Opening Ceremony of Best

Opening Ceremony of Best, one of the widest electronic chainstore in Japan. Right here in Gurney Plaza, Penang. 4th floor by the way.

Before the opening ceremony. I wasnt allowed in. Staff said "Come back at 1pm"

Lion dance members prepared to give their best shows.

To me,

It appears to be a smaller shop compared to Sen on the 7th floor. But still do not underestimate. Japanese are proud of their potential and achievement. So you will definately seem some cool products by Sony, Samsung etc. But what is good is that in Penang, you can hardly find Creative mp3 products, not to mention accesories. The only place you can find Creative Zen is in either Harvey Norman in Queenbay or somewhere in Bukit Jambul. And even those two cant give you the right satisfaction and some of them do not know the specification of their own products.

The biggest line-up of the day would be the once in a lifetime promotion, Ipod Shuffle 1gb for RM90 only. Many got crazy and started lining up, taking 2-3 under a single receipt. I...I just go around and do some product testing, esp the Creative Zen and also the Creative Zen Stone.

Creative Zen Stone aint bad. It is good for its price. But for those who prefers one superb audio quality with flipping coverflows, Ipods would be better then. Despite having less features, I would still recommend it to those who plan to buy the Ipod Shuffle at its original price, which I find it ridiculous to buy for RM189 (which used to be above RM300). Why get one without the face at higher price?

Alex Info Section-Sony a820

If you plan to get a new mp3 player in conjunction with....ermm....school holiday, or you already plan to invest on good music player...like the Sony a810, forget it. Now comes a new upcoming model with bigger screen size and also....a bluetooth attached (woowww....awesome~). Other than that, no difference. Presenting the upcoming Sony mp3 player model, the a820.

Cut and Slice for RM7399

Apple presents........
Apple Macbook Air.............

Apple has once again create a magnificient, glorious invention, fusing both the Icut and the Islice into one brilliant technology, an ultra thin notebook.

This is good for both household purposes and self security purposes. Use this as a boomerang and kill those who gets in your way! Long live apple!!

Alex Favourite Recommend - Food

Name: 1/4 Chicken + 2 sidelines
Price: RM13.50
Place: Nando's
Best reason to visit: Service tax worths every penny. Very friendly service.

Alex Aware Section - Fake Nintendo DS

Nintendo DS (Dual Screen) brings in new look and innnovation into the world of portable gaming. Surpassing the overall rating with its rival the PSP, the touch screen gaming device has definately reach the world by storm.



But even Nintendo DS could not withstand the power of piracy.




Presenting....Nintendo DS's fake brother, the Double Games.




As the name cant go any worst, the controls is whole alot awful. No more x/y/a/b button, just a two arrow button. No body knows what is that for anyway.



One must give credit for its exterior design. At one quick glance, one may mistaken this crap for the Nintendo DS. It does come with curvy design and a bright white colour. But the moment you hold it, it feels awfully light, and its heavy top cover will always flip back, closing the console as you play. Its pure irritation.




And now guess what, its not even dual screen. The only usable screen is only the top screen. The bottom screen is merely a screen holder. Each screen contains different games, from soccer, racing, street fighter etc.

Erm, another thing. Its not really....usable. Your input doesnt trigger anything. The characters just animate on its own. So....why make the controls? Why dun just place a giant rubber On/Off buttton instead? The only workable game is the racing, and that is all.

This is a notice for gamers. Do not be fooled. Be a wise consumer and pre-check products you wish to purchase.

Alex Aware Section- Nintendo Vii???

This is Nintendo Wii. The winner of the triple threat console wars between itself and the two giant console, the Playstation 3 and the Xbox360.

This is Nintendo Vii (Fake Nintendo Wii), a proud product by China.

Pack with a mini size circuit built-in the Nintendo Vii and also a built-in 12 games (Woooww, built in game~!! Nintendo Vii got built in~!!). The shocking news is, this dog crap markets itself through television advertisements. Check youtube, you'll know.

Oh yea, when I mention "mini-size-circuit", it is small. Though the case..........or container is big, the circuit izzint. It's just the size of a tv remote, with some NES graphics. And yea...no blueray dics, hdvd, dvd, vcd, or pcd. Just 12 games. What a joke...

Alex Aware Section - Fake Ipod

For your information, I did take photos of these fakes ipods. But these imitations can be found at various part of the island, which i meant penang. For those who would like to see these fakies, I will even suggest you guys to do so. Make comparison, as imitations at this point would even be daring enough to label it with the original manufacturer logo. Though both may be significantly diferentiable, but many may be trick. This article is merely showing the truth behind the dirty tricks of blackmarket business, and our satisfaction as consumers are on the line.

(Above: Clearly a fake Ipod. As an imitation of Ipod Nano, it does not offer touch scrolling and also it is much thicker and bigger than the ori Ipod. Ipod products also do not place a large word "IPOD" under its...erm...LC....OLE....ermm...screen. Under its screen.)
(Above:This is a better version of fake Ipod Nano. It no longer strikes the eyes of the wise with its big "IPOD" word under the screen. But if you do compare, its screen clearly shows differences. It has much small screen, making its border thick and wide. And an IPOD do no have an "on/off" button too. As you can see at the top of the "ipod", it does replacing the original Ipod's Hold button.)

FOR THOSE WHO WOULD PREFER TO SEE THESE FAKE IPODS IN FRONT OF YOUR OWN VERY EYES, TAKE A VISIT TO PRANGIN MALL ARTIST GALLERY (3RD FLOOR). IT'S JUST RIGHT AT THE ENTRANCE.

Alex Info Section - Samsung YP-U3

This is an mp3 player YP-U3 by Samsung. If you are interested in getting an mp3 player then no harm reading this right?

THE TUTORIAL
Mp3 player is divided into two major categories, flash drive mp3 players and hard drive mp3 players. Comparing in sense of capacity, flash is indeed in the losing end. But do not underestimate flash players. Despite not in the same league as the hard drive player like the Ipod Classic, flash drive won when it comes to its lightweight and portability. Its much easier to carry along and most of them come with a clip, giving much ease for those on the run.

When it comes to birthday gifts, flash players would most probably first to come into mind esp when for the young one. Flash player earn its spot in durability, and this becomes a serious disadvantage for giant hard drive mp3 players (like the Creative Zen m)

***end of tutorial***


SAMSUNG YP-U3

The famous Samsung's YP-U3 has become one of the most favourite flash mp3 players and are given reasonably high ratings by various groups such as CNET (8.6/10) and Pcmag (5/5).

Its sound quality may not be as impressive as Sony's NW-E016F, The YP-U3 is still good at for its price.

The YP-U3 lives up to the hype for its stylish smooth buttonless design, similar to its cousins the YP-K3. This gives great advantage during recording, as hard plastic buttons like the latest Creative Zen was complained for users have experienced distortion in the beginning and the end of the recording due to the poor buttons design. But Creative Zen does have a cool credit card design.

I pretty much hate the poor button design by Sony mp3 players. It looks pack, and it looks awfully cheap, with a bunch of words like "option","home","back","pwr off". Indeed those who would choose Sony are not retarded, so why cant they do just like the others do. Symbols! Those words look cute on a PSP, but that is because PSP is huge, whereas mp3 players are not. I guess they aint so smart in visual understanding ehh?

Anyway lets move forward!

Like you see here, the YP-U3 is small and light. Those it feels like a small toothpaste, its whole alot lighter. Its slightly fatter than standard Kingston pendrive, but overall it is still small and portable.

And also as you can see, its totally buttonless. If you have a Creative mp3 player or some China brand mp3 players, you may experience small degree of problems on some of those mention products during recording. As for this, Samsung defy the need of button usage and instead....touch sensitive controls build in. Sexy eh?
There you have it, thin. And as thin and small as they go, usage is still fine of any individual, including those with gigantic fingers.

Do not worry of damaging this dude here. As its a flash mp3 player, the probability of spoiling it due to falling are pretty small. It doesnt pack with heavy hardrives like the Archos or Ipod video series, so worry less.

It does come with average battery life tho. But it still aint bad rite? So for travellers, you may want to turn of the LED light (The left side of the picture). To be honest, its been annoyed me ever since, looking at it blinking and blinking like a bug. Of course you can switch it from blinking, always on and off, and all these can be found under the option menu.

Other than the LED light, what bugs me most is the sliding USB port. As you can see, it is different than standard shape USB. If you do observe other pendrive type mp3 players, you can see that most come with a non-sliding usb cable which comes with a protective cap.

Unlike those, Samsung YP-U3 USB are capable of retracting and kept inside the pendrive, causing protective caps to be unnecessary. But take a look. Its is actually different than normal USB port. And it is actually hard when you try to insert into your pc or laptops. It makes it feel cheap or damaged, as its makes it less stable and easily slip off. But anyway, this appears as just a minor problem.

There you have it. I do not offer much specification in this, as I am speaking as a user. I am no seller. But anyway, I do know that it does come with an FM radio (which is cool!), something the Ipod Shuffle does not offer (or even the Ipod nano or Ipod Classic). And it supports mp3, wav and wma format.

Alex Favourite Recommend - Food

Name : Chicken Perathal + Rice
Price: Meal--RM4(S), RM6(M), RM8(L)
Rice--RM1(normal rice), RM??(Banana Leaf Wrapped)
Place: Sri Ananda Bahwan

Best Attraction of the shop

Being a sales person, I seen a very common interest of most customers who came in the shop. And that is this... Do no underestimate this, this small beauty has catch the eyes of many. Chinese, indian, malays, young or old, guys and girls. This product has its way to lure the eyes of anyone who enters. Of cause that includes my friends who came visiting me (Hahaha!)

Perhaps the most likely reason for it to be such a great attraction is this...

True Story of Earthquake Tragedy in WenChuan

This is indeed a true story and has even been reported in many newspapers. I personally have seen the article by myself. Not only that, various article regarding this story was also seen in the net. I do hope that anyone who has read about the news will show a sense of humanity towards the victim.




After the approximately 7.8 magnitude earthquake shaked the grounds of China, rescue team were dispatched and ordered to search for lost victims of the tragedy. And this is a story about a mother's motherly love in sacrificing her live to protect her 4 month old baby.





The mother was found inside a crushed house. She appeared unusual due to her posture. She was on her knees and her body bent down to the ground. She was in a 'kowtow' position.

The rescuer confirmed her death on the spot and then shouted into the gap, in search for any survivors. No response from the inside.

As they start to move to the next area, the leader of the team ran back to the victim and later shouted "come here". The leader then had his hands strecthed under the woman. And as he touchs and feels, he later shoued loudly "there is someone, a baby, still living"

A 4 month baby was wrapped with a quilt, harmlessly it was brought out from the gap created by the mother. They later realised that her mother had gave up her life in protecting the baby using her back as a shield to withstand the pressure of the thumbling walls. Her back had withstand such high pressure that it was totally run out of shape.

The team examined the baby and found out that he's fine. The doctor who has with the team unfasten the quilt to make sure that the baby is alright. Under the quilt was a mobile phone and there the sms states...

"my dear baby, if you coulde live, don't forget how much I love you".

The mobile phone was pass along the member of rescuers. And all were touched by the motherly love of the mother that they were shed in tears.

Although Mother's Day has passed, I do hope that as long you love your mother, everyday can be a Mother's Day.

Alex Favourite Recommend - Food spot

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, heroes and heroines, superstar and superheros. It doesnt matter who you are, you deserve something good in life that only you can get, a meal. Cmon, dun ever see this as joke. Imagine yourself in a position where you cant even raise a spoon and pour the delicious soup onto your delicate sensitive tougue. So heavenly felt as you let it flow along your throat as you close your eyes. And with a soft moan, you say......"Yummm....good stuff". Take this as something to be happy about. Plants cant be as lucky as you, and fish can only dream of stepping into the restaurant, because once they do, they'll be long gone.

Anyhow, place your vision over the picture. This is one good place in penang. And if it still sound unfamiliar, this is Restaurant Sri Ananda Bahwan.

So why this is one fine place to dine it. As a start, good service. Sri Ananda Bahwan has one of the most ethical workers excluding McD, KFC or other international fast food restaurant. I would give even higher credit to Sri Ananda over Kayu.

Next, let us look at the environment. Unique cottage style design giving it a very unusual feel, esp when you have foods such as Roti Canai, Tandoori Chicken or Nasi Masala on the table. But it gets comfortable faster before you could imagine. Small fountains are placed at the side of the restaurant, assisting our mind to rest and away from stress and pressure.

Move on lastly, the food. Very good food, indeed. I cant rate it as the best yet in Penang or Malaysia, but it can put a real good fight with its competitors. Its price of food is also under control (Roti Canai is still at RM0.80 when others has already placed it at RM1.00 or more), and this is important. Customers appreciate the effort and this promotes loyatly.


Oh yeah, hygeine is also another key. I am impressed also, as many restaurants in penang especially tend to ignore the dressing system. They either refuse to follow them, or they just wear like a slacker. Sri Ananda's employees are well attired, clean and well manner in the kitchen too. In other restaurants, you can see them sneeze, wipe their nose, mess up their hairs, scratch their armpits, dig their nose, spit etc. In here, you can hardly raise any critics, as there are none. At least to me.


Sri Ananda Bahwan deserves a good recognition nationwide. The internationally famous McD and KFC and even Subways, were all started as small roadside restaurants, until they become as they are today. So why not Sri Ananda??? I am satisfied with its services and positives features, and I would spend my way down from Georgetown to Sri Ananda because I feel every penny I spend here is worth it. This is a very good restaurant, and every penangite must try.

Shade

I just got myself a new sunshade. Pretty sweet eh? Hehe. Man, this is what bring boost in confidence! Now who's your daddy? Hehe.

The Roar

Awww.......Hey little buddy.........OMG!!!!!!!!!!!

Best Food Restaurant but Worst Ever Worker??

Me and my gf are always on the search for the best side of town which taste best. And how can we forget, Gurney Nando's.

Gurney Nando's has been given various awards since its establishment in Malaysia. But for us, its the friendly service the waiter and waitress had given us that we gave much credit for. Despite dining in at 9.40pm, we are still welcome and are greeted bias-free. And although it has reach closing hours, we are not chase-off or screw-off in any matter. We are still given equal amount of services that we deserved.

These positive credits are given to a batch of malay workers who work in Nando's thruout the 1st half of 2007. They are cool, friendly and always enjoy their life without forgeting customer's satisfaction. They will sing as closing hours approach, and its not annoying in anyway. They sang great. Worth a fight in Academy Fantasia or even Malaysia Idol.

But all these impression tears down as those batch left. We were served by a newbie indian waitress with total rudeness and unwillingly responses. We were cursed and mocked deep in their hearts and deep in the corners of the kitchen. Spoons and knives were slammed on the table mat. Our hearts were crushed. We were so eager to dine in at Nando's.

Most Lovable Hamster

Its a gift from me to my gf 2 years back. And its one of her most precious of all.
Undoubtly cute young guy

Best Isotonic Drink

GATORADE RULES!! This is one high standard drink 100 plus cant beat with just 100+. DRINK THIS IS IF YOU NEED EXTRA BOOST!! Forget drugs, this will tempt you far up from heaven, deep down to hell. Forget girls, this is sweeter!! Forget 100+, this is 100xxxxxxx!!!!!!

Malaysia Flag?

Visual Introduction to Military Training

Hello, and welcome to my Mlitary Training session. This is basic and is not meant for professional marchers so they could march to me and throw bad responses that will march from my throat down to my gut, coz this is basic. So keep that in mind.

So for start, a simple exercise is essential. Get stretch, get those muscles ready on the move. Yeah! Gaya militari is cool here, so dun be shy and scream your hearts out.

Now on with the stance. Military training aint easy. One has to adapt into temperory downgrading his highly extremely god gifted intelligent and become temporary....robot-like. Accept as you are allow, deny if it is permissible. Ants could not unite if each moves different paths.


Perut sentiasa masuk, Dada sentiasa keluar. Translation: Stomach in, chest out.

When marching, it is important to remember that elbows does not exist here. You can either tie them up, or remove them via surgery. The best way is just forget that it even exist.

Dun forget exercising. Being fit is all it takes to get a step further to become the shaman of sexy. Get buff, get fit and get tight!

Yes, you completed the basic tutorial of Military Training. Thank you and wish you luck.