Asian BBQ at Komtar Penang

Steam boat is never on my Favorite Page, unless its an all pork spare part affair, & i can get to cook what i want, Not all dump in to the Pot at one go. Frankly speaking Goh Huat Seng is the place to go for steam boat for me.

There is this restaurant in Komtar Penang that has put together Steam Boat with Korean BBQ, Its call Asian BBQ, to me a perfect Match. My In laws can have steam boat, I can have my BBQ.

I ordered 2 sets, One Steam boat set, the other a BBQ set, for 4 adults, 5 children, with drinks that came up to RM98, to me a very reasonable price, considering what has been offered, Prawns, Bacon, Chicken, Fish on top of the usual fish ball etc. Nicely presented, though I find that they can put more noodles on the Set.

One thing that is disappointing for me is that Water is charge at RM1 per small glass, the same price as Chinese Tea. If you want to charge for water, that fine, provide those 500ml bts.

The Photo Above is the Steam Boat Set, While the one at the bottom is the BBQ set, What the difference? Just that the meat and fish is thinly slice for the BBQ set to make it easier cooking.

The Difference in this Restaurant, Over the other BBQ Steamboat Restaurant is the Griller, (forgot to take photo) is that the usual restaurant it that you have a pot in the center and the grilling part is at the side. This Restaurant it the other way round, you have a grill in the center which is half a sphere, with the soup in a small, narrow rim at the side. Juice, Fats of items you grill will run down in to the soup.

Also Provided is a pot for the steamboat, you can have a choice of Clear Soup or Tom Yam Soup. However at my table it seems not to be working properly, takes too long to come to boil.

if you are feeling Cold walking around in Komtar, this will be a nice restaurant for you to drop by, its not too pricy for the Average Man in the Street for a Family treat.

Samsung Galaxy W Review Part 6 Wonder Camera

Samsung Galaxy W Review Part 6 Wonder Camera

To see my other reviews on Samsung Galaxy Wonder - Click on Tab Galaxy W :-), More review coming over the next few weeks? on the Phone, The Apps on the Phone and New Apps that I will download.

Samsung Galaxy Wonder has a Wonder Camera, its the best camera for low light shots I have ever seen! its even better then my compact super zoom Fuji S700. See the photos below! Taken in Low Light, in the auto setting! and then crop!

My Comments on the Camera

• There is no dedicated camera button, so you have to launch your camera using the touchscreen , and then take photos using the touch screen, that not so good. You cannot have easy access to your camera. (actually not too bad - if you put a short cut to camera on you home screen)
• Controls are on the Left and Right of the screen, when holding the phone in landscape mode, (Or top/bottom portrait)
• On the Right is the Switch between video n camera mode, center is the shuttle, and bottom is the last photo taken / galley.
• On the left is the (from the top) the switch back and front camera, flash, and 2 switchable keys and bottom is the settings
• In the settings we have, among others
  

:- Shooting Mode which have single shot, smile shot, panorama, action shot, cartoon
:- Scene Mode which have Potrait, Landscape, Night, Sports, Party/Indoor, Beach/Snow, Sunset, Dawn, Fall Colour, Firework, Text, Candle Light, Back Light.
:- Focus Mode, Auto & Macro

Update : The Camera auto setting seem to work very well, you really do not need to fiddle around with the setting and such not to get a OK photo! I will be testing out the camera over a few weeks before posting about it.
:- Effects, Negative, Grayscale, Sepia

Samsung Galaxy Review Part 4 – Home Screen Widget and Apps Set up

Samsung Galaxy Review Part 4 – Home Screen Widget and Apps Set up

To see my other reviews on Samsung Galaxy Wonder - Click on Tab -> Galaxy W :-), More review coming over the next few weeks? on the Phone, The Apps on the Phone and New Apps that I will download.

Functionality of an Android Phone, come from 3 main factors, the Apps you install, the OS in this case Gingerbread 2.3.5 play a part, and what the manufacturer does as a Overlay over the OS.

Customization of the phone is via installation of Apps and Widgets on to the phone, further it is possible to have Shortcuts to these Apps and Widgets on the home page or home pages, in my case I have 7 home pages (Tw Launcher) to fill with short cuts, to make operating the phone easier for me.

I have, divided up the 7 home pages

On Home Page 1 – Phone Operations

I have set up Time, Weather, (GPS Reserve), Calculator, Clock, Mini Paper, Camera, Program Monitor

On Home Page 2 – Call Operations

Here there is Power Saver, Buddy X 12 - Frequent Calls, actually the power saver can be omitted as I is almost a duplicate of the power saver in the notifications.

Home Page 3 - Games Page

Now Empty

Home Page 4 - Utilities Page

I have set up, Settings, Kris Air, Flash Light, Office, Reader, My Files etc

Home Page 5 - Internet Page, (non news sites)

Home Page 6 - Internet Operation Page,

Google Search, Market, Gmail, Internet browser, Download, news portals X 8

On Home Page 7

Agenda (Month - List), a list of events up coming

Samsung Galaxy W Review Part 3 (Widget install)

Samsung Galaxy W Review Part 3 (Widget install)

To see my other reviews on Samsung Galaxy Wonder - Click on Tab -> Galaxy W :-), More review coming over the next few weeks? on the Phone, The Apps on the Phone and New Apps that I will download.

Here is the list of widget I have on the Samsung Galaxy W

Accuweather .com, Agenda, Apmobile, Appbrain Sync, Bookmark, Buddies Now, Month Agenda, ,Today, Classic Clock, Simple Clock, Unique Clock, Modern Clock, Days, Digital Clock, Analogue Clock,Digital Dual Clock, Email, Google Search, Homescreen Tips, Latitude, Market, Mercury Launch, Mini Paper, News and Weather, Picture frame, Power Saver , Program Monitor, Rate Places, Traffic, Xperia Flash Light, Yahoo Finance, You tube

On the Home Screen, we can install Widget, Folders, Shortcuts, Wallpapers So what do we need on the main Home Screen ? - that will cone next

Notes

Buddy – for you to place yr contacts on the home screen

Agenda 2 – more than 1 day of your agenda

Samsung Galaxy Wonder Review (part 2)

Samsung Galaxy Wonder Review (part 2): List of Apps on the Phone

To see my other reviews on Samsung Galaxy Wonder - Click on Tab -> Galaxy W :-), More review coming over the next few weeks? on the Phone, The Apps on the Phone and New Apps that I will download.

Looks like I am going to use TW launcher! 7 Home pages!

What Apps does my Wonder come preloaded with? All this come preinstall, some of them downloaded, some are what Samsung Provide with the phone.

What Samsung Provide will definitely work, while Apps downloaded by the shop may or may not work as it is not downloaded through Android Mart.

Either way I will be spending time testing out all the Apps!

So What do I have on the Phone?

On Page 1

Clock, Calendar, Music – Player, Internet – Browser, Camera, Maps, Email, Gmail, Gallery, Google Search, Market, Settings, Social Hub, Game Hub, My Files. Videos

On Page 2

All Share, Kies Air, Talk, Latitude, Task, Navigation, Voice Recorder, Voice Search, Places, Downloads, PhotoEditor, Mini diary, Calculator, Samsung Apps, News & Weather, Task Manager

On Page 3

FM Radio, Memo, Polaris Office, You Tube, NFS Shift, PES2011, RF11, Splinter Cell Conviction, Angry Bird?, Avatar, Full Metal Warriors II, Mr Runner, Hyperactive Ninja, Gangstar, Legends Arena

On Page 4

Blowup, Apparatus, Bubble Ball, SanGuo OL, Hero of Sprata, Egggz, Saving Avatar, Shoot U!, Angry Bird Rio, Angry Birds Seasons, GaligoChase, Acton, Stranded Mysteries, Dragon Hunter, Andriod Pal,Pocket Legends

On Page 5

Home Switcher, ???, Sokudo Free, Reversi Free, Bistro Cook, Zenonia, Zeam, Jewels, Blacklist, Zedge, MP3 Music Download, ???, Lake View Lite, Xeperia Flash Light, Mercury Free, Fruit Ninja

On Page 6

GT racing, Farm Fenzy, Death Worm, Cut the rope, Crazy Snowboard, Camel Kitchen, Battle heart,Asphalt 6, App Installer, AppBrain App Market, Antivirus, Assasin’s Creed, 3D Cat, Sim Tool kit

Samsung Galaxy W Review (Part 1)

Samsung Galaxy W Review (Part 1) or GT-1850

Update : To see my other reviews on Samsung Galaxy Wonder - Click on Tab -> Galaxy W :-), More review coming over the next few weeks? on the Phone, The Apps on the Phone and New Apps that I will download.

Have Pick up my new Wonder, It come in a small box (more eco conscious, or cost cutting) as compared to my previous phones. The friendly phoneshop man say he will activate my warranty through pc. (Updtate: Samsung Have send me confirmation of my Warranty) So I headed home, open the box, and proceed (on the advice of the phoneshop man) to charge my device for 8 hours. While Waiting I read the Quick Start Guide.

The Unboxing

Now, Of course we have the phone, a Mini (I really mean mini) Quick Start Guide in English and one in Chinese, (which mean I have to download the user guide from Samsung), some sort of warranty Card, a Usb type Charger, a head set, and a usb to mini usb transfer cable.

The UnLock Screen

Switching on the phone require a long press (fast count to 5 / no indicators) on the power button. This took a short time, say around 20 seconds and took me to the unlock screen. The Unlock Screen display the time and date, the status of the battery % of charge when you are charging your phone, and notification for miss call or unread sms.

Swiping up or down give me 3 options, ADW Launcher, Tw Launcher, Zeam and a option to set as default. these are seems to be various apps for home screen options.

Touching the Tw Launcher, send me to a Home Page which have 7 pages in total (I Understand customizable). Preset on the 1^st page (customizable) we have a

Widget displaying Time, Date, Day with Accuweather, Google search bar (with voice mode),

Social Hub, Gmail, Maps, Market

Then the 7 dots (for the home pages)

Then the 4 soft buttons for (see below) which are present in all 7 screens

· Phone, Contacts, Messaging and Applications

The 2^nd screen give you on full page for Samsung E Mail,

The 3^rd screen you a widget for images, a widget for favorites internet book mark and a widget for Yahoo Finance.

The other 4 screens are blank current

Touching Zeam give me a home screen with 3 pages in total, (all blank) except for 6 soft bottons, which are, Message, Gmail, google talk, Internet Browser, Music Player, and Apps.

Touching the ADW Launcher gives me 5 home pages, with the center as default, The Center has Google search bar, Messaging, Market, Maps with a favorites, menu and internet browser, soft button preset in all screens with a move button anchoring both ends, the 2^nd page on the left, have G Mail and G Talk

Initial Impression (comparing with Nokia 5800) Touch Screen is super smooth!, Big, tad Bulky (wide), Gorgeous Screen, Big Learning Curve ahead for me.