Instagram For Android On My Samsung Galaxy 2

It has been a month ago since the official launch of Instagram for Android platforms. It has also been very long awaited by Android users including me who loves snapping photos and inspire people with my stunning photos. I got it downloaded into my Galaxy S2 on the day of the official launch and so far until today, I am lovin' it!

The user interface is running very smooth ever since I downloaded it on its day of official launch with a few updates being available in the Google Play. Overall, the UI is very simple yet it is indeed fast in response especially the time taken to upload a photo. Comparing with the Instagram for iOS devices, the Instagram for Android has most of the editing features but sadly, it does not have the feature of 3 blurring effects. The photos below were grabbed from my Instagram profile :

Regardless of whatever debates are going on in between iOS users and Android users over Instagram, I personally think that it does not really matter me or any preexisting Instagram users because I am using a 8MP and above cameras. Did I forget to mention my iPad 2's camera? Well, you are able to view my photos taken with Instagram in my Tumblr photoblog [click here] or simply follow me @merrittslau in your Instagram!

Lorong Chulia Sin Kheang Aun Restaurant

The second visit with my relatives who came back for Cheng Beng weeks ago in a Hainanese restaurant named Sin Kheng Aun Restaurant after a long long time ago when I met a Hong Kong actor who owns the Swenson's. This Hainanese restaurant, Sin Kheng Aun, is popular among the locals and tourists for its Hainanese food and also local dishes located in Lorong Chulia off Lebuh Chulia. The details can be found in its official website [click here] which they had also included their menu. Talk about the foods they serve in Sin Kheang Aun Restaurant, it was really a joy having my lunch in there that day. I love the food there especially the Asam Prawns!

Asam Prawns, my favorite dish on the table for that day. You know how a dish with asam tastes like, so do I but this plate of Asam Prawns were so delicious than the usual ones where the reason is most probably they fried these Asam Prawns with butters that made it really special.

Soy Sauce Pork Meats, tastes good as well. The overall taste of this dish is well-balanced and the pork meats were thinned into slices. It is the best company with bowls of rice.

Sauteed Bean Sprouts with Salted Fish, this is the most common dish in most of the tables not only in this restaurant, it can be ordered in other restaurants too. A common local delight I would say.

Salted Mustard Green with Duck Soup, this is my favorite of all time. I love something sour yet it could brings out the taste of sweetness at the same moment in your mouth. The salted mustard green together with the duck meats is a perfect match and Sin Kheang Aun Restaurant has done it so well till you will love this soup if you dislike something sour.

Sauteed Sengkuang with Crab Meat, another local delight that is served together with some leafy green vegetable. It can be eaten with rice and also together with the leafy vegetable where you wrap this dish with it.

Gulai Tumis Towtay Pomfret, the last dish we had that day in the afternoon. It was lovely, really lovely, it was so well-cooked until you would drink the curry as soup. Frankly, you will have the soup with your rice together. Drinking it as a soup would be insane unless we have the same interest.

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To be exact of the location, Sin Kheang Aun Restaurant is a corner lot among the shophouses in Lorong Chulia. The business hours, menu, and contact details can be found in Sin Kheang Aun Restaurant's official website. [click here]

Penang Food Paradise #28 : New Cathay Koay Ciap

One of the Teochew dishes of flat, broad rice sheets in a soup made with dark soy sauce, served with pig offal, braised duck meat, various kinds of beancurd, preserved salted vegetables, and braised hard-boiled eggs. This was the very first time I had Koay Ciap, I could not assure you there will be another stall selling the same dish around the area but I have seen one in Pekaka there who sells after the dusk. Regardless of where the others are located, this specific stall selling its Koay Ciap since the 1980's and has been listed in a magazine of lists of awesome foods in Penang can be found in New Cathay Coffee Shop in Pulau Tikus where it is opposite of Belissa Row and a church.

A bowl of Koay Ciap with its broth.

The taste of this bowl of Koay Ciap was not bad afterall. The broth together with the corianders and its ingredients brought the flavorful tastes into your mouth. The overall taste is enhanced with the added fried garlic oil. For those who do not like corianders, you may request the hawker for not adding in the corianders into the soup.

Detailed Information:
New Cathay Coffee Shop (Corner)

Jalan Burma Opposite Bellisa Row Pulau Tikus

7:30AM Until 1:30PM ( Closes on Sundays )

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Penang Food Paradise #27 : Penang Air Itam Market Asam Laksa

Heard of it and being introduced by my friends about this famous Asam Laksa located in Air Itam Market for a numerous times. Finally on the day when I was visiting the Displays of Lights in Kek Lok Si Temple, I had it as my dinner while waiting for my friends to arrive. This stall selling its famous Asam Laksa is located on Jalan Pasar just right beside the lively Air Itam Market. It is at the foot of the Kek Lok Si Temple. Tables and chairs are arranged beside the road of Jalan Pasar and they are usually full seated. If you are very lucky, you may get a table for yourself or you may share a table with other food lovers.

A bowl of Air Itam famous Asam Laksa.

The taste of this famous Asam Laksa in this stall situated just right beside the Air Itam Market is a little bit salty for me but it is really lovely where the soup is filled with mashed mackerel fishes, sweetened prawn paste, aromatic lemon grass, and the spiciness of the sliced chilies. All together, the combination of the three - Sweet, sour, and spicy will definitely got your taste buds having their rock-&-roll live band inside your mouth.

Detailed Information:
Air Itam Market Asam Laksa Stall

Jalan Pasar ( Air Itam Market )

11:00AM - 8:00PM ( Opens Daily )

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