Courage of Conviction

So it has been a 3 months journey now after getting my Mi3 from the first batch flash sale in Malaysia. How did the phone flare in comparison to my old HTC Sensation XE, Ninetology Z1 and other phones? Did it give me much headaches? Note that this is not a boring specs post but more of a user experience post. If you want specs, go find uncle Google =) Simplified minimalist packaging. Phone in box, Manuals and the Sim tray pin right under the phone(see the flap just below the phone), cable hidden in the side of the box. If till now you still fail to find it, go do a lion king shaking the box till kingdom come and follow the source or the noise. First batch comes with extra sim trays to cater for different sizes and also the charger. I ordered mine with casing and screen protector. Fits perfectly on one hand. Not too big, not too small. Just nice. How did I end up with this phone? My old Sensation XE is dying and is lagging despite the flashing and stuff. I am tight on budget a...

Rushing for lunch during your hectic lunch hour? Wanted to have something quick with little time? What about chicken rice? Too mainstream right? Try the BBQ Honey Glazed Pork aka Char Siew and it's freshly roasted Roast Pork at Lorong Susu. Hidden in the alley opposite the UMNO building at Georgetown is this small restaurant well known for it's roast meats Even before opening up for business on a normal day, you would have already seen a queue from far away. Why you might ask. Imagine this.. You get a piece of the roast pork, put it in your mouth, First bite and you get to the crispy skin.. Second bite on the mean gets it's juice bursting with flavours in your mouth. If you arrive just around 12, you would get freshly roasted juicy roast pork.. But wait.. That is not what is the most well known about this place. They are more famous for their Char Siew.. At first bite in my mouth, I could feel the oil melting, releasing the sweet juice with honey...

Hungry and thinking of where to eat with budget? How about unlimited refills of tomato rice with condiments(vegetables) at only 6.50/set served on a banana leaf? Hidden in New World Park itself is this little restaurant called Passions of Kerala. They are open from 12-3PM and 6.30-11PM daily. Tomato rice banana leaf set. Rice and vegetables on the banana leaf is with unlimited refills. The first basket of Papadom is included but refills would be charged. The rice is served with chicken curry, fish curry and also dhal in small bowls. Deep fried pomfret. Fresh and piping hot makes it a must try. The other must try is the Mc Nair Fried chicken, fried to saffron brown and tasty too. My personal favourite the Masala Mutton. Best take with the rice. All in all the dishes costs from 5-6 for a single serving and relatively the environment is like a fine dining restaurant but with the price of your normal Mamak stall. Definitely recommended for more visits.

The first headache that we travelers always get is where to stay when we are offshore on a foreign country and whether the place is clean and livable with a reasonable price. A check on websites around for hotels/rooms in Koh Lipe returns me with results ranging from 1500 THB to over 5000 THB. Now how do we know which is good and which is bad? Experience. Pull some strings here and there, ask around and you will surely get something close to your budget. I for one did enough homework to land myself at the Smile Sunset Resort which I would recommend to others too. My verdict The Plus: Clean Room, Bed and Bathroom Cheap whole house rooms as compared to others on the island Quiet(being top of the hill and the rooms are situated away from the main road compared to those build by the road side) Transfer to and fro from the ferry/speedboat dropoff point - tricycles as taxi and you would be charged high price by those peddlers so call the hotel first before you reach...