Saturday, September 20, 2008

Dragon-i Inn {龙的传人}

This is another promise post from my previous post. The list is as below:

  • Moon Cake Feast
  • Dragon-i Inn
  • Best Buy Selection
  • Artwork-Curtain Dyeing

Yes, I kept my promise! On the 13/09/2008, after the hectic packing and unpacking, we went to The Curve with an approximately 30-40 minutes drive. Of course, as a wise consumer, we parked at IKEA because after dinner, we wanted to buy some goods(^^). If you buy in IKEA your parking is free of charge!Anyway, at first, we were very confused what to eat. With all the choices available in The Curve, we were lost for a moment. Then, just in a random search, we decided to dine in The Dragon-i Inn { 龙的传人}.


Haizzz, I think that we should have eaten inside the restaurant. It was quite dark outside,.{but, got feel leh}. Anyway, due to the dark atmosphere, my very economic Nokia 5300 could not take pictures well in dimmed situation. But, I tried my best to take pics anyway, giving all my best {I am quite talented 1, hehe, not kidding} Haha, now, straight to the blur and darkphoto gallery.





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Here, you can see the sifu doing the dishes in an exposed environment. Therefore, they have to be very hygienic! This is professional!






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I am very sorry about the photos{What you expect from a 1.3 megapixel phone?(><)}Well, notice on the top left of the right picture{Sound confushing, hehe}, the nuts were really tasty!!!





After that, it was time for us to order. In the menu, we ordered 4 main dishes, 2 drinks, 2 little dish and etc. In arranged order, I will review them 1 by 1(^^)




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One the left, was A Bucket of Rice!!!{haha, really!}It was actually A Bucket of Rice With Pork Topping. While on the right, it was a dish that I did not even touch - Beef Mee. {Yup, for your info, I do not eat beef}. The Rice Bucket was yummy and the portion was quite enough for 5 of us!






Coming up, the 2 Lamen! Yup, the 2 dishes were really "Q" because the Lamen was really fresh to the taste bud!
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As you can see, the lamen was quite elastic and "Q" and the fried Pork was very nice too. However, I prefer it to be cut thinner. Both lamen were great!






Now, came the drinks and desert!
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The Guiliangao{龟苓膏}was truly the best! I could taste the herb and the traditional ingredients with every single taste buds I have. As for the Barley Lemon, it was quite disappointing because it was really not special at all and it was too sweet!





Finally, the dish of the Night!!!!

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This is the Famous Shanghao Xiao Long Bao {上海小笼包}. Well, you might ask what is so special about this. Firstly, the outer layer was very soft and thin. Secondly, the filling is actually Chinese soup{Yes!!!!Love it} When you put inside your mouth and bite it, the soup would pour down to your taste buds and then, to your throat! It was a magnificent feeling!





Lastly, we could not forget about the bill!!!
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It cost us about RM102++ for this meal. For me, this was still too expensive. By the way, if you have a certain credit card, you can have 10% off. I forgot what card already, so, before you go in, please check you have the card or not(^^).





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That night, I would say, all well that ends well! We had a splendid time together as a family outing!!~!! This was the view we were admiring while having our dinner! Nice leh(^^)


















Thursday, September 18, 2008

Review On The Preview of The New Exabytes Website







About a week ago, I came across Exabytes website . They were hosting Exabytes " I Want a MacBook Air " Contest Prize. Of course, I did not want to miss this opportunity; therefore, I joined the competition. Now, I am one of the first 100 participants to preview their new website{Gosh, how lucky I was because I just found out the contest on the deadline!} Anyway, after that, they sent the link, the username, and the password in order to log into the new Beta Website. I was really ecstatic!!!! Since I am given this job, let's have fun!


Firstly, I would like to do a very-detailed review on this new website. Since it is still in BETA version, there are still some parts seemed like unfinished. However, I really need to help them to speak up because it is really not easy to design and finish a website! I tried it before for my assignments{It was like hell a nightmare! Maybe next time, I show them to you all! Okay, cut to the chase, I will review the website on a few criteria :

  • Design - layout, colours, and alignment.
  • User-friendliness - Acessibility, Information-location, and relocation of data.
  • Creativity and Content - Innovation, comprehensiveness and etc.

Yes, basically, these are the criteria for me to write the review. This is somehow reminiscent of my blog survey and my blog results. Therefore, it was definitely wise to do survey even though it is quite annoying at some time. Now, it is time to be professional! I will give good comment in green and negative review in red! Let's get the party started!!!!


In this Beta version Website, the design seems more professional compared to the old version. I really like its layout which is simple in its alignment and sophisticated in its colour usage. First of all, the new website's menu bar is really nice and convenient to use. This is because the drop-down menu bar has categorized all the sections neatly. With this feature, users can have easy access to the info. Now, it is the time to discuss about the colours. Personally, I think that the colours used are simple yet dynamic. White background with blue menu bar is really a match and the advertisements are colourful enough to light up website and attract viewers. This is definitely a plus point. As for the alignment, there is nothing to critisize about because they arrange all the sections in a very nice and simple way.




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The red box is the drop-down menu, it is so cool!!!!





User-friendliness is obviously one of the most important aspects to create a great website. For Beta Exabytes Website, I have to say that the drop-down menu bar is really user-friendly. The bar helps people to save time to look for information. Besides that, I also like the fact that they separated the old "Productions and Services" tab into 2 tabs which are "Web Hosting" tab and "Services" tab. By doing so, the tabs would not cluttered together which might results confushion for the users. However, the new website has expelled one of my favourite parts in the website - The small shortcuts at the top of the website. Besides, I also can't find the "Home"section" at the drop-down menu and "log in" section the new site. On the other hand, they have added some very nice sections such as testimonials section, client section, and products and services listing. This sections make the website more firm and more interesting. Now, going into more detail parts. To be honest, I tried the website thoroughly. I went to the "Xtudent Web Hosting" through the drop-down menu. Well, I really like the newly improved part. Instead of putting all the information in the same page like the old page, they systematically group all the info into 3 main tabs - "Overview", "Features", and "F.A.Q". I have to say that this new feature is really nice to use. However, on the same page, there are some advertisement sections that you can expand and collapse which are not really necessary. Instead of that, they should have include a website navigator by the side. Anyway, with the newly-added GOOGLE SEARCH, I also happy that I can find my info faster and easier. In addition, there is even an EXPRESS SEARCH for new users and old users. This is one of the best features added because this is really user-friendly.




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The red boxes indicate the GOOGLE SEARCH and EXPRESS SEARCH.




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This is the old website. The red box shows the missing shortcuts in the new website.




Last but not least, it is important that the website has to be content-wise and creative at the same time in order to attract traffic. For Beta Exabytes Website, the content, no doubt, is very informative and specific even for new users. In the sense of creativity, the new website still lacks the "X" factor. How would I put this? Like when they introduce this contest, they put a "click here" at the top right of the old website. When your cursor scroll there, the page will "peel" off. That is creativity! Maybe the new page is still in Beta construction, I really can't expect too high!


Well, this is the first time I did a review on other website. I had a lot of fun. The great experience about doing this is that not only I can genuinely give my ideas, but I can also learn from my own comments. To sum up, the Beta Exabytes Website is quite an improvement. I also enjoy surfing its website. Not to mention that the design is definitely "cool". However, there are certain important sections are missing. Overall, the website is great; but, they have to relocate some important elements. Hopefully, the Exabytes official will take my comments into account to improve more. I am always glad to be able to help out(^^)


For more information, please log on to www.exabytes.com.my

























Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Moon Cake Feast!!!

Today, I can finally go home and have a little break. Well, everything was quite okay at first. But, today, was just pure bad luck! Anyway, I took my bus back to my hometown, with a ticket that was RM4.00 more expensive. Then, when I reached home less than 30 minutes, I was told that I need to return to my uni to settle some forms. Haizzzz, it was just pure bad luck!!!! Let's put that aside and enjoy some very nice moon cakes.



Well, if you had read the newspaper, you might come across an article regarding luxurious moon cake. Yup, there are some moon cakes that really "cost a leg". In Singapore, there is a moon cake box set that costs around RM2962.00. What is so special about this? Well, according to the Sin Chew Daily, the head chef explained that "the fillings of the moon cake require a lot of effort.Omega 3 egg white, with milk, egg yolk powder and etc are used to replace the lianrong{莲蓉}. When the customers open the box, immediately, the aroma could be smelled" {Haha, please forgive my lousy translation} . Apart from that, the moon cake boxes require 1 and a half month to manufacture. If you are one of the clients, the head chief would even deliver the moon cake to you and instruct you how to enjoy this luxurious box personally.


Personally, I am not rich enough to afford this ultra-luxurious moon cakes box{If you have time, click my ads to give me some money to eat RM1.50 worth of cheap moon cake beside the street}. Besides, eating this super moon cake might even make my nose bleed!Hahaha, well, thanks goodness that this year, my family did not really need to buy any moon cakes. This is because friends and families of my parents and siblings had given some very nice moon cake box sets. Even though they were not that horribly luxurious which worthed a price of a beautiful laptop, they were quite tasty. Plus, the design of the moon cake boxes were also quite beautiful! Yes, needless to say, it is picture-time!





Moon Cake Box No.1 : TAI TONG Moon Cake box set{4 moon cakes}
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Personally, I really like the box design. The floral design with white background really attract my attention. Besides, the moon cake was quite tasty too, not too sweet. When you taste it, try a cup of green tea, it would be like in food-heaven!




Moon Cake Box No.2 : MAI KE SI Moon Cake Box Set{2 moon cakes}
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For this box, the box design is in Asian style. The raspberry with cheese filling moon cake was really superb. As the other flavour, it was quite sweet.




Moon Cake Box No.3 : MAI KE SI Moon Cake Box Set{2 moon cakes}
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ooo, the box design was quite nice. However, the moon cake was quite sweet also. Therefore, don't eat too much or else you will gain few more pounds just like me.{Now, I have to keep fit already(> <)}



Moon cake festival is one of my favourite celebrations! Even though I know it is a little bit late, I am still wishing you all HAPPY MOONCAKE FESTIVAL!!!!