Finally NOW!! We come to a point where there are no good excuse not to switch to the Sony System.

Sony Introduced the Sony A7 Mark III

Finally. Now. We come to a point that there are not even a single excuse not to switch to the Sony System. Before this, every time when we have the feeling to switch to Sony, there is a couple of reasons that shoots that idea down. Couple of reasons like, small battery, 1 SD card slot, not enough lens set up and not to mention, extremely expensive lenses. No 4K, no eye auto focus for the entry level Sony Full Frame mirror less, noob auto focusing system compared to DSLR of equivalent prices - mostly on the area of subject tracking. 

And now, with the newly announced Sony A7 Mark III, that will be the excused of the pass. Sony somehow manage to squeeze in jam packed of features that now it would be crazy not to jump to the Sony A7 Mark III if you are searching for a decent full frame camera system.

Sony categories it as the entry level full frame mirror less camera for the Sony A7 Mark III. That is like saying, The BMW M3 is just an entry level of the BMW 5 Series.

Here are some of the reasons that makes me felt so want to sell all my gears and switch to Sony. Here are some of the reasons.

1) Almost perfect auto focus system (similar to the almost RM20K Sony A9)
2) Bigger Battery
3) Improved Auto Focus with Canon Lenses via Metabone adapter
4) 4k Video Recording
5) Thumb stick similar to the Sony A9 and A7R Mark III
6) Improved video auto focusing
7) Dual SD  Card
8) Sigma announced the FE Mount 28-75 f2.8 lens and many other ART lenses in future

Okay now. Price. At estimated RM8k plus. Its similar to the Canon 6D Mark II. And if you know about the specs, you know besides the heavenly Canon Dual Pixel auto focus system for video auto focus, others than that, the Sony A7 Mark III wins hands down. Another competition at that price point will be the Pentax K1 Mark II. Which is no where near the spec of the Sony A7 Mark III unless you are only concern about Mega Pixels and Image Sharpness and image quality on controlled environment. The Nikon D850 and Canon 5D Mark IV is at another price point level.

I have never felt so wanted to try out the new Sony A7 Mark III. When I have the money, I will definately switch. But for now, I will be sticking to my old gears. 

Until then, cheers and have a nice day ahead.

NEW!!! Genting Highlands Premium Outlets NEW OPENS!!!

18th August 2017 - Shopping experience in Genting Highlands has never stopped its enhancement since the completion of the new Genting Highlands Sky Avenue. And now, shoppers can further enjoy their shopping experience with the introduction of Genting Highlands Premium Outlets.

Do check out this video below.



Our experience here was great. Weather was nice but nothing compare to the top of Genting Highlands. 

Here we can find brands like:
- Calvin Klein
- Renoma
- Toy World
- Sasa
- Converse
- Adidas
- New Balance
- Coach
and many others..........

Visitor will not go hungry as well because they do have a number of eateries and cafes here such as Marry Brown, Wendy's, Dome and others. Husbands who are tired of following their wife around shopping inside Victoria Secret can enjoy coffee at Starbucks or Coffee Bean.

Overall it was a nice experience. Do expect a huge crowd and traffic especially on weekends and public holidays.

While you are here why not check out, Personal Vacation Photography Service here in Malaysia. What will be cooler than having your own personal photographer capturing the moments during your visit here in Malaysia. Find our more at: 

http://flamevacationphoto.blogspot.my/p/personal-vacation-photography.html

Until then, cheers and have a safe trip.....

Wonton Noodles or better known as Wanton Mee by the locals here in Malaysia

4th May, 2017 - Wonton Noodles. Or better know as Wanton Mee by the locals. Is one of the most popular noodle dish here in Malaysia. Usually served with roast sweet pork belly "char Siew" and a bowl of soup with wanton dumplings and a few vegetable for garnishing. There are 2 main version of the wanton mee. A dry one, and a soup version. I particularly like the dry one because it has a more intense taste. Usually service with sliced green chillis. 

Some Wonton Noodles even comes with a roasted duck or roast chicken as side dish.

Do sure to try out a nice plate of Wanton Mee when you visit Malaysia. Let us know down below should you need a recommendation on which Wanton Noodle start to try out.

While you are here why not check out, Personal Vacation Photography Service here in Malaysia. What will be cooler than having your own personal photographer capturing the moments during your visit here in Malaysia. Find our more at: 

http://flamevacationphoto.blogspot.my/p/personal-vacation-photography.html

Until then, cheers and have a safe trip.....

Planing a holiday here at Resort World Genting Highlands Pahang Malaysia?

March 2017 - Planning you vacation here at one of Malaysia's most popular tourist spot.

Resort World Genting Highlands, Pahang Malaysia.

Enjoy the cool weather, great food, vibrant night life and casino. All at one mega structure on the hill top.

These are some of the place we visited during our trip to Resort World Genting Highlands on March 2017

- Malaysian Food Street
- Morganfield's Restaurant Genting Sky Avenue
- Nyonya Colors First World Plaza Genting Highalands Pahang Malaysia
- First World Hotel Standard Room - Y5 Room - Deluxe Room
- Rico Gallery Genting Highlands
and many more......

Check out this video below.

Part 1

Part 2



Part 3 coming soon.....

Do you know you can actually hire your very own personal vacation photographer here in Malaysia? Interested to find our more? Feel free to visit http://flamevacationphoto.blogspot.my/ for more info.

13th March 2017 - Line Clear Nasi Kandar has been ordered to stop operation for two weeks due to major cleanliness issues.

13th March 2017, Penang - Dear friends who are planning their trip to Penang Malaysia and looking forward to try out the iconic Line Clear Nasi Kandar Restaurant here will be disappointing. Among others that shared the same fate are Yasmin Restaurant and Sup Hameed Restaurant who were also been given the order to stop operation for a time being until further notice. Lets hope that they will get their cleanliness issues sorted out and give us the consumer an assurance so that we can continue to support with confidence. Every old kitchen needs a cleanup. 

However, there are still many nasi kandar restaurant in Malaysia that is equally as delicious only not that popular. Franchises like Pelita, Nasi Kandar Utara and many others does also serve nice delicious nasi kandar. SO, no sweat if you can't try Line Clear this time. There are plenty of other options here in Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Penang for a good nasi kandar restaurant

Until then, have a nice day ahead.....

^ Image courtesy of http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2017/03/13/george-towns-line-clear-found-teeming-with-rats-cockroaches/

Kie Kee Food Stall- Probably one of the best and most affordable chicken rice in PJ

24, Feb 2017 - Kie Kee Food Stall. Unarguably one of the best and affordable chicken rice stall in Petaling Jaya, Selangor Malaysia. Located inside Petaling Jaya Old Town or better known by the locals as PJ Old Town Food Court & Wet Market. Like every other Food Court or also known as Hawker Center, there are many hidden gems inside every one of them. And Kie Kee Food Stall is no exception.

What to order you may be wondering. These are the most common dish the locals usually have.

- Roasted Chicken Rice. Choose from chicken breast, thigh, drumstick and maybe try to avoid chicken wing,

- The "Char Siew" sweet roast Pork Belly which is more on a watery and sweet style of pork belly cooking and "Siew Yok" the sort of dry deep fried pork belly that is on the salty side. Or, just order both.

- Curry Pork Meat. Which is port chop cooked in a thick Chinese style curry.

How to order? Easy.

Lets say you are going as a couple. First you will need to find a seat as close to or aligned to Kie Kee Food Stall as there will be many stall sharing the food court and after all these years they sort of like mark their own territories through out the years.

Then, get the staff's attention which are easy to identify due to their yellow colored t-shirts and repeat after me. One roast chicken rice, drumstick with "char siew" and one roast chicken rice, breast with "siew yok". And add one more Curry Pork Chop. Or, you can also combine your order. This is how you order. Roast Chicken Rice plus "char siew" and "siew yok" for 2 person, prefer thigh and breast. 1 curry pork chop. Done.

^ Roasted Chicken Rice, Thigh

^ Curry Pork Chop

Oh and when you have settled down in your seat. There will be drinks vendor approaching you. Just order what you wish to drink. We do like the "(Ice) Ais Kacang" or also known as ABC which is shredded ice with condense milk and all the other jelly stuff and ground nuts. A cooling and refreshing desert.

^ " (Ice) Ais Kacang" also known as ABC

So the next time you are planning your vacation here in Selangor Malaysia, do check this place out. In this particular food court itself has tons of variety of food stall to try out. Next to Kie Kee is a "Bak Kut Teh" stall and also along side you can find "Yong Tou Fuu" stall. On the opposite side, you can find india food like banana leave rice and roti canai just to name a few. And truly one stop location for all the old school type of food. Just be sure to avoid working hour peak lunch time.

Address of Kie Kee Chicken Rice Food Stall as below.
Taman Selera, Jalan Othman
46050 Petaling Jaya
Selangor Darul Ehsan

While you are here why not check out, Personal Vacation Photography Service here in Malaysia. What will be cooler than having your own personal photographer capturing the moments during your visit here in Malaysia. Find our more at: 
http://flamevacationphoto.blogspot.my/p/personal-vacation-photography.html

Until then, cheers and have a safe trip.....

Its Malaysia KLPF 2016 Again - 7th to 9th October 2016 @ StarXpo Centre, 15th Floor, Kenanga Wholesale City

Well, its actually nothing compared to Photokina or CP+. But still, its here in Malaysia.

But unfortunately this time we do not see Olympus, Panasonic, Pentax, Ricoh, Tamron and may other stated above. Seem slike a pity because we are looking forward to have a look at the Pentax K1. 

But there are some other exciting stuff we can look at.... we hope. Most probably the new Canon 5D Mark IV and also the new Mirroless Medium Format camera from Fujifilm. Other than that I guess there is nothing much. Oh and not to forget that DJI will be there as well. Wonder will they have the DJI Mavic Pro for test drive.

So for all our photography enthusiast fans out there, do check out KLPF 2016.

StarXpo Centre, 15th Floor,
Kenanga Wholesale City
7-9 October 2016

Until then, cheers and have a nice day ahead.

Who lo a hot bowl of Curry Noodles?

*source from: http://flamephoto.blogspot.my/

Once in awhile, there will come a time where a bowl of hot Curry Noodles is just what you need to get the day going.

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Curry Noodle at Nyonya Kopitiam Dataran C180.

And what not. A nice plate of Nyonya style nasi lemak with chicken

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Prices are still fair and reasonable. Food was not what we call outstanding, but exceptionally nice.

And for those who are wondering whether is this place baby friendly. And the answer is definitely yes.

Click HERE to check out our previous visit here at Nyonya Kopitiam Dataran C180.

Nyonya Kopitiam Dataran C180

A-1-G JALAN C180/1
DATARAN C180 43200
CHERAS SELANGOR

Tel: 03-90813988

Cheers and have a nice day ahead........

Thursday, 1 September 2016

Trying out Malay food for a change - Nasi Kak Wok Antarabangsa, Dataran C180

It doesn't take long, for the craving for Malay food feeling to come. Especially, a nice plate of Nasi Lemak with sambal and fried chicken.

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Nasi lemak with fried chicken

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Tom Yum Seafood Mihun

There will be no baby friendly test this time. 

Food was nice and tasty. But the portion was a little too small.

So whenever you have a craving for Malay food, do check out Nasi Kak Wok Antarabangsa, Dataran C180

Address:

A-9-GF, DATARAN C180, JALAN C180/1

43200 Cheras, Selangor

016-338 3854

Cheers and have a nice day ahead...........

We will be heading to Rockbund Fishing Chalet, Lumut

Dear friends.

We will be heading to Rockbund Fishing Chalet, Lumut this coming Chinese New Year holidays and we will be bringing you guys reviews, updates and more photos of the place especially if fishing is on of your past times.

Be sure to like us on Facebook and we will be reviewing and updating more about Rockbund Fishing Chalet. Till then, cheers and have a nice day ahead.

The New Sony A7R II - World's First BSI Full Frame Camera

Sony A7R II. The sharpness monster. With the BSI sensor and without a low pass filter, your can assure that sharpness and low noise at high ISO is something that would blow other current Full Frame sensor out there. Which the Samsung NX1 has already proven. And it shoots 4k video as well.

With 42Mp of horse power, the A7R II has slightly less firepower than the Canon 5Ds/5DsR. But without the AA filter on th A7R II, this could result in even more sharpness than the Canon's new but old 5D s/sR. 

We somehow get a better clue that this sensor might also be used on the upcoming mystical Pentax Full Frame camera. If so, I guess the Pentax Full Frame will be the only one which still stand the chance to beat this monster.

Lets see what Pentax will bring to the table. If they ever release a Full Frame. 

Until then, cheers and take a break.

The late Kaʻanoʻi Kamakawiwoʻole (Also knows as "IZ") 1976–1997 38 years old

When pure talent broke the barrier......... nothing can even stop one of the most unappealing singer in becoming a legend and earn his title as "The Voice of Hawaii" .

Don't let what seems to be a big problem stopping you from your achievements when you know that your passion and talent is much more greater than your problems.

I can imagine how Mr.IZ felt when he went up stage and people are looking at him with all kinds of impressions. IZ's could have left and in his mind could have said, what the hell am I doing here up on stage in front of thousands of people. And no he didn't. His passion is music and when he sang the first few words, audience were stunned and the whole room fell silent on hearing him. And from there, IZ went ahead and never looked back.

The late Kaʻanoʻi Kamakawiwoʻole (Also knows as "IZ") 1976–1997 38 years old

Source from Wikipedia:-
Throughout his life, Kamakawiwoʻole was morbidly obese and at one point weighed 757 pounds (343 kg; 54.1 st) standing 6-foot-2-inch. He endured several hospitalizations because of health problems caused by his weight. Beset with respiratory, heart, and other medical problems, he died at the age of 38 in Queen's Medical Center at 12.18am. on June 26, 1997. Kamakawiwoʻole was survived by his wife, Marlene Kamakawiwoʻole, and their daughter, Ceslie-Ann "Wehi".

The Hawaii state flag flew at half-staff on July 10, 1997, the day of Kamakawiwoʻole's funeral. His koa wood coffin lay in state at the state capitol building in Honolulu. He was the third person in Hawaiian history to be awarded this honor, and the only one who was not a government official. Approximately ten thousand people attended the funeral. Thousands of fans gathered as his ashes were scattered into the Pacific Ocean at Mākua Beach on July 12, 1997. Scenes from the funeral and scattering of Kamakawiwoʻole's ashes were featured in official music videos of "Over the Rainbow" released posthumously by Mountain Apple Company; as of January 2015, the two videos as featured on YouTube have collectively received over 180 million views.

On September 20, 2003, hundreds paid tribute to Kamakawiwoʻole as a bronze bust of the revered singer was unveiled at the Waianae Neighborhood Community Center on Oʻahu. The singer's widow, Marlene Kamakawiwoʻole, and sculptor Jan-Michelle Sawyer were present for the dedication ceremony.

RIP Israel "Iz" Kaʻanoʻi Kamakawiwoʻole.......

Could This Be True? New K-3 II Coming Soon?

Before the Pentax FF hype even have the chance to settle down, and now it seems that rumors have said that Pentax will announce yet another flagship camera. The Pentax K-3 II. 

Would that be a clever strategy for Pentax marketing. After the announcement of the Pentax FF, I doubt that people would even consider upgrading their K-3 or K-5 II/IIs to the new K-3 II where there is an even better announcement coming from Pentax. The mystical Pentax FF?

These 2 years has been an exciting year for Pentax. The K-3 and the 645z. Lets see what Pentax has to offer for this year....... Until then,

Cheers and take a break..

9th Maternity & Children Expo 2015 in Mid Valley? Is It Worth Going?

- Go early for parking.
When we were there on Friday afternoon, we almost had to circle the car park for around 1 hours hunting and stalking people from leaving only to know they are just unloading their purchases and going back for second round. And we received reports that the parking is pack full that it has to be closed and visitors are forced to park on the road side.

- Avoid Pushing Baby Stroller.
The place is tight and is poorly mapped out. Mummy and daddy with stroller can hardly move around. Even on a Friday which is suppose to be a working day is jam packed.

- Ask For Stock Availability Before Lining Up
Some visitor are disappointed when by the time the line reached them, only to find out the pampers size they wanted has ran out of stocks. Same with other products like the Tommee Tippee bottles.

- Try Visiting Jusco Or Aeon Big First Before Deciding
We are surprise to find even better deals in Jusco. 60-80% discounts for baby clothes. But it seems is only just for today. But there is no harm trying. RM120 for 3 packs of Mamy Poko diapers which is about the same as what the Baby Expo is selling. But, in the Baby Expo, you need to queue up like for half and hour and there is no promise that the stock will be enough.

Few of the products prices that we manage to survey:

- Tommee Tippee 5oz Feeding Bottle = RM10.90. NP = RM34.XX (But Latest Report Showed That It Has Ran Out Of Stock This Morning) Can still try tomorrow morning.

- Drypers Wee Wee Dry Buy Any 3 for RM123.00

- Diapex Premium 4 packs for RM100.00

- Mamy Poko 3 packs for RM120.00

- Baby Clothing = Starts from RM5 (Might Get Better Discounts In Jusco)

I think you will need to be there early. Stocks are limited and be prepare to queue up for hours. Oh, and also stand a chance to win a Mini Cooper in a lucky draw. Don't know how, because we didn't bother to queue up for registration because that queue alone is super long and we can't wait to explore what is there to offer.

9th Maternity & Children Expo 2015 in Mid Valley

Cheers and take a break.......

Very True And Very Funny As Well

Lets take a break and just have a laugh........

For those lovely people who doesn't have children and always admire and felt jealous to those lovely people who does have children, they have no idea on what they are talking about. They have no idea how difficult things will be in their life. Things that are not consider to be things, will become nearly impossible.

But even so, we still love our children very much.

Michael McIntyre - People With Kind Have No Idea What They Are Talking About

Cheers and take a break...........

Hurray, The Long Awaited Pentax FF DSLR Has Been Announced`

Finally..... the day has come for those loyal Pentax fans to enjoy the lime light of the newly announced Full Frame DSLR. Knowing Pentax, it will not come without a big bang and a big kick in the butt for other big boys out there.

At quick glance on the left side below, we notice the presence of a placeholder for the SR logo, which suggest that the upcoming Pentax full-frame will feature in-body stabilization just like existing Pentax cameras.  And this alone will be the big slap in the face for other Full Frame DSLR competitors our there.

The Pentax Full Frame fleet so far has been seen with the release of the DFA* 70-200 f2.8 and the DFA 150-450 Zoom lens.

HD DFA* 70-200 f2.8 F2.8 ED DC AW

HD DFA 150-450mm F4.5-5.6 ED DC AW

The final name for this new Pentax FF has yet to be confirmed.

So far, it should be spec as:

K-mount digital SLR camera with a large, 35mm full-frame image sensor

Compatible with DA-series interchangeable lenses, using an image-cropping function

Currently under development for market launch by the end of 2015

Note: The specifications and exterior design of this product are yet to be finalized.

We should be able to see a further spec on the up coming CP+ 2015

Until then, cheers and take a break.

Source: http://www.pentaxforums.com/articles/pentax-news/pentax-full-frame-officially-coming-cpplus-2015.html

Malaysia KLCI Stock News - PSIPTEK (Prinsiptek)

Prinsiptek: Onlookout for M&A opportunities. Construction firm Prinsiptek Corp, which recently diversified its business into property development, is considering potential mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in construction-related businesses, said its group MDDatuk Foo Chu Jong. The group is interested in diversifying into manufacturing of building materials and is eyeingpotential M&As within the sector. Foo said the group has been in talks with several parties on potential acquisitions but has yet to identify a suitable deal. These parties are involved in the manufacturing of construction based materials.(SunBiz)

Just For Fun...........

Just For Fun...........

Cheers and take a break.

New Nyonya Restaurant Now Open In Datarn C180, Cheras

Something new to try out at Dataran C180 Cheras area. New Nyonya Kopitiam Restaurant

Nyonya Kopitiam Sign Board

Nyonya Kopitiam Interior

Here is what we tried so far:


Nyonya Kopitiam Nyonya Nasi Lemak

Nyonya Kopitiam Nyonya Nasi Lemak 2

Nyonya Kopitiam Stir Fried "Kum Heong" Chicken

Nyonya Kopitiam Stir Fried "Kum Heong" Chicken 2

Nyonya Kopitiam Nasi Lemak Sambal Sotong

Nyonya Kopitiam Nasi Lemak Sambal Sotong 2

Nyonya Kopitiam Butter Cream Chicken Rice

Nyonya Kopitiam Butter Cream Chicken Rice 2

Nyonya Kopitiam Curry Mee

Nyonya Kopitiam French Toast

Food are acceptable and nothing fancy. Good as expected. Nothing to complain. Portion are considerably big and generous. What impressed us is the service. Quick and attentive waiters. Good job. Price are from RM 8,50 for the Curry Mee. Quite reasonable compared to Pappa Rich.

Will definitely go back for a next visit.

Restaurant Address:
A-1-G, Jalan C180/1
Dataran C180, 43200
Cheras, Selangor
Tel: 03-90813988

Cheers and take a break............