Shaz baru ajer balik dari Jalan Damai di Kuala Lumpur di-mana terletak beberapa restoran morroccan, arabian - kebanyakannya semua middle eastern cuisine. Sebenarnya saya tak pernah ke sini sebelum ini, kawan saya Menz yang jemput saya ke Jalan Damai minggu lepas ke-sini! Apa lagi... jom makan makanan Middle Eastern la... Lagi-lagipun ia harijadi rakan se-kelas saya daripada kolej LimKokWing.

Happy Birthday Zin and yea...let's have a look at the photos over dinner with Anna!

Kalau anda nak cuba makan di-sini (Restoran Al-Maghreb) ataupun di mana mana restoran middle eastern, datanglah ke Jalan Damai, Ampang - berhampiran dengan Ampang Park. Belok kiri sebelum Kedutaan Perancis (selepas Automobile Sales).

Ok - Nasi Lemak nie bukan daripada restoran di Jln. Damai, tetapi daripada Straits Cafe di Centerpoint - Bandar Utama! Wahhh SEDAPNYER...

I am truly a gadget person! I just bought myself a new webcam!!! Hahaha...and a mouse too!

When it comes to latest products and getting the best of the best, its a must for me to get it. Recently i laid my hands on one of Microsoft's latest web cams and a bluetooth wireless laser mouse. For today i would really like to share with you my readers about my awesome webcam!

At first glance by the window of this IT accessories shop in Plaza Low Yat, i saw a bunch of webcams, various diffferent brands, sizes, heights and even colors. But what stands out was Microsoft's Lifecam VX-7000, which was like as if it was love at first sight. It has all what i need, yes when i say that i really mean it in terms of applications, tools, design, flexibility and compatibility. That's what important for me and yes not forgetting the color! For some people color is not a biggie, but for me it must mix and match well with my hardware.

The price-tag on this marvelous piece of equipment is < $RM 300 (below). I'm glad you want to know what are you paying for! (You get what you pay for!!!)...

• Features @ Microsoft Lifecam VX-7000
• Optimized for Windows LIVE Messenger
• 2.0 Megapixel Sensor
• Universal Attachment Base
• Built-in Microphone
• Crystal-clear Audio
• Glass Element Lens

1. It's compact and able to take up any form or position on any monitor / laptop.
   
   
2. Rankings:
   
   + Points
   

• Picture Quality for Video Calls - 8/10
• Audio Quality for Video Calls - 8/10
• Design, Flexibility and Usage - 9/10

• The web-cam's head can only rotate 45' up or down, i only wish it can rotate 90' up down and sideways like my previous web-cam, but all in all it's a good hardware that produces clear images! Yes i tested it with my friend via Windows LIVE Messenger.
  
  
• I've tested the camera and and compared to other sites and friends who did a review on this hardware, they mentioned that if the camera's resolution is set to anything above 640x480, the images get kinda "choppy". But then again do you really use that big of a resolution all the time for msn or even YOUtube?
  

• It's an awesome piece of hardware, definitely beats my integrated webcam on my laptop and my previous desktop webcam. My first Microsoft LIFECAM and i'm beginning to like it. It's designed to catch the eye of those who are using flat panel monitors or even laptops! Yesss yess we all know the integrated webcams are usually not the best ones to use! So yea, go get yourself this nice piece! The Microsoft Lifecam VX-7000 is the way to go!
  

The Lifecam VX-7000

If you're a MSN user (Windows LIVE Messenger), blogger (especially who loves taking pictures in your room), or a YOUtube kinda person (who loves making videos of you playing the guitar or making a comedy! then the Microsoft LIFECAM VX-7000 is your next big thing that goes together with your computer! With its 2 mega-pixel camera, crisp clear sound, it's bound to impress not only your friends but those who are viewing you!

The webcam comes in a simple box with everything that you need to get started - the CD installs the software, as for the stand for the cam - this piece doesn't need one as it comes with a hinge-like stand that allows you to put it onto your laptop or LCD flat panel. Afraid that it might slip on a desk? No worries lah... the base is rubberized.

Microsoft LifeCam VX-7000 comes with an application software that allows you to transfer video, photo-swap, and do a whole lot of things with ease. Talking about getting applications for you to do your stuffs... this time around the applications does it for you.

The application also has some cool funky designs that can be applied onto your cam screen whilst on a video call with your friend. Yes, try putting a parrot on your screen! Your friend would probably think that there's a bird in your room. Change the atmosphere, the weather...its all customizable.

Many people wants clean clear sound be transmitted to their friends! Ease of use without having to put on a headset microphone is way too cool. Imagine you sitting down at Starbucks and wearing a headset on you and look like an operator answering phone calls. With the LifeCam VX-7000 you can do so by just talking to your friend by looking at the screen and the LifeCam will capture your voice and transmit clean sound to the recipient. Now that's TECHNOLOGY for you! What else can you ask for other than sound, cool design, cool application, 2 MegaPixel camera... It's your choice!



Product Details:

Sekali lagi, tiba masa untuk kita memperkuatkan lagi pengetahuan kita dalam Bahasa Inggeris! Kerana, bila kita mula bekerja... Bahasa Inggeris di-guna untuk semua bahan komunikasi antara satu sama lain. Jom kita ber-bahasa Inggeris!

Johnson & Johnson or better known as J&J is a reputable company with much knowledge on healthcare products and services to advance the health and well-being of people. J&J is not only all about body wash, lotions and all... but they have attributed into Facial Care and not forgetting Vision Care. Thus for this time around J&J Vision Care Malaysia, being a proud partner of the Malaysian Olympic team, has taken the initiative to care for the vision health of athletes.

In conjunction with the Beijing Olympics and J&J being one of its Worldwide Partners, J&J is using this "improving vision skills programme" that draws on the expertise of sports vision experts who also work with top flight athletes including professional baseballers in the United States. Yes, some of you may have thought that atheletes have full fledge 20/20 eye sight, well some of them don't... some do wear glasses and most wear contact lenses for their daily activities.

This time around, how would one really know which contact lenses is best for him/her for the game, how can one train his/her eyes to perform better and act faster. Well J&J has the answers for us all.

J&J continuously supports athletes globally for this Beijing 2008 Olympics Games, J&J cares for the vision health and needs of our atheletes thus providing eye screenings and vision correction and also visual acuity training using the specialised and internationally used Visual Performance Enhancement for Athletes software programme. The software helps train specific skills for specific sports such as focussing on a small distant target (shooting and archery) and peripheral vision (swimming).

I was just there for the event at Ikano Power Center recently when J&J Vision Care launched its program to educate the public about the importance of eye examinations also to introduce their programme for the athletes. For those using contact lenses, having the right power in your lenses and the right fitting lenses with the most comfortable wear MATTERS!

Having the right power in your lenses and the right fitting lenses with the most comfortable wear MATTERS! This time around J&J Vision Care tries to help atheletes globally (those who are participating in the Beijing Olympics) to train themselves with the pre-existing training programme.

J&J Vision Care are working locally with 8 Malaysian Atheletes namely Daniel Bego (swimming), Leong Mun Yee (diving), Elaine Teo & Che Chew Chan (taekwondo), Hasli Izwan Amir Hassan (pistol shooting), Cheng Chu Sian, Muhd Marbawi Sulaiman & Wan Khalmizam Wan Ab Aziz. Imagine what a better pair of
eye sights can do to our atheletes in achieving their goals and medals this olympic season!

Each athelete has been given eye screening and free daily disposable lenses (for those who wear contact lenses) and some are given advice on specialised sports optical equipment (prescribed by an optical outlet that specialises on sports eyewear). Eye health advice is given to the athletes especially relating to contact lenses. Johnson & Johnson Vision Care realises athletes are very busy and often tired so daily disposable lenses removes the need to clean lenses and avoids bacterial and chlorine contamination for athletes who swim or dive with lenses.

Let's hope for the best for our atheletes for this Beijing 2008 Olypic Games!

That's all from me, Shaz - signin out! Peace Y*all.

Baru baru ini, Xfresh & Sony Ericsson mempersembahkan Traffic Jam Street Party di mana artis-artis tanah air membuat pementasan pembukaan untuk Konsert Daughtry LIVE di Kuala Lumpur. Liang, Daniel Lee (Malaysian Idol), Stylustiks menghiburkan penonton-penonton semua dengan lagu hit mereka dari 8malam hingga 11malam.

Chris Daughtry, pemenang untuk American Idol mengambil pentas dari jam 11malam selama 1 jam untuk menyanyikan lebih daripada 12 lagu untuk para penonton! Shaz ingat ini hanyalah showcase sahaja...tetapi bukan! Ia adalah konsert SEBENAR!!! Wahhhh... ok ok, jom kita tengok gambar-gambar yang shaz ambil dari konsert ini!

Burn dan Nazri!

Paul Levine, Wei Ming dan friends di Konsert Daughtry!

Jon, Menzie, Li Ping dan kawan kawan mereka dari ISKL dan GIS!

No photos please... :P

Burn nak curi glam!!! :P

My friends Nico, Daniel and a few others in the pic...

Adam dari Dragon Red dan Liang...

My friends Devino and MC! Yo yo yo...

Let's sing together if you know the lyrics...

One of the coolest pics i took this day!

Ok let's sing together...

Give me one more time yO!

Daughtrry penuh semangat!

Daniel Lee - Malaysian Idol Season 2

Daughtry di tangan anda...

Jom chill out malam nie dan esok di beberapa tempat yang krew-krew Xfresh StreetSurfers dan juga penyampai-penyampai Xfresh akan berada! Jika anda free, jom la... kita support events events yang di-adakan di tanah-air kita! Lagipun, semuanya percuma...

X-Gig II @ ZOUK KL
Jom ke ZOUK untuk sesi X-Gig II kami dan join penyampai-penyampai Xfresh di sana bersama dengan kumpulan Bittersweet, Aggrobeats, Couple, They Will Kill Us All dan 3 band untuk opening session!

Info ++
Lokasi - ZOUK KL
Tarikh - 2hb Ogos 2008
Masa - 2ptg - 6ptg
Tiket - PERCUMA

Sunrise Jazz & Rhythm Festival
Jom ke Plaza Mont Kiara malam ini untuk Jazz Fest!!! Nikmati persembahan pelbagai acara dan artis tempatan serta international yang akan menghiburi anda dengang lagu mereka! Tak lupa, semuanya percuma dan anda juga berpeluang untuk berjumpa dengan Shaz dan juga Krew Xfresh StreetSurfers kita di Plaza Mont Kiara untuk lintasan mereka pada jam 8.30mlm bersebelahan dengan McDonalds (hanya untuk 1hb Ogos 2008 - 8.30mlm).

Mereka ada banyak barang-barang yang cool di-taja oleh SUNRISE! Terima kasih you all!! So jom jumpa di Jazz Fest!

Info ++
Lokasi - Plaza Mont Kiara
Tarikh - 1hb & 2hb Ogos
Masa - 8mlm - 12.30mlm
Tiket - PERCUMA

Ok, Let's enjoy gambar gambar yang di-ambil pada Jazz & Rhythm Festival pada hari sabtu yang lepas!! COOL giler gambar nie..

Frequency Canon, Bunkface dan juga OAG menggegarkan Xgig kali ini dengan menyanyikan lagu-lagu hit mereka bersama dengan sesi open band bersama Secret Love Affair dan Priority.

Shaz dan semua penyampai Xfresh yang lain pun ada di sini untuk mingle-mingle bersama dengan ramai pendengar Xfresh! Ada yang malu nak tegur Shaz, ada yang ingat Shaz nie keluar dengan Dina!! Ek ek ek... kenapa? Tak la... sebenarnya Shaz masih single lagi...Kenapa Shaz dan Dina gi ke Sunway Pyramid sama sama ialah kerana selepas Xgig kitaorg bersama sama ke Sony Ericsson Traffic Jam Street Party untuk mewakili Xfresh!

So yer la... kita orang kena kerja :-) Xgig kali nie memang BEST kerana T-shirt Xfresh yang baru! Baru jer sampai ke ofis kita pagi ini. Xfresh Street Surfers ada banyak stok untuk t-shirt nie! Kalau anda nak... gi la kejar diorg nanti!

Nantikan Xgig yang seterusnya sabtu ini di ZOUK KL...maklumat lanjut layarilah Xfresh.com!!!

Penyampai-penyampai Xfresh di Xgig!

Kumpulan Frequency Canon lepas membuat persembahan mereka yang mantap!

Crowdddssss di X-gig!

Kua Chee - Vokalis Frequency Canon dengan penuh semangatttt!!!

Smek, Mat, Adly, Cham! - Xfresh Kami Tak HOT, Kami COOL!

Bunkface mempersembahkan lagu terbaru diorang... "SITUASI"...

Bunkface yO!

Jika anda berpeluang untuk meluangkan masa anda pada malam jumaat ini, dan anda berada di kawan Kuala Lumpur... JOM dapatkan barang-barang FREE dari Krew Xfresh StreetSurfers kita yang akan menghadiri Sunrise Jazz & Rhythm Fest 2008 ini di Plaza Mont Kiara. Tak lupa juga Shaz akan berada di sana bersama anda untuk menikmati lagu-lagu Jazz yang dimainkan oleh artis tempatan dan juga luar negara.

Pada hari jumaat yang lepas, Shaz berada di Sunrise Jazz & Rhythm fest ini bersama dengan Mia Palencia (yang tengah hit dengan lagu "Sayang Sayang"...2). Shaz memang suka vokal Mia Palencia dan buat pertama kali Shaz dengar Mia nyanyi lagu tu secara LIVE dalam konti tahun lepas, air mata pun nak menitis dah...

Ok..ok...stop emo for now! Jom ke Sunrise Jazz & Rhythm Fest bersama Shaz pada hari jumaat ini jam 8mlm hingga lewat. Shaz akan berada bersama dengan Krew Xfresh StreetSurfers kita untuk memberi anda barang-barang cool!!!

FAQ's...

1. Berapakah harga tiket masuk? Free la beb! tak dikenakan cover charge langsung!

2. Penat la kerja satu hari, ada tempat duduk tak? Memang ada, tempat duduk memang banyak! Boleh menampung 1500-2000 orang duduk dan lagi 2 ribu orang berdiri! Tetapi masa Shaz ada di Mont Kiara minggu lepas, semua orang dapat duduk bersama kawan kawan mereka...so cool la! Rasa macam ada di Eropah tengok Jazz performance di tepi fountain ker lake!

3. Ada tempat duduk, tapi penat la bro... Penat? Nikmatilah performance dari artis artis Jazz mahukan lokal ataupun antarabangsa ini. Mereka semua berbakat besar dan anda akan rasa FRESH lepas tu!

INFO:

Tarikh - 1hb & 2hb Ogos 2008

Masa - 8mlm - lewat

Tiket - Percuma

Lokasi - Plaza Mont Kiara

Wasssuppp Wasssuppp!!!

XGig: Jikalau anda free hari sabtu nie!
Datanglah beramai-ramai ke Xgig yang akan di-adakan di Plug & Play Event di
Sunway Pyramid Outdoor Area bermula jam 5ptg hingga 7.30ptg. Xgig nie percuma...yep! Memang betul percuma, anda tidak perlu membayar satu sen pun kerana tiket masuknya percuma dan apa yang paling best ialah Plug & Play event nie di aturkan oleh pelajar-pelajar dari Monash University.

Xgig kali ini akan mempamerkan 3 indie band dan juga 2 band yang akan membuat persembahan mereka buat kali pertama sebagai opening untuk kumpulan Frequency Canon, Bunkface dan OAG. Kalau anda nak tahu siapakah opening bands untuk Xgig kali nie..datang la!

Info - 26hb July 2008
Sunway Pyramid Outdoor Area
5ptg - 7.30mlm


Daughtry: Xfresh dan Sony Ericsson mempersembahkan Traffic Jam Street Party bersama Liang, Asian Percussion Unit, Stylustiks, Daniel Lee di Konsert Daughtry LIVE in KL!

Krew-krew Xfresh Streetsurfers bersama dengan penyampai-penyampai Xfresh semua akan berada di One Utama selepas Xgig kami pada hari sabtu ini. Kalau anda tak cukup nak chatting dengan kami di Xgig, ahh apa lagi datang lah ker One Utama untuk Traffic Jam Street Party ini dan chill out bersama kami.

Mesti ramai datang nie kan, Shaz, Dina, Shac, Burn & Cham dah bagi anda banyak tiket untuk konsert ini melalui peraduan di Xfresh! Kalau anda tak dapat lagi tiket anda, dapatkanlah dengan segera melalui Xfresh StreetSurfers di lokasi-lokasi mereka!

Info - 26hb July 2008
One Utama Street
7.30mlm - 12mlm

Jazz Rhythm & Music Festival: Mont Kiara Jazz fest kembali tahun ini dengan nama baru dan persembahan dari artis artis tanah-air yang baru dan cool. Tahun lepas Asian Percussion Unit membuat persembahan yang mengkagumkan dan ramai remaja menjelajahi Jazz Fest ini untuk indie bands dan artists terkemuka.

Kali ini pulak Mia Palencia, Hunny Madu dan ramai lagi akan mengambil pentas untuk membuat persembahan masing-masing! Semua ini untuk 2minggu berturut-turut. Pada hari Jumaat dan Sabtu, tiap tiap malam ada lebih dari 4 artis yang akan membuat persembahan untuk seramai seribu, 2 ribu peminat. Tak lupa, semuanya secara percuma...

Info - 25hb, 26hb July / 1hb, 2hb Ogos
Plaza Mont Kiara (Mont Kiara)
8mlm - Till Late

Jika anda free hari sabtu ini, jom join Shaz dan kawan-kawan di 3 events yang mesti pergi untuk hari ini (Sabtu 26 Julai 2008). Kalau yer pun...tak free datang utk XGig pun dah cukup dah!

Lepas tu kita boleh pergi makan Nasi Tomato sama sama...HAhaAHa!!!

Ok nie details details untuk anda!

1. XGig @ Plug & Play - Sunway Pyramid Outdoor Area (5pm-7.30pm).

2. Sony Ericsson Traffic Jam Street Party (1Utama @ 7pm-till late).

3. Jazz Rhythm Festival @ Mont Kiara (Plaza Mt. Kiara - 8pm-till late).

(Kerja Shaz...makan...makan...makan ajer! ...)
- Makanan kegemaran Shaz ialah Sushi & Nasi Tomato**

Kadang-kadang Shaz akan blog dalam Bahasa Malaysia, dan kadang-kala Shaz akan blog dalam Bahasa Inggeris. Kenapa? Bagus la untuk kawan-kawan Shaz semua belajar bahasa Inggeris juga! Kerana ia boleh membantu kerjaya anda di-masa hadapan! So...practice la bahasa Inggeris anda bersama Shaz kali ini ok!

As i was saying, when it comes to Sushi - i definately am one of those kind of people that is pretty strict on what i eat, its quality and taste! Therefore i don't mind paying a little bit extra for great fresh food and comfort. Being in Malaysia, we do have a variety of gourmet food available and quite a range of restaurants to cater to everyone's taste from local, Chinese to western and even Arabian food.

But when it comes to Japanese food, there's very few that really cater to your needs. There's Sushi Kingy, Genko Sush (sorry la my spellig very bad), and the new ones like some Zanmai place in the Gardens and Ichiban sumthin'... well (OMG! I really am bad with names huh), well i haven't personally tried Zanmai but i tried the others...and i tell ya... it's really worth it to try YO!sushi. Take it as a new culture for Japanese food in this 21st century... new way of presentation but still keeping the same great authentic Japanese taste to it like how u want it to be!




Salmon Sashimi...as fresh as you can get! Just flown into the country this morning and straight away delivered to YO!Sushi.

A selection of their dishes...all of these came in at once! I had hard time taking photos or wanting to eat!!!

Now now, have you tried YO!sushi?

I have and i definitely love it! I heard from 2 out of 10 friends that they said that YO!sushi is just ok and expensive but the other 8 out of 10 LOVES it to the max! You see...my judgement on this is that if you want real great food (fresh and great taste) you have to pay the premium price for it! And perhaps my friends who came in only tried the usual sushi that is served on the kaiten belt! But hey some of the best dishes at YO!sushi is found in the menu and cooked right in front of you in their open kitchen, for example try their Black Miso Cod* (this is their signature dish, the best i've ever tasted) and their skewers are worth a try as well. So next time you go to YO!sushi, try out their Black Miso Cod! Yummmmyy...


YO!Sushi is not a local restaurant that not only looks good but it's a franchise from the UK (started off their first outlet on Poland Street in 1997). Since then people have been queueing up their front door to have more of what YO!sushi (the new trendsetter in Japanese food) has to offer! - With more than 30 outlets opened globally, it has to be THE new trend in Japanese food outlets!

It's the Melium group people here in KL that has made YO!sushi big ever since it came into Malaysia thanks to Datuk Farah Khan who's now venturing into food outlets (from it's first Dome). Let's see what else the Melium Group will be bringing into Malaysia making our city not just a place to shop but also to dine...

YO!Sushi - with its kaiten sushi bar (conveyor belt), it served a myriad of sushi, sashimi, sushi rolls, nigiri, and awesome fried tempura and teriyaki japanese foooods!!!

The food at YO!sushi is prepared in the middle of the guest sitting area, the concept of the store is as such that is meant to provide a cheer fealing for us youngsters (teenagers / youths / young adults...you name it), its really a hip and happening place to be!


Location @ YO!sushi Pavilion / YO!sushi TheGardens MidValley

Pavilion Mall
Level 1 Pavilion Kuala Lumpur
168 Jalan Bukit Bintang
55100 Kuala Lumpur

Tel: 03-2148 8588

Official Website: www.yosushi.com/

Other's Perspectives on YO!sushi:

Shaolin Tiger's "We Ate This Updated - YO!sushi"
http://www.shaolintiger.com/2008/03/03/melium-lifestyle-event-at-yo-sushi-pavilion/


Aiyoo... this pic again! I know la.. i love their Salmon.. REALLY!

Their range of sashimi really makes my mouth watery now!

Here comes the Salmon sashimi again! Look at how fresh it is!

Prawns...with light drizzling of mayonnaise on top!

One of their famous dishes as well... salmon roll with cream cheese inside! It melts in your mouth!!! Becareful cheesie!!! Don't get knocked out with this!

THE ULTIMATE - Miso Black Cod! This is "THE" dish that YOU MUST TRY!!! Miso Black Cod is the first thing i order and the last that i order here at YO!Sushi, a must have everytime i come here! the taste...i shall not describe it out to y'all! - JUST GO!!!

It's 10 sumthin PM... time for us to leave, everyone else left already! Well... le'ts go HOME! Stomach's full...REALLY FULL!

Three of us here seated on the side of the conveyer belt! Forgotten what it's called in Japanese la... anyone has a clue?