April 2007

The Archives

• Tao – eGate

  04.12.07 | Permalink |Food, Penang| 4 Comments

  Our department went on an eating spree again. We had a team building event yesterday. The program was paintball and after that a buffet dinner. I didn’t go for the paintball because the paintball management requests the players to sign a disclaimer. As a mother of 2, I didn’t want to risk that as signing the disclaimer would mean no insurance coverage at all. Yes, I know that paintball is safest game but I just hate signing disclaimers. Pictures @ giddytigers blog.

  The best part is not paint ball, it is of coz the FOOD. Tao, funny name for a Japanese fuse with Asian style cuisine, has buffet style, eat all you can. It doesn’t have a buffet table. You order as much as you want and they serve from the menu. You can order endless time as long as you finish all the food. It is RM50 inclusive tax and service charge.

  They serve great Japanese food. We ordered so much and I think some guys sat until supper time and were still eating. Imagine we started at 6pm. They have all kinds of Japanese food, you name it, they have it. It is pork free. We had tempura, sashimi, sushi, terayaki, unagi, clams, kimchi and lots more that I cannot remember. Eating in a big group has it advantages because you can order everything and try a little here and there. Drinks are free too. The restaurant is in EGate, near Tesco. If you want to go, do go at 6pm if you do not want to wait a long time.

  Look at the pictures and drool…

  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• IRB Security Issue

  04.10.07 | Permalink |IT, Service| 4 Comments

  IRB haunts me again. I have completed my e-filing, just one more button to click for submission. Then my colleague sends me this link: http://blog.limkitsiang.com/?p=132 . There seems to be a security flaw in the IRB e-filing system. Someone press the submit button and someone else records pop up. Now do I trust the “gomen” in protecting our P&C data? I better not say anything further, later they ask me to register myself.

  Should I send in the physical form or press the submit button?

• Salad Stacker

  04.10.07 | Permalink |Myself, Skill, Tips| 5 Comments

  Today my colleague treats the department to Pizza Hut. As you know the salad bowl they provide is very small and shallow. I was always designated as the salad stacker. I am not a pro but I can stack up to feed 10 hungry souls. This comes with a lot of practice and also the way the Pizza Hut staff cuts the salad.

  First you have to put a thin layer of lettuce at the bottom. Start a small corner with some coleslaw. Align the cucumber in a straight line, closely with the coleslaw supporting it. You can put other stuff to support the cucumber. When the cucumbers are closely aligned in a circle, you can stack widely. Before stacking the food, leave some space for the sauce, so that it will not split. Later, you can close the sauce with some shredded carrots or cucumbers. You can begin the stack the honey dews and the water melon. If the water melon is cut in cubes, it will be easier to stack like blocks.

  Wah lah….

  
  

  By the way, I only do this when I am eating with a crowd. For my family, I probably will just take what I like because only 2 of us who like salad. I am not going to waste the food.

  Happy Trying!!

• RM15000 for 300 Bloggers!

  04.09.07 | Permalink |Advertlets, ProductReview| Comments Off on RM15000 for 300 Bloggers!

  Another blog marketing company has emerged in Malaysian market called Advertlets.com. Similar to many sponsored post programs which you can get paid by reviewing a product or service in your blog. It is good to have competition, it benefit all bloggers like us.

  
  
  

  I was introduced to this program by Jess. I signed up immediately because as Malaysian bloggers, we need to support our local companies. It is good to have these companies who are able to help us to find advertisers who want to advertise in our local blogs but do not know how to reach us. As you know most of the US blog marketing company charges an exorbitant rate and local advertisers looses out.

  I would love to see Advertlets make it big and going global, taking on more global advertisements so that we bloggers can earn more. I hope Advertlets can be our ambassador between the advertisers and bloggers, letting us know what they want to see in ours blogs and helping us to gain popularity with valid traffic, not spams.

  As Malaysian bloggers, go and join me to support this company. Others are welcome too! Take a poll at my side bar if you just want to drop your feedback. RM50 for the first 300 bloggers to sign up and review Advertlets. Don’t miss the boat.

  This is a sponsored post.

• BBQ + Steamboat

  04.09.07 | Permalink |Food, Penang| 4 Comments

  
  
  

  Last Saturday evening it was raining cats and dogs which was cooling evening for my family to have bbq with steamboat. I always run out of places to eat in Penang, yeah it is true. If you come here once a while, you probably find more choices. Anyway the bbq was very good. An adult cost RM18. My children were not charged at all. They have marinated fish, chicken, seafood, vegetables, a variety of fish balls, noodles and bean curds. Free flow of barley drink and ice cream for dessert. The place is opposite of ex-Macro, near Pelita nasi kandar store.

  They placed the table outside but sheltered, with cooling breeze blowing. The children were fascinated with the bbq plate. However they didn’t eat much, only noodles and fish balls, of coz they wipe the ice-cream bowl clean. After the scrumptious meal, we had to go home and shower, the oily smell really sticks on to our clothes, hair and body.

  My 2 favourite dish:

  
  
  

• New Toys For The Parents – Apple iMAC

  04.04.07 | Permalink |IT, Technology| 13 Comments

  
  
  
  I can throw away the Microsoft OS PC and welcome Apple Macintosh. I find that Microsoft Windows XP is giving us a lot of problems especially it has a very poor security protection. Most of the time, there are a lot of background processes going on in the background draining the memory away.
  
  
  
  My hubby decided to get an iMAC since it has the best deal right now and endless benefit. It comes with a 20 inch monitor with iTune, iPhoto, iDVD, iMovie and iwhatever. Resolution is superb, good for watching video and photo rendering. The best thing with iMac, there is no CPU unit. What you see on the picture is all that is to it. iMac concealed all its working parts behind the gorgeous widescreen display. There is no sound at all when it is processing. Total silence!

  It came with a wireless keyboard, no messy wire on the table. In addition, we got free speakers which we are going to sell it off. We don’t need such big speakers. The internal speakers are good enough.

  Why iMac? You probably need a new PC to run Microsoft Vista. You spend less time troubleshooting, all hardware and software just work. You can run dual OS, Mac and Microsoft Vista on the same machine using VMware. Major, major importance iMac has the highest security with less malicious attack. You don’t need to hunt for drivers every time you install a new gadget or hardware. Besides that, it is known that iMac produce the best resolution for movie. Lots of advertising company is using iMac for their work of art. Have I changed your mind yet?

  My hubby and I were exploring the iMAC til 1am yesterday. *yawn*