Another Monday in Cyberjaya
Monday, July 31, 2017
Sunday, July 23, 2017
Starbucks Drive Through in Cyberjaya Prima Avenue
Here's tip to get some discounts, just say you are UMobile customer, the staff will give you a small discount. This is because UMobile and Starbucks Malaysia shares the same owner.
The Hari Raya 2017 design.
Saturday, July 8, 2017
Friday, July 7, 2017
Cyberjaya Food Review - Ayers Rock Express at Prima Avenue
Today I found this place just by coincidence when I wanted to look for MyBurgerlabs Cyberjaya. Arrived at this place at 11PM and found MyBurgerlabs closed already. Behind Mc Donalds and Starbucks there is a bunch of container stalls. Besides MyBurgerlabs, there this western food joint called Ayers Rock Express. This place opens from 11AM until 3AM. It's tucked behind the Mc Donald's and Starbucks drive through.
I opted for their spaghetti oglio oglio serves with a deep fried fish fillet. Spaghetti was ok but the fish fillet a little bit greasy for my liking. The tangy butter sauce was also quite tasty.
Wednesday, July 5, 2017
Cyberjaya Food Review - Geeks and Giggles at BioX Center (attempt fail)
Today attempted to go to this place which people were talking about recently called Geeks and Giggles. It's basically a restaurant bar.
The restaurant looks very similiar to Lok Yun BeerXExpress restaurant bar at Cyberjaya's Prima Avenue. It probably can be Cyberjaya's drinking hole besides Lok Yun.
Although it is stated on their website they open until 1AM, the kitchen closes just before 10PM. You can only order drinks after that. Will attempt to do another review during the day.
Sunday, July 2, 2017
Cyberjaya Food Review Baytana at Menara Paragon
Yemeni restaurants seems to be popping up around Cyberjaya like mushrooms. Previously these restaurants used to be centered around NeoCyber area (Al-Mukalla and Al-Saana).
Today I was a bit in a rush and was around Multimedia University area so I dropped by this middle eastern looking restaurant to order a Shawarma. I found out that this restaurant was of Yemen origin. This place is called Baytana and is located at Menara Paragon.
Their Shawarma comes in small and big sizes. The small one costs RM6 while the big one costs RM8. The Shawarma here is served with green pickles and the meat was a bit dry but flavorful. There also french fries inside the Shawarma. Payment is made inside the shop and just have to pass the receipt to the person manning the Shawarma grill and he will prepare it.
Will blogged about this place more when I have time to really order some food. One issue I had with this area was Menara Paragon's parking charges were very expensive, RM3 for just less than 1 hour. No wonder so many people were parking along the road curb.
Tuesday, June 27, 2017
Where to wash car in Cyberjaya
Most Malaysians own at least 1 car and therefore having our car washed regularly is a real need.
In areas like Puchong, PJ , Subang it is easy to find car wash places doing brisk business during the weekends. You can easily find car wash businesses just around the corner of any commercial shops.
In Cyberjaya, I only know 4 places where you can get your car washed and waxed.
1) Zul Car Wash at Prima Avenue (same area as CIMB and Maybank and Starbucks)
2) CARs International at D'Pulze Shopping Mall (at the basement parking)
3) C & Z Car Wash at Prima 11 (same area as Burger King)
4) Bubbles Car Wash at Jalan Autoville 1. 2 Storey shop.
4) Bubbles Car Wash at Jalan Autoville 1. 2 Storey shop.
Monday, June 26, 2017
Cyberjaya Food Review Mamak Place at Menara Paragon
This restaurant called Mamak Place at Menara Paragon enjoys good crowd due to the close proximity to Multimedia University.
The named is called Mamak Place but the persons manning the cash register and waiters seem to be of middle eastern origin.
There's free WiFi here, you need to inquire for the password from the waiter.
I ordered their milk watermelon drink which is actually water melon juice mixed with condensed milk. I was quite relieved that it wasn't too sweet and normally a very similar drink called sirap bandung (rose syrup mixed with condensed milk) usually comes out excessively sweet.
For my main dish I ordered their garlic naan. It was kind of a disappointment as there was only 1 single dhall sauce given. The bread lacked fluffiness and the charred marks.
The decor of the place was ok, glass walls on the side make the place looks much spacious than a normal intermediate shop.
Monday, June 5, 2017
Cyberjaya Food Review - Hanamaru Udon at D'Pulze
Today I returned back to D'pulze Shopping Mall in Cyberjaya to shop for more stuff and I decided to try out Hanamaru Udon which is in the same premise as Yoshinoya.
Hanamaru Udon serves Japanese udon noodles, specifically Sanuki udon. Sanuki udon is characterized by thick white square shape and flat edges.I noticed all the noodles portions were already pre layed out. The server just takes the bunch of noodles and then cooks it in the boiling water.
All the ingredients were also prepared already. The beef slices were already sliced and put into a container. Each container contains portions that is enough for a single person's meal.
The noodles I ordered was topped with finely slice beef strips and garnished with spring onions. The meal was served with the Japanese 3 min egg. The 3 min egg is characterized by its very soft yolk but with firm whites. It is typically cooked for 3 mins and then shocked with ice to stop the cooking process to make the running yolk (egg yellow). The meal was drenched in Japanese soy sauce. This dish had a slight Malaysian twist to it in that sambal belacan (the ones you get when served prawn noodles) was also used as the toppings.
Overall I found the meal to be satisfying good. My only regret was the portions were a bit small. I ordered a regular size serving but they also got large size servings. The noodles were springy yet firm, a characteristic of good noodles, eggs were done perfectly.
Friday, June 2, 2017
The lauchpad co-working space pricing opposite Shaftsbury Square
Instead of renting spaces, co-working spaces would be a more economical option for startups working on a limited budget.
The Launch Pad is a co-working space company located in Cyberjaya. Besides renting out spaces, they occasional have events where guest speakers are invited to talks regarding startup tech and entrepreneurship.
Thursday, June 1, 2017
Cyberjaya Food Review - Yoshinoya at D'Pulze
It was a hot Sunday afternoon and I had to find a hardware shop to buy some plumbing parts to fix some issues in my unit.
I headed to D'Pulze MrDIY outlet to purchase the parts I needed and after that I need decided to take a quick lunch at Yoshinoya (located at the same floor). Yoshinoya is a Japanese franchise specializing in gyudon. Gyudon is basically a beef slices served with rice in a single bowl.
It seems like the owners of Malaysia Yoshinoya franchise created 2 franchise stores in 1 single unit. On one side is the original Yoshinoya while the other side is Hanamaru Udon. Hanamaru Udon is also another franchise originated from Japan.
First time I see 2 franchise brands housed side by side to each other in a single space. It's actually 2 separate shopping lots in the mall but the franchise owner removed the separating wall to join up the 2 franchise brands.
The price display system is very clear, modern and captivating.
The original Yoshinoya style stores still remain.
I ordered the traditional Gyudon set which comes with miso soup and free flow of drinks. The gyudon set is topped with a soft poached egg.
The Haranaru Udon franchise focuses on serving sanuki udon.
Drinks are all free flow with hot or cold green tea with sirap bandung
To get to this place just visit D'Pulze mall, go to the top floor where TGV and the bowling alley is located, it won't be hard to find.
Cyberjaya Food Review : It's a Grind Coffee House at Prima Avenue
Today I needed a slight change in environment so headed out to this cafe called It's a grind at Prima Avenue. Prima Avenue's main landmark is the big Burger King signboard.
There is ample parking spaces around the premises. The cafe looks well decorated with the correct lightnings. I noticed all the coffee machines were branded and very high end units. No expense was spared in the interior design, everything seems very immaculately planned.
This place is a good place to hang out until midnight. Staff were friendly and service was good.
They serve cakes and muffins. Too full at that time so did not managed to test out the food.
Comfortable and wide sofas, almost like designed for couple seating.
There's 2 counters in the shop, 1 counter to take order and payment and the other counter to collect your order. This is great from hygiene perspective because the payment counter is separated from the area where the food and drinks are prepared.
I ordered a hot chocolate as I just wanted to chill and brainstorm on my work
This place opens until midnight 12AM.
Prices were standard cafe prices.
Address :
G03, Prima 11, Blok 3545, Jalan Teknokrat 6, Cyberjaya.
Tel: 03-8311-9488
Prices were standard cafe prices.
Address :
G03, Prima 11, Blok 3545, Jalan Teknokrat 6, Cyberjaya.
Tel: 03-8311-9488
The next growth phase of Cyberjaya
The prime minister today announced not 10 but 11 big projects coming to Cyberjaya. Hopefully this will be the catalyst to the next growth phase of Cyberjaya.
1. Development of Asia Big Data Centre - Cyberview and China's Guangzhou Winhong IT Corp
2. Creation of Regional Fintech Hub - Cyberview and China's Beijing Fullrich IT Co Ltd
The arrival of many chinese companies in Malaysia would draw China based IT companies to set up shop in Malaysia. Just like the Japanese, it is understood that Chinese companies would prefer to source from their own country companies. Eg. I once worked in a Japanese company and they insists employee to use Fujitsu laptops.
3. Futurise Centre - a collaboration between Cyberview and Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Centre (MaGIC) + Multimedia University, United Nations Technology Innovation
Lab, Microsoft HoloLens and China's Tsinghua University
4. Cyberjaya City Centre Phase I - convention centre and hotel
Work on this project has already started along the stretch of the road leading to Cyberjaya. Seems like they are rushing to complete it as I see workers working at night also at the site.
5. Cyberjaya Hospital (government)
This item is long awaited. I got some sketches from the Internet on the proposed interiors.
6. Cyberjaya Cashless Society - pay using your mobile phone for anything anywhere in Cyberjaya - oBike Malaysia, Mastercard, PrimeKeeper, Billplz, LuxTag and Mobike.
7. Cyberjaya Scholarship Program - Cyberview and Limkokwing University of Creative Technology
This is bring more students to study in Cyberjaya.
8. VADS Klang Valley Core Data Centre
VADS will probably shift their data center from TTDI to Cyberjaya, then they can unlock the value of the Menara VADS.
9. CBJ4Annex by NTT MSC Malaysia (expansion)
This probably is an expansion of NTT's data center operations
10. Sensor Applications Innovation Centre (SONIC) by Ingeniworks Sdn Bhd
There's not much information about this item but it probably is building some sort of IOT (internet of things) devices related to sensors.
11. 1GBps broadband by Setia Haruman Tech
This broadband service would most likely be similiar to Google Fiber service in US which can reach blazing speeds of 1Gbps. Most likely this service would be delivered via Setia Haruman's broadband subsidiary City Broadband. http://www.citybroadband.my/. My hope is the price has to be affordable for the common person as it is no use having such high speeds that is only catered to the affluent.
Update : 1Gpbs superfast broadband is available for homes at RM399/month and offices for RM3499/month
Update : 1Gpbs superfast broadband is available for homes at RM399/month and offices for RM3499/month
Wednesday, May 10, 2017
Changing and renewing IC (Identifiy Card) in Putrajaya
A few weeks ago I had to get my IC (Identity Card) replaced as the old one's chip was peeling off and I had hard time getting banks to verify my biometrics. In Malaysia now, all transactions done over the counter in banks requires biometric verification using your IC.
The office for changing IC (Jabatan Pendaftaran) was only 20mins drive away from Cyberjaya. Getting there was easy, parking was also easy as there was a huge piece of open air parking lot in front of the building also.
The entire process of getting a replacement consists of 3 phases where you need to go to 3 separate counters to do. The 1st one involves getting your fingerprint biometrics verified then you will need to go to the camera counter to take photos and finally the collection counter to collect the actual IC. The IC can only be collected after 1 hour. I tried my luck and managed to get it within 30 mins.
The whole process of changing IC was smooth and straightforward. Just that a lot of people do not know that at the collection counter you do not need to wait for number to be called, you need to inform the counter people that you are there to collect your new IC. They will then pass you your new IC.
I managed to take some pictures of the surrounding architectures around Jabatan Pendaftaran Negara. Many people were also there to register weddings.
Subway Cyberjaya at Shaftsbury Square
There's a Subway sandwich branch at Shaftsbury Square. Today needed to rush back to office for some work so I decided to do a take away. I actually have not had Subway sandwiches for more than 1 year already so I just wanted to do a review as the current sandwiches seemed slightly different from what I remembered.
I found their bread seemed more crisp than last time, it is less fluffy but more on the crunchy side. Texture and taste still very tasty. This time for toppings I requested for Jalapeno peppers which brought out some heat into the bread. The BBQ sauce seem less messy that what I recalled as I prefer less sauce because the sauce makes the bread become more sloppy and messy. The meat fillings were normal turkey ham.
Lots of people tell me it's the sandwiches are easy to make but nowadays most people like me don't even have time to sit down to eat so there will always be demand for such fast food.
There's another sandwich chain called O'briens a few blocks away also from Subway Cyberjaya.
Lots of people tell me it's the sandwiches are easy to make but nowadays most people like me don't even have time to sit down to eat so there will always be demand for such fast food.
There's another sandwich chain called O'briens a few blocks away also from Subway Cyberjaya.
Tuesday, May 9, 2017
Cyberjaya Food Review : Green Banana Leaf at Shaftsbury Square
Green Banana Leaf South Indian restaurant is located at ground floor of Shaftsbury Square. I went one day just to test out their Banana Leaf Rice. Taste wise it's not the best but ok and very filling. I could barely stand after eating all of it.
The place was semi full when I was there. The service was quite good when I was there, the waiter kept on refilling parpidam for me.
Monday, May 8, 2017
Cyberjaya Office Review - POS Digicert Sdn Bhd
POS Digicert is the sole digital certificate issuer in Malaysia. It is a subsidiary under POS Malaysia (Malaysia Postal Services). There is another issuer called MSCTrustgate Malaysia, also located in Cyberjaya but I do not consider the company a digital certificate issuer as it is only issuing Symantec digital certs rather than from MSCTrustgate.
Many banks and Bank Negara get their digital certificates from POS Digicert. A lot of Bank Negara applications are using Digicert's certificates. Its previous location was in Bukit Jalil but have moved to Cyberjaya. It's cert can be used for website authentication and website SSL. Mykad and IRB (Inland Revenue Board)'s efiling are using customers of Digicert.
The registration form for digital certificates can be obtained from their website at https://www.posdigicert.com.my/. Overall their services was quite prompt based on my experience, certificates were issued on time.
Address :
8-3A-02 Star Central Lingkaran Cyberpoint Timur, Cyberjaya, 63000 Cyberjaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Address :
8-3A-02 Star Central Lingkaran Cyberpoint Timur, Cyberjaya, 63000 Cyberjaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Sunday, May 7, 2017
Strong Wifi Signal but lagging connection to Internet possible fix - Unifi, Time
Both Unifi and Time broadband provides the default AC router as Dlink Dir-850L. This router is suppose to be using the current Wireless 802.11AC standard which is able to do beam forming and achive higher throughput. Beam forming is a technology where the router is able to focus its power towards the direction of the requesting source, theoratically making the signal stronger (of course the other side needs to have a wireless AC network card also).
Recently I was stump by a hair pulling problem after TMnet came and replace the router together with my Fibre modem. The wired performance was very good but the wireless signal was kind of like moving fast and then slowed down, a bit like a car which was speeding and then had to tap the emergency brakes. The Wifi signal strengh indicator on my phone and laptop showed the signal strength was as "excellent". Running a speed test using www.speedtest.net does not show any visible issues, one moment I could run speedtest and then the other moment when I try to run it it won't work. I tested all the settings like changing the channel, different 802.11b, 802.11g and 802.11n but could not identify the issue.
I chance upon this setting of 20/40 Mhz channel width. I just switch it to pure 20 Mhz range and my Wifi seems ok again. Some people in tech forums are saying 40Mhz channel is too crowded and could be interfering with neigboring Wifi signals. The 40Mhz channel is suppose to be faster because it combines 20 Mhz channels into 1 big network pipe. I didn't thought this setting would cause problems as 40 Mhz is suppose to be the better setting.
If all else still don't work, I suggest going to buy a better Wifi routers like those from ASUS. Their RT series routers seems to yield better performance. My tech colleagues told me that the ASUS routers uses desktop cpu from broadcom so it should yield better results. I can't really quantify it here but at another workplace I felt the ASUS routers seems to be able to handle bigger workloads.
If all else still don't work, I suggest going to buy a better Wifi routers like those from ASUS. Their RT series routers seems to yield better performance. My tech colleagues told me that the ASUS routers uses desktop cpu from broadcom so it should yield better results. I can't really quantify it here but at another workplace I felt the ASUS routers seems to be able to handle bigger workloads.
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