Home Theatre System

The Projector - Optoma HD-65
The is a small form factor DLP projector, just weight about 2 kg and 259x188x73mm in size. It uses 720p (16:9) DMD display chip from Texas Instrument. The projector typical brightness is 1600 ANSI Lumen with 4000:1 Contrast Ratio.



The Screen - Matte White projector screen
I ordered it from US via Ebay. Believe it or not, the shipping cost from US is about the same as the price of the projector screen, sigh... No choice, cheap and good stuff not easily available in our Bolehland. Then, get a carpenter to fabricate a 90" diagonal (16:9 aspect ratio) wood frame. I personally wrap the screen around the wood frame and fixed it the staple gun. Nice hah!





The Player - Playstation 3
This is the most affordable multipurpose game console and video player (can play Blu Ray, DVD, MP4, AVI etc.). Frankly speaking, I used it most for video than game. To have the best picture quality, I used a HDMI cable to connect the PS3 to Optoma HD-65.


The Picture Quality!
Judge it yourself.

Beng Huat Assam Fish Chicken Rice, Prai Penang

Wow, I totally lost count how many times that I've visited this place. Indeed this restaurant serves the best Chicken Rice and Assam soup around Penang Mainland. Frankly speaking, I'm prefer this one than the Melaka Chicken Rice Ball. Sorry, no offense huh.



You should start with few spoons of Assam soup first, this definitely will bring up your appetite.


The chicken skin is crispy whereas the meat is soft. This is different from the ordinary roasted chicken.


There are variety of add-on side orders, ranges from deep fried 'taukua', 'lobak', assam fish, eggs, fish ball and etc.

Beng Huat Assam Fish Chicken Rice Restaurant

Address: No. 215, Jalan Gan Chai Leng, 13700, Prai, Penang, Malaysia
Phone: 604-3983127
Business Hours: 10.00 am - 4.00 pm

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Ah Keat Restaurant @ Raja Uda, Butterworth

This place was recommended by a friend. When I heard this place got 'Char Moi' aka Fried Porridge, I must give it a try. Frankly, I was hooked with Fried Porridge from Sin Aik Kee, Serdang. Will see if this one can match up with the one from Serdang, Kedah.

We arrived about 7:45pm and the restaurant already packed with people.






Look at the row of aquariums, with various type of live seafood from eels, lobsters, fish and etc. Some may cost you a bomb ...














So, are we ready to eat ...




Starter, the Fried Porridge (RM10). It smells good but taste a bit salty. Could be due to the cutterfish shred. I'm still prefer Fried Porridge from Serdang, Kedah.




Next, 'Nam Ju' fried chicken wing (RM6). My kids love it.




Butter-fried mantis prawn, with salted egg yolk, lots of egg yolks ... the price is RM45, ouch! Yup, quite expensive as it used 2 big fresh mantis prawns instead of normal small size prawn meat. My recommendation to eat with rice, otherwise a bit salty.




Deep fried tauhu (RM8). This homemade is recommended.




Steamed La-La, served with chilli and lemon (RM10). Really increase your appetite.




If you like to try it, here is the address.

Ah Keat Restaurant
6881, Lorong Merbau 1 Off Jalan Raja Uda,
13000 Butterworth,
Penang.

Tel : 04-3233319
Business hours: 5pm to 1:30am.


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Beggar's Chicken @ Banting, Selangor

It took us about 1.5hours drive from my Brother-In-Law's house @ Klang to reach this 'sang-ka-la' place. Don't underestimate this place, it produces the famous and original Beggar's Chicken. Even Axian from Astro visited this place before (look at the giant poster below).

Well, this place is so famous that you need to do an advance booking and is make-to-order. Yup, better do it to avoid disappointment.

Got to thank my Bro-In-Law and his wife for bringing us to this wonderful place. Your next trip to my place will be on me.



I wonder whether they trademark this logo!


What the heck are these? Stones? Well, these are what we came for, ha ha. The chicken (or other stuff) and herbs are wrapped with plastic paper. The outer layer then covered with wet dirts before cook under the glowing hot ashes.








Beggar's Stomach


Beggar's Chicken


Beggar's Glutinous Rice aka Sticky Rice


Fish cake (believe me, absolutely no fish bone)



Address: Bukit Jugra (Permatang Pasir), 42700 Banting, Selangor.

Tel: 03 3120 2515


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Makan-makan @ Melaka

Guess what Melakian will recommend you to eat @ Melaka? One of those must be Hainanese chicken rice lo... Nope, it should be Hainanese chicken rice ball.

During our short trip, we managed to try out 2 of the most famous chicken rice shops along Jonker Street (aka Jalan Hang Jebat), i.e. Hoe Kee and Chung Wah. We had to wait for a long long queue for both restaurants, must be the peak season during X'mas and New Year.

Hoe Kee Chicken Rice Restaurant; very nice ambient indeed. Can you spot the round chicken rice balls?






Chung Wah Chicken Rice Restaurant; kind of typical Chinese kopitiam.









Walking along Jonker Street, you will get sweat and thirsty in no time. No wonder so many people are queuing at Jonker Desserts 88, which is famous for Cendol and Ice Kacang.









At night, we tried the famous Satay Celup @ Ban Lee Siang coffee shop. Alike Lok Lok @ Penang but instead you dip the sticks into boiled water, here with boiled Satay sauce.











It will not complete if you have not try Nyonya food at Melaka. We dropped by at the Nyonya 'Chu Cha' restaurant, i.e. Nyonya Suan Restaurant. Somehow, the food just so-so nia, at least to me. Upon return to Penang, one of my friend recommended me to try Makko Nyonya Restaurant on next trip.









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Lastly, some site seeing photo around Melaka town.
A Famosa (After the Portuguese captured Melaka, they built a fortress to defend themselves. The fortress, called A'Famosa suffered severe destruction during the Dutch invasion. What's left today is just the entrance walls, still well preserved till today)


St Paul's Hill Complex (On top of St. Paul's Hill is the St. Paul's Church, once the prayer house of the Portuguese Catholics, then turned into burial ground for their noble dead by the Dutch. The tombstones have Latin and Portuguese inscriptions on them. St. Francis Xavier was buried here in 1553 before his body was moved to Goa in India)




Church @ Stadthuys Complex


Clock tower @ Stadthuys Complex


Pasar Pagi along Jonker Street.




Pasar Malam along Jonker Street.