Another picture taken with long exposure with my D3000.
Monday, September 10, 2012
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Surisit Taman Tun Dr Ismal
The wife requested for a dinner for her sister who came visiting us in KL with her boyfriend. Dinner venues were discussed and finally short listed. We were going to visit a Thai food restaurant this time around. A place where I did not fully approve of but looking at her enthusiasm looks like the decision was done. I only hope that they would not made me wait like the last time for more than and hour and a half for a decent meal. This is one place that I think it is seriously always short of staffs and always have a good flow of other visitors to make your dinner experience a long one.
A note that This is not ordinary Thai food joint. This place serves pork.
We ordered Tom Yum Pork (featured below in steamboat), green curry, omelet and fried kang kung.
Surprisingly, service was quick and the dishes were served speedily this time around. I was a happy dinner camper.
This pork tom yum tastes not bad. Even visitors from Penang liked it.
I like to eat this omelet with fish sauce.
A note that This is not ordinary Thai food joint. This place serves pork.
We ordered Tom Yum Pork (featured below in steamboat), green curry, omelet and fried kang kung.
Surprisingly, service was quick and the dishes were served speedily this time around. I was a happy dinner camper.
This pork tom yum tastes not bad. Even visitors from Penang liked it.
I like to eat this omelet with fish sauce.
Closing Time at Restoran Famous Seremban Favourites
Went to gym on after a half day work on a Saturday afternoon landed me on the way back home looking for food. 4 pm in the afternoon was a challenge if you are looking for quick chinese food in PJ as most shops are closed after lunch and not ready for dinner.
I happen to be at Aman Suria and I was really trying hard to avoid nasi kandar or any mamak food and I really don't see myself chowing down another double cheese burger from Mc Donalds's after watching Super Size Me on Youtube.
I remember there was this noodle place in the neighbourhood so I went. It has been some time since I dropped by.
The restaurant had some slight makeover and it now looks cleaner than several years ago. I came here during lunch rush hour before and it was really packed.
I ordered a large size hakka noodle for myself and another Char Siew rice packed to go.
The noodle was awesome and I had refills of the green chilis, I would never enjoy these noodle as much without this stuff.
The noodle again close up. You can see the minced pork. Chow down time.
A snapshot of the famous Char Siew here. The waiter was smart enough to separate sauces for later on consumption. The rice would become really dry if they mixed it.
I would say the operating hours are Wednesday to Monday, 8 am to 4 pm. Closed on Tuesdays.
And here is the location map.
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I happen to be at Aman Suria and I was really trying hard to avoid nasi kandar or any mamak food and I really don't see myself chowing down another double cheese burger from Mc Donalds's after watching Super Size Me on Youtube.
I remember there was this noodle place in the neighbourhood so I went. It has been some time since I dropped by.
The restaurant had some slight makeover and it now looks cleaner than several years ago. I came here during lunch rush hour before and it was really packed.
I ordered a large size hakka noodle for myself and another Char Siew rice packed to go.
The noodle was awesome and I had refills of the green chilis, I would never enjoy these noodle as much without this stuff.
The noodle again close up. You can see the minced pork. Chow down time.
A snapshot of the famous Char Siew here. The waiter was smart enough to separate sauces for later on consumption. The rice would become really dry if they mixed it.
I would say the operating hours are Wednesday to Monday, 8 am to 4 pm. Closed on Tuesdays.
And here is the location map.
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Friday, September 7, 2012
Amsterdam at Night, Jul 2012
Other than biking. another passion of mine is photography.
I took up this hobby when I had my first baby boy, that was back in 2009 when my son was 1 years old. My wife and I took many photos of him using our phone camera and decided that he deserves better hence we invested on a Nikon D3000.
3 years on the camera had really taken many thousands of pictures for our little family. And thanks to my loyal friend, who was a moving information desk answered everything I needed to know about taking photos using a SLR.
Honestly, taking up photography was one of the most interesting hobby for me to date. One thing to note about it is that it does not come cheap. Any photography enthusiast will tell you the same thing. But here I am using a compact size SLR and complaining about the cost of it all, while I have not even speak about full frame FX format cameras or even the Mamiya or the Hassleblad medium format which would cost you an arm and a leg for owning them.
My experience with Nikon has been a bitter sweet one. I really enjoy comparing photos taken with mediocre cameras with a proper SLR and seeing the difference just makes me enjoy having the knowledge of understanding how the art of capturing lights works for a person like me. However, I always believe it is not about what gear you carry, but what kind of opportunity you present yourself with.
It may be a neighbour's kid birthday party, or a family outing or even a big trip to explore the other half of the world, with a good camera and loaded with some knowledge, you could actually take some decent photos that could last you a life time.
This picture below is a picture I took with my Nikon D3000. In fact, it is the very last few pictures that I took with this camera as I already rewarded myself with a nice upgrade to the very noble D7000. But that story should fit in another blog entry which I would be happily share with you, very soon.
dam square
f8
exposure: 6s
iso 100
focal length: 27mm
like what you see? please comment.
Saturday, July 7, 2012
White Water Rafting, Sungai Selangor June 2012
It was a breezy morning when the company decides to send us on a team building session near Kuala Kubu Bharu. One may asks what is there to do, and some would say... you guessed it??? White Water Rafting!!! As this is NOT my first drill, and I think that I am made for this!!! And I would say that this is one of the best thing to do in this country... Woohoo!!
Once the company HR has confirmed the trip and we were all excited it, although I have never heard of this Sungai Selangor before.
The minimum age to join this activity is 13 years old and oldest is 60. The class of the rapid after a rainy day could be as high as class 4.5. It would be more fun if you can gather a group of 5-6 in a raft. I would recommend to wear shorts and proper shoes. Sandals would be pointless as you would easily lose them once you get in the water/raft. And I would recommend a very good breakfast and also, bring some easy-to-carry small snack and a water proof camera.
We were asked to gather at the Kuala Kubu Bharu post office 9 am in the morning. This is the only part of the trip that I didn't like. There were in total 40 participants (from other groups who we do not know) on that day, and some guy were late and we were made to wait for them until 10.30 am. This was totally not cool as just because of a few guys, all of us were late and all of us had to wait there and do nothing. Some people just do not have respect for other people's time.
We started moving towards the point A (where rafting starts) driving our own cars which was around 15 minutes drive from the post office, where we were given basic safety / rescue briefing while our friends who drove to A have to drive to point B (where rafting ends) to park their cars and they were chauffeured back to point A. It took them around an hour to do this round trip.
This is the morning briefing before we started. It was quite entertaining as the speaker was trying to crack some jokes in his presentation.
Once we got on the raft, this was what I saw.
The water was cool and refreshing, and nothing really beats the view of the forest in the morning.
This is how the raft looks like, with all participants equipped with a peddle. Helmets and life jacket is a must and there were 2 guides on the raft with us. The experienced guide will sit at the back giving instructions to the team. There were a total of 8 rafts on that day.
There were total around 4-5 rapids, the most intense was the class 4.5 with around 3 meters high. But the one our raft had a problem with was the one with the class 3. Our raft flipped and all of us were in the water. Luckily, no one was hurt.
I took some videos also. This is at the class 4 rapid.
As you can see in video some rafters are really having lots of fun.
This is the outside of the shower.
The cost per person is RM 180. The rafting organizer website can be found here. I think this totally beats sitting at home watching TV or playing with your iPad on a Saturday morning.
All pictures taken with my Samsung Galaxy S II (with a hypergear of course)
Once the company HR has confirmed the trip and we were all excited it, although I have never heard of this Sungai Selangor before.
The minimum age to join this activity is 13 years old and oldest is 60. The class of the rapid after a rainy day could be as high as class 4.5. It would be more fun if you can gather a group of 5-6 in a raft. I would recommend to wear shorts and proper shoes. Sandals would be pointless as you would easily lose them once you get in the water/raft. And I would recommend a very good breakfast and also, bring some easy-to-carry small snack and a water proof camera.
We were asked to gather at the Kuala Kubu Bharu post office 9 am in the morning. This is the only part of the trip that I didn't like. There were in total 40 participants (from other groups who we do not know) on that day, and some guy were late and we were made to wait for them until 10.30 am. This was totally not cool as just because of a few guys, all of us were late and all of us had to wait there and do nothing. Some people just do not have respect for other people's time.
We started moving towards the point A (where rafting starts) driving our own cars which was around 15 minutes drive from the post office, where we were given basic safety / rescue briefing while our friends who drove to A have to drive to point B (where rafting ends) to park their cars and they were chauffeured back to point A. It took them around an hour to do this round trip.
This is the morning briefing before we started. It was quite entertaining as the speaker was trying to crack some jokes in his presentation.
Once we got on the raft, this was what I saw.
The water was cool and refreshing, and nothing really beats the view of the forest in the morning.
This is how the raft looks like, with all participants equipped with a peddle. Helmets and life jacket is a must and there were 2 guides on the raft with us. The experienced guide will sit at the back giving instructions to the team. There were a total of 8 rafts on that day.
There were total around 4-5 rapids, the most intense was the class 4.5 with around 3 meters high. But the one our raft had a problem with was the one with the class 3. Our raft flipped and all of us were in the water. Luckily, no one was hurt.
I took some videos also. This is at the class 4 rapid.
As you can see in video some rafters are really having lots of fun.
The whole rafting time was around 2 hours and towards the end of the trip, there was a rest area with a small water fall. The organizers served us with some light snacks - chocolate, apples and bread. Food always taste better in the forest.
This is how the waterfall looks like.
At the end of the trip, our guides let us swim until the finishing line as there were no more rapids and the water was shallow. It was really quite nice as you could just float and enjoy the nature.
At the end, we got up from the river and found our cards parked at point B. We collect our baggage and hit the shower. Then I realized that we were at a local school.
This is the outside of the shower.
Lunch was served. By this time, it was already nearly 3 pm.
Food taste good when you are hungry.
The cost per person is RM 180. The rafting organizer website can be found here. I think this totally beats sitting at home watching TV or playing with your iPad on a Saturday morning.
All pictures taken with my Samsung Galaxy S II (with a hypergear of course)
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Water Proof MP3 Player
I always like running.
But running is not something that you could do anytime, anywhere for a working adults like me because running at night is not the best time in the roads in PJ if we want to avoid being mugged or worse, being run down by a truck or car. I will not be able to leave work at 5 to go for a run and in the morning I would need to work too early to go for a run. I like to take my time when I run.
Another cardio which I passionately enjoy is swimming. But doing laps at the downstairs pool can really get a bit boring at times because there is nothing much to see, or hear. Until I found this on ebay.
Cost less than RM 80, and this is what inside the box. A USB cable for charging and transfer data, arm strap, headsets with 3 pins, and the player.
This is where the 3.5 mm jack goes in, data transfer, and also charging point.
Centre button is for on/off and play/pause. The other 4 buttons are for volume control and forward/back.
This was how I wear it. I wore it with the arm strap on my side and the cable ran on my back to behind my head. I used the pins on my goggles.
I swam in this position for about 30 laps with free style and it felt fine. I tried it out with few other positions but this was the best as the cables did not bother me in the water. I am happy that I got this unit and I hope that I will use it more, and more importantly, I hope it lasts long enough to make what I paid for worthwhile.
Pictures taken with my Samsung Galaxy S II.
But running is not something that you could do anytime, anywhere for a working adults like me because running at night is not the best time in the roads in PJ if we want to avoid being mugged or worse, being run down by a truck or car. I will not be able to leave work at 5 to go for a run and in the morning I would need to work too early to go for a run. I like to take my time when I run.
Another cardio which I passionately enjoy is swimming. But doing laps at the downstairs pool can really get a bit boring at times because there is nothing much to see, or hear. Until I found this on ebay.
Water proof MP3 player.
And this is the only user manual. It is poorly written and sounded like it was translated with google translate without any editing at all.
This is where the 3.5 mm jack goes in, data transfer, and also charging point.
Centre button is for on/off and play/pause. The other 4 buttons are for volume control and forward/back.
This is how the underwater headset looks like. The length is about 300 mm.
This was how I wear it. I wore it with the arm strap on my side and the cable ran on my back to behind my head. I used the pins on my goggles.
This is how it looks like by the side.
I swam in this position for about 30 laps with free style and it felt fine. I tried it out with few other positions but this was the best as the cables did not bother me in the water. I am happy that I got this unit and I hope that I will use it more, and more importantly, I hope it lasts long enough to make what I paid for worthwhile.
Pictures taken with my Samsung Galaxy S II.
Menya Mushashi Isetan Eat Paradise 1 Utama
The wife ordered me to head to 1 Utama which was 15 minutes drive away on one weekend only with one purpose, great Japanese ramen.
With obvious determination to prove to me that this is one ramen to die for, I nooded and we got into the car and there we went.
We arrived seeing a queue and I was like, seriously... a queue for ramen???! and what...???!!! at this price???!!! But after seeing a seemingly Japanese guy walking around the shop, and after a closer inspection and understood a crew of all Japanese chefs.... I was convinced. We waited for 15 minutes and we were asked to order at the counter first, then shown to our seats.
Soon I realized that the chasiu ramen that I ordered was one of the best that I have ever tasted, even better than the one I had in Tokyo.
The broth tasted nice, the meat cooked to perfection, and the noodle was tender and didn't taste like instant noodle. This ramen kicks ass. But at close to RM 40 per bowl, it definitely should, to keep the shop open.
Picture taken with Samsung Galaxy S II.
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