"Beach Street" Braised Pork Leg @ Butterworth

One famous Chap Fan place in butterworth, which was formerly house in a wooden business premise at Beach Road, near the Ferry jetty, have since relocated to a Place near Butterworth Town (due to a fire), and is now operating from the front of Club Gold Champ formerly an old cinema (near a famous roti canai outlet) along Jalan Kampong Gajah (See Map), just after the Jalan Telaga Air Traffic Light as you head up north.    

This Old School Chap Fan place which does not do much dishes but is well known for 2 items  Deep fried Ikan Cincaru Stufffed with Sambal and Braised Pork Leg in soya sauce, which every table will order. 

Just the other day I drop by at the “New” place to try them out.  Yes they are still as good, in fact at this place its even more convenient as there is parking.  

Lye Lye Food Court.

Roast Pork (Siew Bak) at Lye Lye Food Court

Lye Lye Food Court @ Jalan Terengganu

In Waze as Pusat Makanan Lye Lye

Lye Lye Food Court, located at Jalan Terengganu is a large food court, at the outskirt of George Town, 

While it is open the whole day, its main business is during Dinner Time, what they have going for them in this very popular food court is, 1) has a decent size parking at the back, and there are sidelanes behind to cope with the overflow.  2) A decent selection of Good Food, actually everything here is good to excellent. 3) location, while its off the main road, its still in a very central location, with housing, schools all around.  4) due to its construction, its alfresco concept with fans. 

This is one of my favourite eating places, for all the reasons above & its large enough to find “empty” tables fairly quickly, even though non of the stalls are my favourite. 

So what will enjoy here? first up is a plate of Delicious Succulent Roast Pork, among the best in Penang, with Crispy Skin. 

Next is usually the wan tan noodles,  I will order the broad noodles, and have them preparing it “very dry”, which they do well. 

Another is the Mix Rice, what Malaysia without rice dish somewhere. 

Pizza here is a Favorite of my Daughters, nothing fancy, just normal street food pizza,  I find it personally too sweet, but their business is good.

Oh Chen, Oyster Omelette but Thai Style, serve with some lime.         

A Photo of Taken at Lye Lye. 

 

Apologies forgotten to screen shot the location map, however you can find this place on Waze,  Pusat Makanan Lye Lye. 

A Bezza Journey - Accessories for the Vehicle

I have got a few items to enhance my driving & maintaining a vehicle appearance. All this are purchase off the shelf at Car Accessories Places, and are self installed.

Steering Wheel Pad – (New) For a Better Grip, A pair of Plyers were required to stretch the “Tab” for easier attachment.  Purchased from EconSave < RM5

Dashboard Anti Slip Pad – (New) To prevent items from sliding, usually I use it for my touch n go. Purchase from EconSave <RM2   Note :  Non stick type

Lumbar Support – (New) for you back, Purchase from Mr DIY <RM15, cheaper ones available from EconSave.

Hooks – (New) Need More Hooks for the car, my previous set from viva cannot fit, DIY < RM7  per set of 2.  this are Metal hooks and can be adjusted to fit the Head Rest Holder Rods, which are thicker then my previous vehicle.

Door Edge Protector – (New) Protect the Door Bottom Edge from (High) Kerb Rash, and Door Edge from hitting another car, wall, scraping the high kerbs.  This is the transparent tubing type.  Purchase 3 Set, each 130cm to cover the 4 doors,  Mr Diy each set <RM7

Magnetic Smart Phone Holder – (New) Prefer this type as 1) it cools the phone which may over heat when in the sun, 2) swivel type 3) Push in type.  Available from Many Place, Purchase from Leleong < RM30

This dual (2) Usb Adapter, which incorporate an ionizer, does double duty,  there is never enough usb to power all your devices, so this helps, and the ionizer also does double duty in the sense that it help to keep you awake and to keep down the smell which will accumulate in the vehicle  Purchase from Lelong < RM50.     

Disclaimer : 

I have not been paid nor compensated nor provided with any materials for such posts, other then the initial test drive.  Opinions & Results are solely my own & derive from my experience, my methods with this vehicle, any may / will  not be similar with yours or others opinions.   

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New World Park Food Court

Asam Laksa 

New World Park Food Court

This big Airy Food Court, houses a good collection of Hawker / Street Food (Penang Chinese, but with a sprinkling of other type of other race) that use to line Swatow Lane, just adjacent to this place.  Some of those hawkers have move on, and have been replaced by others just about as good as, and increasing the verity of food available here. 

Mee Goreng 

 This food court is convenient (with its own car park), more hygienic (then others), centrally located, comfortable which makes it a favourite for locals,  the other part of the complex houses a verity of restaurants and café, one of them being the Famous Swatow Lane Ice Kacang / Rojak.

                                Poh Piah                      Chicken Rice              Otak Otak

This day when we drop by  (Cheng Beng Day for us) we had a verity of food, including Laksa, Mee Rebus, Po Piah, Chicken Rice (One of the New Stall), Otak Otak, and Mua Chi (New). 

Price of food here is on the higher side of Hawker / Street Food in Penang.   

Mua Chi 

Historically New World Park, was an Entertainment City, which fell in to disuse, the hawker stall lining the street out side however thrive and boom, even with the park closure.   Currently New World park is know for its collection of Restaurants and Hawker food.     

Location Map is attached  :

May Fong Restaurant

 May Fong “Restaurant”

An Old School Food Outlet, in the Old Town Butterworth along Jalan Kampong Banggali,  May Fong is a Lunch only establishment that serve and known for it’s  Boiled Chicken, Shrimp Dumpling, which is serve with Chicken Flavor Rice or Ipoh Style Kuey Teow Soup.  Its Usually Packed during lunch time. 

Verdict :  Decent Boiled Chicken, tasty enough, the only one that open for Lunch. The “Ipoh style” koey teow is only an approximation of the actual Ipoh Version, while the Prawns Dumpling is not bad  

Location Map Attached: 

A Bezza Journey - First Impression Fuel Economy

A Bezza Journey -  Fuel Economy

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Being an EEV, the Bezza is design for fuel Economy in mind.  Its supposed to get you 22km per lt (Advance Version) or 4.6lt per 100km, with features at the Dashboard to assists you.    

Firstly, there is the Eco Light which light up when the car “think” you are driving in an economical way, then at the odo meter there is a “Current Fuel Consumption” reading, all which can help you to drive properly.  Third there the lower Idle speed (or if you have the advance model the engine cut off ) which should save fuel when you are stuck in traffic or at the lights   

So Far I have done some simple testing 

1.       100% Highway Drive, 10km distance, after refueling, reset the AVG at the odo meter, Low Traffic conditions, speed of 60 – 80 kmph average, air con at the first notch = the odo meter read 28 km/lt  which translated out to 3.6lt/100km.

2.       One week of Urban Driving, Lots of Traffic Lights, Air Con at ¾.  Marketing, School,  etc

             By Manual Calculation (Tank full to Tank full Method) =    12.03 km/lt or 8.3lt/100km

               While the odo meter showed 12.5km/lt

3.      Mix Majority Highway 4 days of Commuting approx. 40km one way, 70 % highway, mostly low traffic, speed below 80kmph, Air Con ¼  Morning, ½ afternoon), 2 days of Urban Driving & the 1 K inspection

      By Manual Calculation (Tank full to Tank full Method) = 19.59 km/lt or 5.11 lt / 100km

      While the odo meter showed 20.0km lt 

      As a side note :  My Alza will usuall consume around RM65 to RM75 per week for the equivalent, while this week (3) Bezza full tank was RM51/-  

This figures are during the Running in Period. 

Comments: 

Fuel Economy : While one need to work on it, with the correct driving technique, with the right driving conditions, The official fuel figures can certainly be achieved with out too much difficulty.   

Odo Meter Accuracy : Fuel,  accuracy of the Meter vs Manual (Tank full to Tank Full Method) seems to differ by 0.5km in both the test.       

Disclaimer : 

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A Bezza Journey - Little Features of the Bezza Premium X

A Bezza Journey  -  Little Features of the Bezza Premium X  

                      

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The  Bezza is a well thought out car, there are little touch here and there that I do appreciate.  

A USB port:  is located where it can be use be all passengers n drivers can access, located just behind the hand brake,  is a 5C 2A which is adequate to keep your device going, there even a little slot there for your device, just that it a bit too small for my 5.5in phone, : - have tested this out,  good power output. 

Teh Tarik / Ta Pau Hooks:  there are 2 of them, one on each front seat, a useful feature.  One for hot items, one for cold items ……. 

The Handbag Hook:  hook your bag there, to keep it safe, from being remove without your permission.

“Touch” the Indicator: it will signal 3 times, nice for changing lanes.      

Front Sensor:  Makes parking easier, especially in judging the distance in front  

Lock and Unlock Doors :  Located where the front passenger can access, which once activated the back doors cannot be open.   

i do have a few items on my wish list i feel will make the car much better.........   

1. LED day light lights
2. Auto Cruise
3. CVT Gear
4. There is too much chrome,  i know it look nice, but not where you have to touch like the door handles. 

Disclaimer : 

I have not been paid nor compensated nor provided with any materials for such posts, other then the initial test drive.  Opinions & Results are solely my own & derive from my experience, my methods with this vehicle, any may / will  not be similar with yours or others opinions.   

Time to Replace my Redmi Note 3? Redmi Note 5 or MI A2 lite or Mi Max 3

Time to Replace my Redmi Note 3?    

update 2:   

well i think i can rule out Mi A2 lite (for its processor), I am still debating over
RMN5: reviews of Better Camera performance (but having the same camera module), but compared with Mi Max 3, lesser Batt & smaller screen 
or the Mi Max 3, need to purchase Usb C cables / adapters, new pouch,  which will be needed in the future.   

Minimum Requirements : 

Battery minimum 4000mAh

Memory 64GB

Wish List

Better Specs or Equivalent with the Redmi Note 3

Better Camera Performance in Low Light conditions vs the Redmi Note 3 

Pure Vanilla Android

Larger Screen 

Price Range -  Budget 

Am debating 

RedMi Note 5 Vs Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Vs Xiaom Mi Max 3 

Redmi Note 5 (China AI Version), has most of the above with a price point of RM939 currently 4/64GB version, only thing missing is that its operating on MiUi. 

Mi A2 Lite, has the Vanilla Android, 4K batt, but a slightly inferior chip set 625 vs 636, and a slightly smaller screen, the 4G/64GB version is suppose to be around RM1K imported , equip for Micro Usb

Mi Max 3 the internals of a Redmi Note 5, with a much bigger screen, USB C, and even a larger Battery @5500 Mah, Pricing is supposed to be below RM1199 for the 4/64. 

Decisions Decisions Decisions, The MI8, MI8SE, MI Mix 2s price point is too high.   

I will wait a bit more to get proper reviews as well as to see the official Malaysian Pricing.       

Question to My Self, 

1.  A Smaller "by a bit" screen, slightly lower specs, but with Vanilla Android?,  Screen will still bigger the the Note 3
2.  The Exciting Super Big Screen and Battery? but will need new pouch, and purchase at least 3 more USB C cable. 
3.  The Same old Same Old unadventurous but safe choice. 

 Comparison chart of Phone Size, Chip & Camera  

	RMN3	A2 Lite	Mi Max 3	RMN5
Size	150X76X8.7	149.3X71.7X8.8	176X87X8	158X75.4X8.1
Screen	5.5	5.84	6.9	5.99
Chip	SD650	SD625	SD636	SD636
Speed	4X1.4/2X1.8	8X2.0	8X1.8	8X1.8
USB ?	Micro	Micro	C	Micro
SD card?	Hybird	Saperate	Hybird	Hybird
Batt	4050	4000	5500	4000
Camera B	16	12/5	12/5	12/5
F Stop	2	2.2	1.8	1.9
Camera F	5	5	8	13
RM 4/64	-	Unknown	Unknown	RM939

after viewing the comparison
1.  am abit concern on the Back Camera F Stop which is as a high F2.2 for the A2 Lite
2.  Pricing, as no official price for the A2 Lite (Unofficial RM1068) & the Mi Max (unofficial at RM1199) 

Update 1 
Antutu Scores
Redmi Note 3 / SD650=  91531  V7
A2 Lite / SD 625  =  76500   V?
Redmi Note 5 / Mi Max 3 / SD 636 = 116663 V7

information from Kimovil.com

Tokyo Restaurant

Char Hu  

Tokyo Restaurant 

One Famous Old School food joint at Butterworth goes by the name of Tokyo Restaurant, which you may imagine dish up Japanese Food such as sushi or ramen.  Well Tokyo Restaurant is well know among locals for its Tasty Chinese Homecook style food.  😉 

The Restaurant 

This Kopi Tiam Style Restaurant opens for Lunch and Dinner (Close early though), and fills up fast and early, at 7pm you may end up waiting for a table, though there are ample street parking along the Jalan Kampong Banggali for easy car parking. 

Dishes order up this evening is their version of Char Hu, (Fried Fish with soya sauce), Tu Kar (Braised Pork Trotters), Claypot Herbal chicken, and Stir Fried Pea Sprouts & Bean Sprouts, all which comes up to RM50 with 2 rice and some herbal drinks.     Verdict:  Excellent 

Location :  Tokyo Restaurant is a corner shop, located at the southern end of Jalan Kampong Banggali, Butterworth.  Location Map is attach     

Curry Mee @ Yang Way Kopi Tiam, Chai Leng Park

Curry Mee @ Yang Way Kopi Tiam, Chai Leng Park, Seberang Prai 

An acquaintance mention that the Curry Mee at Yang Way Kopi Tiam, does not loose out to the Famous Butterworth Curry Mee at Old Market Food court. So one fine Sunday morning we decided a change of Breakfast Venue will do us some good. 

Yang Way Kopi Tiam is located near the Chai Leng Park Market, together with a large collection of eateries, that range from standalone food stalls, food courts, kopitiams, cafes and restaurants.  Parking near the Kopi Tiam can be difficult, so we decided to park a distance away near the Pos Office / Wet Market, which also give us a chance to pick up some delicious roast pork from the Market. 

 Verdict:  Yes,  the curry mee here definitely does not loose out to the more famous stall at Butterworth,  further we can enjoy the curry mee with the roast pork, and also the Seremban Siew Pau which is imported frozen and baked right at the Kopi Tiam it self.

Location :  Yang Way Kopi Tiam is a corner Kopi Tiam, located around the centre of Leboh Kurau 3, Chai Leng Park the Kopi tiam is open for Breakfast and Lunch.