls with names written on them. Which seems to be people
who helped and supported the Church. We were informed by a lady to ask permissions from a
priest before taking photos of the place. Outside the Church, man-powered Tricycles decorated
with colorful ornaments offered tourists rides. Stalls located at the right hand side of the
Church’s entrance were selling gifts and merchandises. However we were more interested on
the outer areas filled with old historical monuments around the Church. There was this wall
which I was fascinated by it, it was used as a watchtower where canons were placed back then
when Malacca was colonized by the Portuguese. After spending a few hours adventuring the
area, we took a group photo and continue to our next plan of the trip.
In the afternoon we went to Jonker Street, to experience Malacca’s famous street which is rich
with good food. We settled down for lunch at a coffee shop. The coffee shop was unique in a
way where the interior seemed like a common residence’s house makeshift into a dining room.
After enjoying our meals we had small chats and discussions and changed location to find a
deserts. We decided to stop by this shop where it sells Durian flavoured ABC ice cream.
Eventually our time here has ended and we head back to our dropped off area at 2pm. Saying
our goodbyes to our friends who lives at Malacca, we boarded the bus and headed home.

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Adam Wong (0322520)
On the 15th of March, our group did a site visit on a selected site which is the Christ Church in
Malacca. We travelled from Taylor’s University lakeside campus to Malacca by bus around 7
o’clock in the morning and it took us around 1 hour to get to our intended destination. The bus
was so quiet and everyone is trying to get some rest before starting the day.
As soon as we reached our destination around 9 am, everyone rushed down the bus. The first
thing that I notice was there were so many Asian tourists taking selfies and group photos all
over the place. It is good to know that tourists appreciate this historical building.
Then we started to take some photos of the church inside out, we did ask for permission before
doing so. We got this warm feeling of comfort and peace when I was looking around the inside
of the church and the wall memorial plaque really did caught my attention.
There’s a water fountain outside of the church and people from different races were sitting
under this tree outside the church and there are plenty of unique trishaw that are decorated with
different style of decorations.
After taking our group photo, we moved on to explore the area. We walked around Jonker
Street and it was awesome. So many interesting food and desserts everywhere. Then,
everyone got tired and hungry so we stopped by this small hipster influenced shop and there
was a blind lady across the road playing a traditional music instrument. The food was not bad at
all.
We got lost when we tried to find for a “cendol” store for dessert after our lunch but eventually
we did find it.
Before leaving the site, we took a big group photo with other group members as memories. After
the long day, we did not regret our decision of choosing Malacca as our site since there’s so
many things to explore.
From this trip, I have learnt that leadership, teamwork and time management is very important.
Without these skills, we would not be able to make this trip a successful one.

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Conclusion
To end this report, we would like to conclude that Christ Church is a very interesting and
ideal tourist spot to visit when one travels to Malacca as it tells the story of the Dutch’s coming
to Malacca. This building was built and maintained through the ages so that we could
commemorate this incident. This site visit gave us a chance to experience the different style of
architecture implemented into the structure. Because of the lack of proper simulation in online
classes, the site visit gave us a chance to engage history in a more intimate manner. By
carrying out this assignment, we as a group have come to appreciate the rich values of the
Christ Church and its impact in our country’s history. Outside of exploring more on the historical
site, we learn how to work together as a team and also get to know each other more since we
were unfamiliar to one another. Finally, this site visit was definitely something to cherish as it
creates friendships and most importantly, it gives us a deeper understanding on one of the pre-
historic civilisations that was involved in our nation’s history prior to our independence.

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Appendixes
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Appendixes 1: Group photo
Present: Alwin, Alison, Adele, Adam, Angela, Aaron, Andy, Alfred, Amir
Not present: Abdul Qayumm, Allister

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Appendixes 2: Christ Church Melaka, Research Site
Appendixes 3: Malacca group photo

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Appendix 4: Interior of Christ Church