Currently in the camera market, there are 2 manufacturers that specializes in the 'Micro Four Third' system... Panasonic and Olympus... Previously 2 models were launched by Panasonic utilizing the 'Micro Four Third' system... The Lumix DMC-G1 and the newer Lumix DMC-GH1... Now behold the new Lumix DMC-GF1... The Lumix DMC-GF1 has a 12.1 megapixel sensor, a 3 inch LCD and comes with either the 20mm prime lens or 14-45mm zoom lens... Besides that, it comes with a built in flash and a hot shoe for optional items such as external flash and electronic viewfinder...

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1 with 20mm F1.7 prime lens...

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1 with 14-45mm lens...

Side view of Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1 with 14-45mm lens...

Side by side comparison with Olympus EP-1... Basically these 2 cameras are quite similar... They share the same sensor and also the lens mount... The Panasonic comes with a built in flash where as the Olympus comes with built in image stabilizer system... But personally I prefer the looks of the Panasonic more because it looks more macho...

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1 with 14-45mm lens and Olympus EP-1 with 14-42mm lens...

The Panasonic trio... The famous Lumix DMC-LX3, Lumix DMC-GF1 and also Lumix DMC-G1...

I wonder whether the Lumix DMC-GF1 can replicate the success rate of the Lumix DMC-LX3... In my opinion, it is a bit hard mainly because of the asking price of the new camera... RM3499 for the camera with 14-45mm zoom lens!!! For me, I will choose a DSLR over this camera because the image quality is definitely better... I don't mind lugging my BIG DSLR around... If I have the extra cash to burn then it is a different story... With the asking price, this camera will only appeal to those that don't wish to carry a big DSLR everywhere but need something better than those run of the mill point and shoot camera...

3 layer ice tea... I'm really addicted to this drink... The first time I had this drink was in Sarawak... Nowadays a lot of coffee shop in KL started selling this... Is not cheap by the way... RM2.50 for this... By the way, this is not their specialty... Just that I'm addicted to it!!!

I don't really know what to call this... So I decided to call it salty chicken because it is salty... Besides that, even the lady boss call this salty chicken in Cantonese... You can order this with congee or rice but normally I will order congee instead of rice because I find it nicer... The perfect combination in my opinion... RM5.00 for this and I find it really reasonable...

Eat the congee together with the salty chicken's gravy... Nice!!!

That's the 'si tau po' (lady boss)...

The best spaghetti that I ever tried in hawker center... RM5.50 for this... In fact, it beats some of those fancier Italian restaurant that specializes in spaghetti... It is that good...

Overall Rating - 4/5 for both

I didn't manage to get the shop's name and also the name of the road... But if you are familiar with Taman Maluri, I'm sure that you won't have any problem finding this coffee shop... This shop is located just opposite of Public Bank...

If you are coming from Jusco Maluri (Jusco is on your left side), just go straight all the way until you reach a traffic light... Then turn left and go all the way straight... Find the first left junction and you will see this coffee shop... Public Bank will be on your right by then... Just look for a parking and enjoy your meal (Is not easy to find parking here... Besides that, there are lot of DBKL around... So make sure to find a proper parking or park where you can see your car just in case DBKL are making their round)...

New look for my restaurant...

As for the interior, no major changes...

New features for Restaurant City... Notice the stall??? It enable you to purchase ingredient from it... Each day there will be different ingredient for sale and of course with a different price as well... As for the 9x9 piece of land, it enable you to plant and grow your own plant which turns into a different ingredient... You don't know what ingredient you going to get (Only applies to vegetables for example, bayleaf, coffee bean, tea leaf, oregano, basil and etc...)... So this is part of the fun but a costly one... Each plant requires 2000 coins...

Recently, Restaurant City went through a lot of update... In my opinion, the developer is trying to keep the game as fresh as when they first launch it... A lot of new items are added be it interior or exterior... Besides that, they also increase the maximum level for the game which is now at level 32... Other than that, they also added a new category in the menu label as 'Drink'... You guess it, now you are able to make drinks!!! Ohh yeah, you can also choose up to 3 dishes per category... So your restaurant looks much nicer with different kind of food being serve to your customers... Unlike last time where your tables looks exactly the same with all the same food placing on it...

But seriously, I'm finding it more and more boring but nevertheless I will still log in everyday in order to get the free ingredient and also to answer the quiz... At least you learn something from the quiz...

My tiny restaurant...

That's me... Hehe...

This is a relatively new Facebook game from Zynga... The concept of this game is almost the same as Restaurant City which is a very popular game among Facebook user...

So as usual, you are require to start a new restaurant and learn new dishes in order to earn $$$ and upgrade you restaurant... Besides that, you can also decorate your restaurant just like Restaurant City... But the game play is a bit different... In Cafe World, you don't have to gather ingredient in order to learn new dishes... So you must be thinking, so how to learn a new dish without any ingredient??? Cafe World save you all the hassle to search high and low for a specific ingredient because you will automatically learn a new dish when you reach certain level...

Although you don't have to search for new ingredient, Cafe World makes you keep track of the dishes that you cook... Different dish require different time for it to be ready to serve... Some need only 15 minutes while some needed 2 days... Besides that, there is a limit of how many customers you can serve for each dish... Some can only serve 13 customers per dish and some can serve up to a thousand... It all depends on which dish you want to serve... Those that can serve a lot needs longer time to cook...

So is it fun??? Of course is fun... If not I won't be blogging about it... But again is all down to personal preference... Some might prefer Restaurant City over Cafe World and vice versa... I like both to be honest...

We must really thanks Facebook and all these people that create all these online games for us... Imagine life without Facebook and all these online games... Boring right???

Feels like eating in the middle of a jungle...

A word of caution to those that feels like going to this place... If you are not familiar with Hulu Langat, it is almost impossible to find it (Maybe just me???)... But if you are familiar with 'Look Out Point', then it is actually quite easy to go... From 'Look Out Point', just follow the road without any turning... Just go straight all the way... If you drive at night, it is a bit scary... Is better to go there in the afternoon because it will be so much easier to find because the signboard is really tiny!!! If you come from 'Look Out Point', make sure you look to your right and search for the tiny signboard... You won't see any restaurant because this restaurant is located in the valley...

So once you see the tiny signboard, turn down to the road and you will be driving offroad... No, you don't need a 4x4 car... Your normal car will do... Don't be afraid and just follow the road and after a while you will see the restaurant... To be frank, I am really afraid when someone took me there the very first time... I thought he lost his way... But once you reach there, you will find a paradise waiting for you...

This is where you be eating...

I'm not very sure whether this is a man made pond or is it natural...

But what I know is you can feed the fish in the pond... You can purchase the fish food from the restaurant... If I'm not mistaken, it cost RM2 per packet... There are a lot of fish in this pond!!!

Another thing that I'm very sure is we are going to eat the fish that we just feed!!! So you can imagine how fresh is the fish...

So you'll be sitting here eating while admiring the scenery... Not a bad idea actually...

Remember to try the chili... Superb!!!

The cockles are big!!! I'm not very sure what sauce they put into this dish... But it tasted real nice...

The tom yam is just awesome... Spicy and sour a combination that tickles your taste buds... I'm not a big fan of tom yam but I am really loving it... The best tom yam ever!!!

'Kerang Bakar'... Nice!!!

Grill squid...

This is the dish that you really need to order if you like sour... The gravy is even more sour than the tom yam... Really nice and appetizing... So sorry I cannot remember the name of this dish but is one of their specialty...

This fried fish is also really nice... Remember to eat it together with the garlic...

Fried squid...

Really worth travelling all the way to this restaurant... It is the best Thai food that I ever had... In my opinion, the price is consider as reasonable... All these food cost us around RM150++... There are 9 of us so each person around RM16++... If you crave for Thai food, this is the place you must go...

But there is one down side of it... Cleanliness or can I say the lack of it... I won't mind eating here because the food is really awesome and I think it outweigh the cleanliness issue... So is your choice... But at least go for a try and I'm very sure that you won't regret it!!!

Overall Rating - 4/5

Fish Farm Thai Restaurant

KM4, Jalan Ampang-Hulu Langat,

68000 Ampang,

Selangor.

019-260 6493 (Eugene)