Mar 15 2014

0109 Dessert & Chocolate

0109 Dessert & Chocolate, not too often that you find a dessert place which is in a Chinese community, mostly because we Asians don’t like sweets. Luckily enough we picked out this place and it turned out pretty good, most dessert are not too sweet like some restaurants, their stuffs are pretty light in a good way, thumbs up! I would definitely go back just because of their cream brulee but beware because you probably need to make a reservation ahead of time because the place is packed with people unless you go early.

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Mar 15 2014

ZAKKUSHI (Japanese Yakitori Izakaya)

It’s that time of year again, To celebrate Karen birthday, we picked ZAKKUSHI a Japanese izakaya located in downtown Toronto. I actually passed by this place a few times and never knew this place is actually quite nice and spacious. The atmosphere is bascially like the other izakaya, once you go in they would greet you loudly and food are mostly BBQ stuffs. In my opinion, food is not the greatest compare to some others but still a very good place to try, as long as the fun factor is there, everything should be good B-) We did make a reservation because we had quite a lot of people but even if you have only a couple, I think you should make one too because this place is also very packed most of the time.

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Feb 28 2014

The London Arms

Unlike most restaurants inside malls, this one apparently is not a chain.  Located in the lower level of the Pen Centre St. Catherine’s Ontario, a pub like restaurant named The London Arms.  There are lots of food choices in the food court, a Kelsey’s and Boston Pizza in the parking lot of this mall, so with this much competition, a restaurant has to stand out and it does 🙂  Their menu is very simple, typical pub food but I was quite surprised the prices are not as expensive than I thought because it’s in a mall.  Food was quite good, the Italian sausage penne I ordered was soo creamy and tasty, and their fish and chips is probably the best in the area.  The best thing about this place is, they do have specials on a few kinds of beer before 6pm so if you are getting tired after a whole afternoon shopping, you can take a good break with a few beer in there and then you can go drunken shopping again, hehe

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Feb 28 2014

La Crosse Technology BC1000 Alpha Power Battery Charger

I use a lot of rechargeable AA and AAA batteries for my electronics, ever noticed your rechargeable batteries went completely dead after less than 50 charge cycles, then you blame the brand of your batteries sometimes and bought some other brands to try out?  And the end result is the same with even different brand of batteries?  Then you blamed on your charger and bought another one and same shit happened?

Well, tell you what, the problem is your charger, most chargers you can get in the market now they kill your rechargeable batteries even if they have auto stop.  Also getting sick of charging your ONE needed battery along with another because you have to charge them in pairs?  Well, here is a perfect solution 🙂  La Crosse Technology BC1000 Alpha Power Battery Charger which I bought it from Amazon for $60.  It is probablely the best AA and AAA charger in the market now.

La Crosse Technology BC1000 Alpha Power Battery Charger

La Crosse Technology BC1000 Alpha Power Battery Charger

Product features
– Works with all nicd and nimh “aa” and “aaa” rechargeable batteries
– Lcd shows capacity for each battery when charging is complete
– Charges aa and aaa rechargeable batteries simultaneously
– Select different charging current for each channel: charge, discharge, refresh, test; automatically switches to trickle charge when charging is complete to ensure maximum battery capacity
– Overheat detection to protect over-charging

What’s In the Bag?
– Sturdy Adjustable Nylon Carrying Tote Bag with detachable metal clips
– Spacious inside double pockets
– Webbed side sleeve for additional storage
– Includes 4 AA & 4 AAA NiMH rechargeable (shrink-wrapped) batteries
– AC power adapter
– Front Zippered kangaroo pouch includes individual pockets to carry included 4 C size 1.2v battery adapters which are included inside 4 D size adapters

This is probably the best buy of the year and it is strongly recommended for everyone that experienced the same problems I had 🙂

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Feb 09 2014

3G Manager – Battery saver

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Description

*** THIS APP IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH MULTI-SIM PHONES ***3G Manager allow you to save battery and avoid excessive Electromagnetic exposure by automatically disabling mobile data connection when you lock the screen.
The manager allow you to keep receiving notifications by automatically re-enabling the connection from time to time for some minutes to permit sync.You can specify the reconnection interval and other settings.Features:
– Automatically disable mobile data on screen-off
– Automatically enable mobile data on screen unlock or screen on
– Automatically disable mobile data when WiFi is connected (optional)
– Delayed disconnection on screen off to allow rapid chatting
– Periodic reconnection to allow notifications
– Specify first reconnection time (before periodic reconnection)
– The manager will be automatically paused while: on WiFi, charging, calling (after 2 minutes), on airplane mode, on Tethering/Hotspot mode and when mobile data are manually disabled
– Manager on/off widget (1×1)
– Manager on/off + periodic reconnections on/off widget (2×1)
– Optionally disable sync on low battery (low-battery level configurable)
– Run in foreground: always show app icon in the notification bar (optional)
– Night mode: automatically enable/disable reconnections at specified times
– Option to auto enable/disable 3G Manager at specified time
– DashClock extension
– Option to avoid disconnection ehile playing music, useful for Spotify, Google Music and similar apps
– Temporary pause (from the notification bar or double clicking on the widget): 3G Manager will pause for 20 mins (customizable) and reactivate after that time. Useful while streaming music or waiting for an urgent notification.Note: to maximize battery saving set higher re-connection interval or totally disable it (you will lose notification)This application DOESN’T HAVE Internet access permission.
Network communication permission is only for mobile data switch and detection.

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The app doesn’t allow reconnection interval under 7 minutes since that will drain your battery more than keeping the connection always enabled.

If you notice that the phone doesn’t always reconnect when you unlock the phone try disabling the option “wait for unlock” (if that option is off the manager will enable the connection when you turn the screen on)

If you can’t see the widgets in launcher after installing the app please try rebooting your phone (Android bug).
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Languages: English, Italian, Spanish, French, Czech

Tested on: Nexus S, Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 4, Nexus 5, Nexus 7, Galaxy Note II, Xperia U, Galaxy S / S2 / S3 / S4
Works also on CyanogenMod 9, 10.x and 11

A link from Google play store https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.falsite.ggovernor&hl=en

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