Vin's Taman Tun Food Review

 Last week, I was offered to join the team of Advertlets to visit a restaurant in TTDI. With my love for food., i say yes to them without hesitation. This is going to be another good food adventure in my thinking.

The restaurant itself, Vin's

The entrance and the signboard, Vin's. The environment is totally top notch as I feel like I'm living in France with the setting. The brightness is just nice as well (fit in the word 'romantic' if you want to have a date here)

This is what I mean by "French setting"(as the country are famous for wines). The setting with wines and alcoholic beverages are arranged nicely on a wooden shelf.

Crumbed Scallops RM18.90

Pan-fried breaded scallops 

 Brandy Prawn  RM18.50

Sautéed fresh shrimp served on crusty bread and tossed with Spanish dressing and brandy sauce. =

Chicken Nachos

 Gambas al ajillo RM26.90

Fresh prawns cooked with garlic and chili olive oil, served with toasted bread =

TheMarinated chicken cubes, with finely slice chili, topped with Greek feta cheese onions. Truly fusion! 

Salmon Cream RM28.90

Juicy grilled salmon cooked in a basil cream sauce seved on pasta. 

 Spicy Lamb Bolognaise RM26.90

Fusion lamb dish, made in a spicy bolognaise sauce and flavored with fresh herbs and wild mushrooms.

 THE BLACK ANGUS RM54

Air flown U.S grain fed ribeye steak grilled to your choice of doneness, served with potato salad, accompanied by salad and rich gravy. 

The Elusive Chocolate Truffle Cake RM16.90

I personally think that i had a fantastic night. Vin's managed to get everything right from the food served to customers service. The waiters and waitress always welcomed us with a smile.Even personnel from the management take some time to join for some light conversation(despite with the tight schedule).

The food here are simply awesome (without bias). My personal preference will be the fishes served here, The fishes served are so fresh and cook to perfection

If you are looking for great night out with good food and company, Vin's is definitely the place to be! Vin's is located in Lorong Datuk Sulaiman 1, Taman Tun Dr Ismail.

Us, the Advertlets team and bloggers that joined the dinner

Il Volo live in Malaysia

Il Volo is a trio of Italian pop-opera teenage singers, consisting of Piero Barone, Ignazio Boschetto, and Gianluca Ginoble.

Their first self-titled album was recorded in 2010 in the Abbey Road Studios in London and produced by Tony Renis and Humberto Gatica. It was released in Italy on November 30, 2010 and peaked at number 6 on the Italian Albums Chart, receiving the Gold certification by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry.

The international edition of the album was released on April 12, 2011 and was promoted in the United States with a performance during the final 3 results show of the American Idol’s tenth season.The group sang “‘O Sole Mio”, which was released as a single in the United States in early 2011.

The album debuted at number 10 on the Billboard 200 and at number 1 on the Classical Albums, selling 23,000 copies in its first week. The album is also entered at the Top 10 in other countries, such as Belgium, France and the Netherlands and topped in Austria.

It was released also a Spanish version of the album, that in the United States, peaked at number 5 on the Latin Pop Albums, at number 8 on the Top Latin Albums and at number 3 on the Classical Albums.

To get a pair of ticket, please RSVP this FB page as Attending and contact/email jason.ong@advertlets.com and submit details as below. Thanks!

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Autograph:
3pm, 30th July 2011 @ Popular Book Fair, Concourse Level, IPC (formerly known as Ikano Power Centre)

Showcase:
5pm, 30th July 2011 @ Bentley Music Auditorium, Mutiara Damansara

For a sneak preview on what the boys are capable of, do check out think link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-nNzcEriUc&feature=player_embedded

Though with their busy schedules, they have decided to come to Malaysia for an Autograph and a Showcase session with the fans here in Malaysia. And lucky for you, Advertlets have 50 pairs of tickets to give out, so let us know here if you’re interested to get your hands those tickets to meet these hot boys at the following locations this Saturday!

See you there!

Hennesy Artistry in Mist Club, Bangsar

Hennesy Artistry is back! This time will be happening at Mist Club, Bangsar on 30th July. Are you ready?

This year lineup include our local boy Reshmonu, Beautiful Beat Girls and Trimix.

Beautiful Beat Girls, who could take their eyes off this beautiful duo.This time around, with an expected crowd of over 2,000, the upcoming H-Artistry party promises to enthral party-goers to two explosive partying experiences where sights, sounds, and tastes collide.

 

Reshmonu. definitely has style in him. Other than that, guests will also be exposed to the Hennessy Mixing Bar – a bar where fans will be taught how to mix any of the four signature Hennessy V.S.O.P long drinks (Hennessy Citrus, Hennessy Berry, Hennessy Ginger, and Hennessy Apple). In addition to that, there will be a booth with the name Hennessy Music Mix Synth — where revellers will be given the chance to create their own tunes by selectively choosing to place 15 circular cubes on a react table (each cube represents a different music element, i.e: guitar, drums, etc) to allow them to experience the true meaning of “The Global Art of Mixing” through the blending of their very own tunes.

Trimix, looking forward in seeing them! Party goers can also visit the Hennessy iMix Challenge – an area where party-goers can try their hands at Hennessy’s newly developed iPad game which requires guests to slice up ingredients which are found in Hennessy V.S.O.P’s signature long drinks. The top 5 high scores screened on an LCD leaderboard will each take home a bottle of limited edition Hennessy V.S.O.P Helios. Other than that, Hennessy Interactive Photowall – a green screen photography area where revellers can enhance their photos digitally by choosing and inserting different visual backgrounds and shout out phrases.

I call myself a huge Hennessy Artistry fans as I never fail to turn up at all the 4 Hennessy Artistry 2010 party last year at Opera, Zouk, Mist and MICC. I enjoyed the Hennessy Artistry with great Artistes performance, DJs, awesome companion and the one we must not miss out, free flow of HENNESSY all night long!

Thanks to Hennessy Malaysia, I will be going to Mist Club for this leg of Henessy Artistry

At the mean time, see you guys at Hennessy Artistry happening in Mist Club, Bangsar this 30th July!

Puma FAAS TRAP Challenge

Puma FAAS TRAP Challenge is a challenge by Puma Malaysia to find the fastest runner across the nation. Regional winner might stand a chance to watch Usain Bolt live!





PUMA running is introducing their latest collection “FAAS” to Malaysia’s fastest athletes and most stylish fashionista alike.


The FAAS line is inspired by Usain Bolt, the one of the world’s most talented Track and Field athletes. 3 gold medalist for 2008 BeiJing olympics and broke records at the World Championships 2009 in Berlin.





The FAAS TRAP is a challenge which happened at One Utama not long ago. The challenge is aimed on finding athletes/runners that can challenge and compete with Usain Bolt within the first 30m. Of course, Puma Malaysia requires the runners to run with their new Puma running shoe.





The FAAS range is grounded in performance and features a biomechanical design technology exclusive to PUMA that provides a natural responsive ride. It helps the runner get into their own rhythm for increased speed and performance. The collection is available in three distinct variants ROCKER, FLEX and GROOVE.


Few bloggers from Advertlets decided to have a go on that day.


First up is Jon Yat Ku Teh. Look at the concentration on his face.




Melanie then decided to have a go as well, with her skirts! The only one so far.




Chermaine Poo, the fastest runner for females category. How can't she not be, look at her full outfit. Thats commitment for you.




The Scoreboard of the day.(not finalize scoresheet of course)




Also, check out the FAAS collections at the PUMA store and prepare for the FAAS TRAP Challenge! The FAAS TRAP Challenge Road Show will visit popular malls in Penang, the Klang Valley and Johor Bahru between July 2 till July 31 2011.


For more information, check out www.pumarunning.com or visit Puma Malaysia Facebook Page!

Larry Crowne Movie Screening

I was invited to movie screening by Advertlets on the movie Larry Crowne. I  was hesitated to watch it at first because of the actors. I mean Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts are not exactly actors in my era. However, I'm glad i decided to watch it at the end. Read more on the review below!

The story revolves around Larry Crown (as the title suggest), a widower who works at a local big-box company, and a superstar team leader, until the company decided to down-sized him due to him lacking proper qualification except graduating from high school. Larry serves the navy for 20 years as a cook and worked with the company ever since. Not knowing what to do on his mortgages, he decided to head to college to obtain proper qualification. Coincidently, he fell in love with the teacher who taught him in his public speaking class.

The director ( Tom Hanks ) infuse great laughter in most of the scenes especially during Larry’s public speaking class where most of the students were rather not serious on the class. During his Economic class, Tom manage to infuse laughter with the character of a cynic Japanese lecturer who are obsessed with self-laugh jokes that could only be understood by him ( in the class, that is).

The romantic scenes between Larry and his lecturer was rather stale however as most scenes are there to just complement the whole show instead of adding a stronger impact onto the plot. There isnt any real intimate scenes between both of them except for the end of the show and when the lecturer was drunk. During the latter scene, the intimate scenes were rather more of a “potong stim” moment. The director should have used that scene to add a stronger ‘presence’ of love between them and create a better impact for the film.

In the end, what matters most is that it provides down to earth story line and great laughter all around. It was an enjoyable movie and its really straight forward. No thought provoking scene, no complicated dialogues. It’s a layback, care free, laughable comedy that is sure to tickle your funny bone.

A simple and direct movie. Some might find the plot too thin and not interesting. However, it is compensate by a world class performance by both Hanks and Roberts. Do not miss it, head to your local cinemas now! 

I will like to thank Advertlets and Nusantara Edaran Filem again for the invitation.

Maxis BlackBerry Playbook Tablet Launch 

Poor weather and traffic failed to stop Maxis and Research in Motion from launching the highly anticipated slim and sleek tablet, the BlackBerry Playbook. Malaysians will finally be able to grab hold of this popular device. 

Maxis offers its customers the new BlackBerry Playbook at the affordable retail price of RM1,599 for 16GB; RM1,899 for 32GB and RM2,199 for 64GB. Even better, existing Maxis BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS) users can get the PlayBook tablet for as low as RM990 when they sign up for a 3 GB PlayBook data plan with their BlackBerry smartphone.

“The BlackBerry PlayBook is an incredibly powerful and feature-rich tablet that is ideal for both business and personal use,” said Dany Bolduc, Vice President, Malaysia at Research In Motion. “We are thrilled to be working with Maxis in bringing the BlackBerry PlayBook to Malaysia,” added Bolduc.

Key high performance features of the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet include:

• 7″ 1024×600 WSVGA capacitive LCD touch screen
• Ultra-portable at less than a pound and less than one-half inch thick: 0.9 lbs (425g) and 5.1” x 7.6” x 0.4” (130mm x 194mm x 10mm)
• 1 GHz dual-core processor
• BlackBerry® Tablet OS with support for symmetric multiprocessing
• MP3, AAC and WMA audio playback
• Support for high resolution video playback (H.264, MPEG4, WMV) 1080p HDMI output
• Dual 1080p HD cameras for video conferencing and video capture (3MP front and 5MP rear)
• 1 GB RAM memory
• Up to 64 GB internal storage (16, 32 and 64 GB models)
• GPS, Orientation Sensor (Accelerometer), 6-Axis Motion Sensor (Gyroscope), Digital Compass (Magnetometer)
• Stereo speakers and stereo microphones
• Wi-Fi® (802.11 a/b/g/n) connectivity
• Bluetooth® 2.1+EDR support

Maxis BlackBerry Playbook First Impression

In my opinion, it is the most portable and stylish tablet. The 7inch device fit in nicely to the palm and it is comfortable to hold on. The material used for this device do feel premium as well. 

In terms if usability, I have nothing but positive remarks on this sleek device. Among the great features in my opinion is 

     

     1) high resolution display. The text and images displayed are crispy and sharp. It is fair to say that the resolution is among the best in the tablets section.

     2) true multitasking. This device really show what is true multi tasking about. You can switch freely from application to application without pausing or stopping your other application. Cool eh!

     3) true tablet. I believe that tablet should be the size in between a smartphone and netbook. Therefore, I think that RIM totally made the correct decision in making this 7inch tablet instead of other competitor 10inch tablet. Everything seems to fit in perfectly. From the sizes to the finish. 

However, BlackBerry still lack in applications. This will be only flaw in this almost perfect tablet. Strong rumors has mentioned that RIM will allow Android apps to be ported into the BlackBerry OS. Lets pray it will come true. 

Conclusion, this device is nothing but stylish. classy and elegant device. From functionality to design, it is a top notch gadget. 

Definitely a buy for me. Will you?

There’s 2 options for Maxis Blackberry Playbook rate plans and pricing, do check out below…

Check out the Maxis Exclusive Launch for the public today from 10am-6pm at Exhibition Hall 4, KL Convention Centre. The first 600 Maxis customers that owns the Blackberry Playbook will enjoy free limited edition Blackberry Playbook Accessory Kit worth RM288 and free Maxis Wifi services.