Eastin Hotel Japanese Buffet...

It's a new opening hotel in Penang island and me and "tham chiak" colleagues decided to take a try on its Friday Japanese buffet. The cost RM65 + 10% + 5% (government & service taxes). If you have Citibank/Maybank/AMEX credit card, you will get 10% discount then. :-)

We went on public holiday, 27th Nov and initially the staff @ payment counter said there is no discount on public holiday, somehow i think due to new opening and also to provide good impression to customer, they say yes at last.

The buffet start from 6pm to 10.30pm, when see at a glance, there is not much variety of japanese dishes being served. Basically there are 4 sections, main course section, Teppanyaki section, dessert & sashimi section and coffee, tea & ice cream section.

@ Main Course section, What do we got here? okay, we have Kushiyaki (串烧), Tempura (vege & shrimp), fish fillet with fresh vege, Miso soup, cooked conger eel fillet (鳗鱼), fried rice, fried noodles, smoked salmon head, cawamushi & Beef. The food taste of this section? I would give poor comment on the Miso soup (not taste like miso soup) & Tempura (never refill the shrimp) :( but the cooked conger eel fillet (鳗鱼) is good.

@ Teppanyaki section, we can choose either chicken or fish for chef to cook for you on the spot. Beside the teppanyaki, there is sushi roll corner where the chef is "rolling" the hand roll. The food taste of this section? The Teppanyaki is nice to eat. :-)

@ Dessert & Sashimi section, it's more variety of dishes compare to the other three. I like the dessert the most as they serve a lot of delicious cakes, especially cheese cake, green tea cake & banana carrot slice. For the sashimi, we only can have 2 kind --> red tuna and salmon. On the serve table, there are some other dishes like octopus on tart, 凉面 and few types of sushi rolls, salads & fruits.

@ Coffee, Tea & Ice Cream section, we can have hot tea, coffee and 5 type favour of ice cream with standard topping. THere is no green tea except you ask the waiter or waitress to serve you one.

Overall, I would not rate the buffet high as the not much variety of japanese food is served there. I didn't see the sign of udon, grill saba fish, teriyaki unagi or ika which are all my favourites.

Here are my rates: 5 stars the most

Food Variety 3 stars

Food Refill 2 stars

Food Taste 3 stars

Service 4 stars

We had wrote down our feedback on the food and hopefully this was take into consideration by the hotel management. If you happen to try it after mine and found improvement on food & service, do drop me a note. Thanks first ya!!! :D

Swift real swift >>>>>>>

Finally i had bought it, my new car fair white SWIFT in 15th September this year. Start my research and survey in mid of July, was wandering between car model - Toyota Vios, Suzuki Swift, Hyundai Getz & Honda City. As i am budgeting my purchase price within 60k to 70k ++, i have to exclude out those car model that exceeding this price range, even i am really fancy new Honda Jazz, light blue sea color, my dream car..probadly that will be my next car. :p

Being dreaming to own sporty car like Honda Jazz, Toyota Yaris, Nissan Latio, Hyundai Getz & Swift, but those car prices are real expensive, either near or over 100k, more expensive than aeroback car except for Hyundai Getz & Swift. Hyundai Getz is the first that i drop out from the purchase list as it ease lots of fuel and required high maintenance cost.

Then weekend in those months, was being busy, walk in those Toyota Vios, Suzuki Swift & Honda City car dealer, comparing the car price and deal from each dealer. I need a car with at least with standard safety facility and most important is within my budget price range, and not lack of style or sporty feature. And so and so and so.....i chose SUZUKI SWIFT. :D

After decision made, it is headache time to think of what color to select. I first fancy at red color after viewing its broucher showing red chili shining swift, so charming! But then when view actual car in real, it was actually melon color which a way out of my expectation. It took 1 night to wander what color is the best, tell me if you also have the same experience like me..hee.....

And finally i change my initial color - blue to white (not pearl white but fair white), i am picking blue color upon car purchasing. I know i am a bit indecisive in this case. :p

I am officially drive on my fair white Swift on 12th October. Everything became easier and faster right now, and i finally realize why the car named as such, cause it's really swift! like a fast wind!!
Here are reason why you need to choose Swift: Not offencing other car model...
1. Keyless entry start (with immobiliser)
--> This is just the right feature that suit me very much, i no need to take car key in and out neither starting the car engine nor lock or unlock the car, as long as the remote is within the workable area.
2. High speed performance car
-> Good pick up and high speed performance car, that's why it called swift...
3. Car Stability
--> The curb weight is 1030kg, that's mean the car is very stabil when go on bumpy road.
4. Fuel Consumption
--> 14 cents per km, quite ok for me.
5. Car Height 1510mm
--> This height figure is a way higher than other cars like city, vios and etc....And it just suit a tall gil like me. :)
6. 6 speakers
--> For a gil that pretty much love music like me, it keep me awake when i felt sleepy while driving.

And this car also come with almost the full spec of other car model such as:
Dual Airbags
ABS & Brake assist
Audio control on power steering
Retractable side mirror with signal indicator
Information display in terminal - fuel consumption & outside temperature
Electromagnetic tailgate opener
Foldable rear seat

Okay, here is my fair white SWIFT.

Pretty woman with my Swift...