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Buka Puasa… At Pizza Hut
Sep 1st
Every year, me and my wife will have 1 day of “buka puasa” outside. So, we decided to have our “buka puasa” at Pizza Hut, Giant, Bukit Tinggi. Made an early reservation.
We chose Pizza Hut, Giant, Bukit Tinggi because their service is much better than Pizza Hut, Jaya Jusco, Bukit Tinggi.
We ordered the Citarasa Ramadan set that comes with Piza Ayam Sinar Ramadan, Nasi Kurma Ayam and Ramadan Fizz and we added chicken wings.
The pizza was quite OK. Not much of my taste because of the Thai sauce, but if you like Thai sauce flavor then it should be nice. The drink is a mix of 7Up, orange juice and markisah. My son like the Nasi Kurma Ayam.
The only thing that I would like to comment is that we didn’t receive any dates for the “berbuka“. I saw there’s a box of dates at the cashier counter and it is like a trend that all Pizza Hut and KFC restaurant to give dates to the customer for “berbuka puasa” but we didn’t receive any. I’m not sure whether it is for their other meals set or maybe they forgot to give.
Other than the dates thingy… we enjoy the “berbuka puasa” there.
Review on Maxis Wireless Broadband!
Aug 21st
Thanks to my colleague which able to lend me her Maxis Wireless Broadband for a review. This review supposed to be posted last month, but because of the broadband issue (I cut the subscription) I was unable to do so.
Anyway, I managed to test the Maxis Wireless Broadband at 2 places.
The Installation
The installation is quite easy, but you need to set it up before you can use it. This is because the modem that she got is a ZTE modem. Compared to the Celcom Wireless Broadband that I have, it is a bit harder to start using it. With my Celcom Wireless Broadband, I can just plug and play without need to set-up anything.
Kampung Raja Uda
Here, it is amazingly fast. Look at the screenshot of the testing that I did.
At Home (Pandamaran Jaya)
Here I managed to test the Maxis Wireless Broadband with my own Celcom Wireless Broadband simultaneously. The first speedtest is using Maxis Broadband and the second test is using my Celcom Broadband. Check out the differences. Nearly 1.5Mbps differences.
P/S: This review is done before I got my own Maxis wireless broadband. Do remember that the broaband speed depends on the area that you’re using it.
Iron Man 2 Review…
May 25th
Watch Iron Man 2 with my wife recently. Celebrating her birthday.
Anyway, booked a couple seat, 11.30pm show. Was a bit late because we went to Ikea earlier and need to send my brother and aunt back home before heading to Jaya Jusco Bukit Tinggi.
Anyway, I’ll keep it short and simple.
Iron Man 2
It all started with an appearance from Tony Stark in the Iron Man suit to officially launch/open the Stark Expo.
Now he help to maintain world peace with his suit. The palladium in his arc reactor in his chest is slowly killing him and he need to find a new replacement for the palladium. Unable to find the replacement for the palladium and he is dieing, he appointed his former personal assistant/ his girlfriend as the CEO of Stark Industries.
There’s too many conflict in this movie but the story is more towards Tony struggling with himself and the government giving him the pressure to share his technology. So, these people from S.H.I.E.L.D. a secret agency who sent Natalie or her real name in the movie, Natasha Romanoff (Black Widow) played by Scarlett Johansson to spy on Tony Stark.
And there’s a guy named Ivan Vanko (the guy with the whip) is seeking for revenge at Tony Stark. He’s not actually bad to my opinion. Very intelligent villain which he later developed few drown that fights Iron Man and War Machine.
As for War Machine, Tony Stark’s best friend Lt. Colonel James Rhodes (played by Don Cheadle a character originally played by Terrence Howard in the first Iron Man movie) took Stark’s Mark II armor for a reason (you need to watch the movie for details) and pass it to the military which is then modified by Tony Stark’s rival weapon manufacturer Justin Hammer.
Anyway, to keep it short, Tony Stark with the “help” of his father and not forgetting his computer J.A.R.V.I.S. managed to create a new element to cure himself and defeat the villain, other robots and become a hero.
Summary
Overall the movie was OK but not as what I expected. I like the ultra portable but not so realistic Iron Man suite that transformed from a briefcase to a suite. There’s too much of thing that’s going on or to understand in such a short time.
Out of 5 stars, I will give 3 stars.
Trip To Ulu Yam…
May 17th
Sunday, 2nd May 2010, went to Ulu Yam with my family. This is the first time my son went to a place like this.
Below are some of the moments when we were there.
Other than my family, my parents and aunt… my brother’s girlfriend and our cousins and her daughters came along for the trip too. Started our journey around 10.30 am and reached there around 12 noon.
We have to search for an easier walk way as my mother can’t really climb and walk too far. So we went to the 1st stop (I’m not really sure about the numbering but the signboard showed that) for the Sungai Tua. They charge RM1 for each adult and RM0.50 for children. The place is cleaner compared to before. Went and search for a cool place to setup the tent and easy access to the river.
Took the photos with our new Panasonic LUMIX Model DMC-F3. Bought it a day before the trip. I only brought a tent that can fit 2 persons. It is a little small but as I expected there wasn’t much place to put up a bigger tent. Will bring a bigger tent next time, just in case… My new Panasonic LUMIX Model DMC-F3 can take HD (High Definition) quality video but I’m unable to upload it as it will take so long on my broadband connection. Anyway, will make a review on the digital camera later.
It was a nice beautiful day. No rain or too sunny and the water was super cold. Hope to have more of this kind of trip in the future. Planning to go Mallacca in June.
Percy Jackson & The Lightning Thief!
Mar 17th
Watch the movie last Wednesday night with my brothers. Was wanting to watch before the movie started in cinemas and it was not a disappointing experience. It was worth it. The show started at 11pm but we came a bit late. So it is already started a bit.
Anyway, the movie is about a boy named Percy Jackson (who is a demi-god) who was accused to steal the “Lightning Bolt” of Zeus. At first he didn’t know that he is a demi-god and some of the people around him knows about his origin. His father is Poseidon (the god of the sea) and he is forbidden to see his son.
If you’re familiar with the Greek myth and legends than you can relate to the story easily. You can see hydra, centaur and minotaur. Because these people thought that he is the one who stole the “Lightning Bolt” so he need to be protected as the other creatures try to get the “Lightning Bolt” from him. So his protector and mother send him to a camp for demi-god and alike for his safety.
His mother was captured when they’re on their way to the camp by Hades and he make a bargain which if he give him the “Lightning Bolt” he will get back his mother. So the journey to the underworld started with the help of his protector and a friend they make a quest to the underworld. I think there will be more of Percy Jackson coming in the future.
Summary
It is a great movie to watch with all family members. The cast are great. Not too serious, full with action and comedy.
I will give 4.5 out of 5 stars for this movie. Very entertaining.
