Pezzo Pizza

Well we have a new hot item in kch. PEZZO PIZZA. A joint venture with Sugarbun and it hit Kuching like a storm. Coming from singapore and are in several places in kch, city one megamall, next to jimisar stampin and giant stutong just to name a few. At the moment theres only 6 choices of stuffing and 3 options of 1 slices (rm650), 3 slices (rm18.90) and 6 slices (rm37.55).

It has a thick crust and the toppis are generous too. A rival indeed for pizza hut (not that i eat pizza that much). Go and try and check it out.

Bakso

Well for those who enjoy bakso as much as me, i went to this place near semariang which cooked and served by indonesian which i find authentic and delicious as well.

It have 2 kind of noodles, big yellow noodles and beehoon. Few meat balls, beef and a very spicy sauce adds the kick of it.

Rojak Kuchei

Well, 28 years and i never been to this place. Near wisma Saberkas at the old shop around the corner of the trafic light. Quite good with variety of chicken, taufu n vege. Come and try if u haven't.

After eating a plate i dont think that i can eat any more for the rest of the day. But then, i might eat something. i dono. go n enjoy it for ur self.

Meizu M1 Note Review

A few of us knew that there is a smartphone from China named Meizu here in Kuching. When we think about a product from China, especially mobile phones, the worst things that we can think of is clones phone, Oppo, Huawei and Lenovo, just to name a few (which are the famous one)

Well, Meizu recently revealed some exciting devices for the consumer, for example the Meizu MX 2, MX 3 and the latest one is the MX4 and MX4 pro. This year, they come out with a budget friendly smartphone, the Meizu M1 Note. Budget by nature but rich in terms of specification and this phone can punch above its waist line.

I recently bought one for my dad, he wanted a Note 4 edge but he won't probably use all the note's function and further more, note 4 edge is freakingly expensive. 

The Meizu M1 Note is a good looking phone. So good looking that it look similarly like the Apple IPhone 5C from every angle you look at. Polycabornate material wraps the entire back of the device while the front is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3. It cost only me around RM700 plus. You can be assured that the specs will make other devices at its price group weeping tears.

VITAL SPECS

1. 5.5" 1980X1080pixel IGZO LCD display (403PPI).
2. Flyme OS on top of Android 4.4.4 with lollipop future upgrade.
3. MediaTEK MT6752, Octa-core 1.7GHz Cortex-A53, Mali-T760MP2.
4. 2GB of RAM.
5. 13MP Samsung camera sensor with two tone LED flash. Can record 1080p video @30fps.
6. 5MP front facing camera with 1080p@30fps video recording.
7. 16/32 GB internal storage.
8. 3140 mAh battery.

Detail specification can be viewed the link : http://www.gsmarena.com/meizu_m1_note-review-1232.php

HARDWARE

As i mention early, the phone are made of polycarbonate plastic at the back and a full tempered glass in the front. Mind you it is the latest Corning Gorilla Glass 3. Feast your eyes with the gorgeous 1980x1080 FullHD LCD screen. The screen is alright, with good visibility from any angle and good color reproduction.

At the front of the device, we have a single capacitive touch button which acts as the home button and lock to touch button. Small bezel on the sides, a ear speaker grill on top as well as some sensors and a 5MP front facing camera. It also have the standard 3.5mm earphone jack, secondary microphone and the power button. The placement of the power button is a minus because you have to stretch your fingers across the 5.5 inch screen to the top which is a struggle itself.

The the right side we have just the volume rocker while on the left, a hidden dual sim slot iphone style.  

At the back of the device is the 13 MP camera censor, a dual tone flash and Meizu branding. The overall construction of the phone is sturdy and nothing is falling apart (or going to) while reviewing. The choice of plastic is great and i feels like a Iphone 5C on steroid.

The brain that keeps the device ticking is a MediaTek MT6752 chipset, with a Quad-core 1.7GHz Cortex-A53 with Mali-T60MP2 GPU. It is running on 2GB of Ram. The performance of the phone is fluid enough with some (but not always) lag but overall it is a pleasure using the phone. I tested the performance of the phone using Antutu benchmark and the score is really good (nearly 40k). Above some of last year flagship devices such as the Xiaomi Mi3, Nexus 5 and even the LG G3 which is much more expensive than the M1 Note.

As stated before, the M1 Note is equipped with a 13 MP autofocus Samsung camera with dual tone LED. I owned the Samsung Note 3 and i can say that the camera is almost identical to the M1 Note while its 5MP front facing camera is great for video calls. I will try to update with the picture and the video sample.

The loud speaker is loud enough but as usual, lacks bass element and distorted when in high volume. Normally you can hear your phone ringing in a loud environment just as good. The call quality is decent as the i could hear the other parties loud and clear and vice versa. The signal strength also shown a consistency pattern. even in rural areas.

The Meizu M1 Note has a choice of 16 or 32GB of internal storage but sadly there is no option for removable storage so you are stuck with it so plan before buying. For me personally, 16GB is not really an option to consider at least go with the 32GB because nowadays, apps and games are coming with a size of more that 100mb or beyond. Furthermore with the 13MP camera you tend to snap around with it, and the size of the images will be somewhere 2-4 mb depending on the quality. So 16GB is definitely note enough for me, but it is just me.

Battery life for a  3140 mAh battery is okay. You can go to a day and a half or maybe less than that if you are a heavy user. But normally i will last u till the end of the day


SOFTWARE

Out of the box, the Meizu M1 Note is pre-loaded with Android 4.4.4. Kitkat with news that Lollipop is coming. So expect fluid interface with a lot of google goodies. On top of that, the Meizu M1 Note is skin heavily with Flyme 4.0 OS. Something similar with Samsung's Touchwiz and Oppo's swipe gesture skin pack. Due to the fact that the power/lock button is located at the top of the phone, you can unlock the phone by tapping the screen and lock the phone by tapping the capacitive button. Which comes in handy for everyday use.

Its camera interface is simple enough. Again, i can't emphasize enough that the Flyme OS is alot like IOS so its camera interface is mimicking its fruity counterpart.


CONCLUSION

There are not many phones that can match M1 Note specification and price range of under RM800 but if you want to consider other alternative, Xiaomi Mi4i just launched here in Kuching with a price tag of under RM800 with almost similar specification. Other than that you have your typical Samsungs and Sonys but i bet they specs are only mediocre to the M1. 

Helo Hai

It been how many centuries since i updated my blog? too long is the key answer. how are you guys n girls how y'all doin fine, better than me perhaps. Well, its been 2 and a half years since i stated my degree in KLIUC. im doin fine, hiccups along the way no big deal. So whats up for the last 2 years?

1. I am still the same me, fat, tall, nerdy spec guy. try dieting but it fail miserably.

2. Im in my 3rd and final year now. Semester 8 to be exact. Im currently doing my industrial training is JKR Samarahan for 3 months.

3. Average joe in studies but somehow manage to hold on to the >3 CGPA. i wonder how....

4. KLiUC is upgraded to IUKL. Stands for Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur. A full fledged university. finally im graduating with a university cert. huhu

5. Guitar skills drops tremendously. can only remember how to play simple chords and power chords. alternate picking is out of the window.

6. My "sport car" is getting worst by the day. overhaul is in the way as long as $$$$ available.

7. Daddy is transferred to Sudan and working with the UN for about a year with extension option.

8. Mummy is retired, my lil bro win on the verge of finishing his diploma in polytechnic kuching this may.

9. I love my Family,PET and all my friends....

Err, that sums up my life in 2 years. i really like blogging but dont have the time to make it. when im free, laziness kicks in and bye2 blog. hahaha..

REMEMBER THE NAME

Institute Eksekutif 4th Graduation Ceremony

After 3 years plus of waiting, finally i have my 1st graduation in my life! My graduation for the Diploma of Civil Engineering that i passed 1 year ago. its a small ceremony with less than 50 student graduate and less than 30 students attending it and sad to say that only me and my friend Desmond attend the ceremony for Civil department out of 10 student who graduated. But, its a blast with alot of happy faces of all the parents including mine, and altho my result is somehow under achieved, i could never ask for more :)

A picture with Miss Sharon, my lecturer for concrete design who always tembak me and the geng..ahahahah

with Desmond, Galvin and Winston. hehehe

Institut Eksekutif will grow more stronger each passing time. buka degree and master course gik. dpt ku continue sia hahahah

With my proud family

3 stooges

Jamband at Kuching

Pictures tells a thousand words

di tepi pantai yang indah....

bersama mama ku yang ku sayang, n adik ku ya ku playboy with my annoying sis, kmi pergi ke permai beach.ahahah. juz to spend time with my sis bah. b4 she go back to JB tat nite. eheheh. nice...

Kanak2 riang

body surf

so hepy eh?

My beloved family

it surfers dude, dudes, r u even listening?

setting up

a freak accident

just a freak accident in kuching. huhuhuhhu

Futsal

ahhh,long time since i play futsal. its not tat i dun like it but im sux in it.huhuhuhu

a pix outside of futsal field,stakan

another random pix

talented guys currently playing.

Lat Wedding

Mayb its a lil to late to post tiz but wat the heck. tiz is my cousin wedding, jerry aka ulat/lat/bro/ etc.hahaha. well, not much said,juz tat i did perform tat nite.hahaha

1 big hepy family. catch me if u can

im on stage. i tink tiz song is thunder. if im not mistaken

Loving couple

my Org kuat arrived

nice pix

im sooo hensem.looking adorable with that bowtie.hehe my nephew

my mum and my cousin. a close up with cassidy. i wonder,y his face look so bored?o tired?nti nda palau kah.ahahha.

UNDERAGE;tiz boys force to subsitute coke over liquor.

another random pix by the phographer

its me with idek,a chance to join oldies conversation