Finally the 'Toyota 1JZ-GTE' engine is ready... Didn't do much to it just the usual timing belt, oil filter, engine and gearbox oil change... Frankly speaking, is been a long time since I'm this excited!!!

Adding some final touch to the engine...

Measuring the cross member in order to fabricate a custom engine mount... The original 'Merc' engine mounting is still retain though... Can't wait for them to fix the engine in!!!

My goodness... Just look at all the rust!!! The whole battery tray is gone...

Another 'Merc' sitting in the workshop... This is a W140 model with a 'Toyota 1JZ-GTE' engine with manual gearbox... If I'm the owner I will not go for manual although I love manual transmission... But I think that a 'Merc' is more suitable with an auto gearbox... Besides that, I would opt for the 'Toyota 2JZ-GTE' instead of '1JZ-GTE' as this 'S-Class' is one BIG and heavy car... So I believe the '2JZ-GTE' with all the extra torque is a much wiser choice...

To be continue...

Recently we have been assaulted by various 'Super Heroes' movies starting by the magnificent 'Thor' follow by the awesome 'X-Men First Class' and last but not least the disappointed 'Green Lantern'... Err disappointed??? Yeah there is nothing wrong with your eye sight... DISAPPOINTED!!!

I don't know about you, but I find the storyline rather bland and boring... It just doesn't feels right... Apart from the CGI, there is really nothing fancy about 'Green Lantern'... Come on who wants to see the bad guy which looks like a bunch of smoke or clouds... It is definitely not scary nor awesome...

I'm in love with the power of the 'Green Lantern' where they can create anything just by thinking about it and I believe the power that they have is considerably more awesome than a lot of super heroes... But, it just don't feel so awesome in this movie... Looks like 'DC' is really getting it's butt kick by 'Marvel' this time!!!

Is been a while since I last posted anything under this section... Nowadays, I seldom took pictures except foodies and the process of converting my 'FrankenBenz'... So I guess what I need to do more often now is to take some random pictures...

Took this pic some time back with my then NEW 'Sigma' 50mm lens... Gosh I really love the lens... The area that you focus on is sharp even wide open at F1.4!!! This is what I like about this lens over my previous 'Sony' 50mm lens...

The thing that I hated most on the interior of my 'FrankenBenz' was the sun-visor... Just take a look at the pic and you will know why... Although I don't use the sun-visor, but looking at it makes me feel like puking!!! So I decided to search for a second hand one as I'm sure that it was almost impossible to get a new 'ORIGINAL' one nowadays!!!

And finally, I found what I wanted!!! This was a newer version and it looks so much cooler than the one in my car... The price was steep but good things like this seldom comes along often... So I took the brave pill and bought the damn thing!!!

Damn... It looks good!!! Making my 'FrankenBenz' a few years younger now...

To be continue...

This is a long overdue post that I've totally forgotten!!! Since I'm not familiar with 'Subang Jaya', I left the thinking to my sis on what to eat for dinner and this is her suggestion... I'm fine with any suggestion because I eat virtually anything...

I really like the decoration...

Very nice condiments set!!!

Free Japanese salad... I can't remember but they have this specialize sauce that tasted really great with the salad!!! In fact, they do sell the sauce if you wanted to buy and it doesn't come cheap if I'm not mistaken...

'Edamame'... RM8 per plate...

'Chawan Mushi'... RM7...

'Okonomi Yaki'... RM26... I like this a lot... It tasted a bit like 'takoyaki' + pancake + pizza...

'Ebi Tempura'... RM22...

'Ebi Pan'... RM15...

'Shogun Temaki' RM8 for one roll... This is one of my favourite for the night...

'Dragon Roll'... RM35... This is my sis favourite... As I don't really fancy raw stuff, I just ate one... Nice but not to my liking as I find the 'sashimi' really gross!!! I like Japanese food but not 'sashimi'...

'Ebi Ten Maki'... RM15...

I will definitely revisit this restaurant as I can't recall most of the name for the dishes... I will make sure that I remember them in my next visit!!! So I guess you know that I like this restaurant a lot as I'm planning a revisit... If the food is not up to par, I won't even consider it!!! If you ask me, I find this restaurant much better than 'Rakuzen'!!! So stay tune for my next visit...

Edited: Looks like I manage to find the receipt!!! So I have included the name and price for all the dishes... Nevertheless, will definitely return for something else...

Overall Rating - 3.7/5

Tomoe Japanese Restaurant

No. 1, Jalan SS15/5A,

47500 Subang Jaya,

Selangor.

03-5633 5919