Here are some of the software that help you to enhance, rescue and management your photos for FREE!!!

Pixmantec RawShooter essentials
RawShooter essentials is a fast, easy to use RAW image converter and processor that produces excellent results with minimal fuss.

Gimp
The GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed piece of software for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring.

Restoration 2.5
This useful software can be used to restore pictures wiped from your memory card!

LeechGet 2004
This handy software breaks down large file downloads into smaller parts, making downloading quicker.

Picasa 2
Google’s photo album - Picasa 2, offers a quick and easy way of organising and editing your digital photos.

VCW VicMan’s Photo Editor 7.9
This image editor has a wide selection of features, including over 100 filters and effects plus colour management tools.

Serif PhotoPlus 6
A nice little image-editing suite for your photographs.

Copernic Desktop Search 1.5
Takes less than a second to find the picture you’re after.

XnView
A utility for viewing and converting your image files. You can apply filters, Crop, edit and enhance.

Merge 1.5
Image editing utility that merges two pictures together.

Coffee Cup Free Image Viewer
Easy to use image viewer that allows you to select a group of images to be emailed or uploaded.

Stamp
Renames all your digital photographs to sort them into chronological order.

FxPhoto
Allows you to edit, enhance and organise your images.

Fresh View
A multimedia browser that makes organising images, audio and video films much easier

Shat Kei Ma is a very famous local delicacy from Ipoh. Its actually an egg-flour type of biscuit (very light and crispy), which is layered (as you can see from the picture) and bound together with caramelized sugar (in some cases brown sugar, sometimes molasses) and dotted with sesame seeds - making the entire baked product light, crispy and stickily sweet all at once!

Last weekend, while Lens parents were coming to KL, we asked them to buy 2 packs for us. Coincidentally, PP’s colleague also went back to Ipoh and bought 6 packs, based on our last order with her. Thanks a lot to them. Now, all of us in the house were enjoying it. While you’re enjoying this good stuff, you’ll have to be aware of your calorie intake too. Its stated in a website that a pack of Shat Kei Ma contains about 553 calories. Wow.

Hong Kee Confectionery Trading Company
Factory: 116, Hala Wah Keong, Taman Merindy, 31400 Ipoh
Shop: 14, Jalan Cockman, 30300 Ipoh.
Contact: +6017 592 8303
Food: Shat Kei Ma - RM4.00

Genki Sushi used to be our favourite sushi place before the opening of Sakae Sushi at The Curve, Mutiara Damansara. This is another chain store that serves japanese food such as sushi, sashimi, ramen, udon, and etc. Upon entering the restaurant, we notice that there’s not much patron. I guess its because of the “puasa” time for the malays. Hence, with not much of people, they also don’t bother to prepare food for the conveyer belt. We will have to order from the menu and they’ll prepare it.

PP’s favourite dish at Genki Sushi is the sakae fish head. Everytime that we’re here we’ll sure be ordering a bowl of that. Its a bowl of soup with a little of sake in it, with fried fish head, tofu and straw mushrooms in it. Its yummy. Can’t find this meal in other sushi chain stores. They also serve the sake fish head with udon too.

We also do order some other sushi as well. To me, their sushi variety is almost like any other restaurants. Upon getting our sushi, i felt that the ingredient they use for the sushi is not fresh at all! I’ve ordered a sushi wrapped with salmon sashimi. The salmon is so miserably thin and its dry. I think this also explains to me why there’s so few people in the restaurant. I think I still like Sakae Sushi the best.

As for drinks, the green tea is served in a powder form. You’ll have to mix it according to your taste. I like it because some people that likes the richness of green tea taste can choose to add more. Overall, this is just another place to have a reasonable priced japanese food. Citibank Clear card holders can enjoy 20% off the bill when you dine in here.

Genki Sushi at 1 Utama
Location: Lot G212, 1-Utama Shopping Complex
Contact: +603 7726 6428
Business Hours: opens all year long
Food: Sake Head Shiro - RM6.00, Yellow Plate - RM2.00, Green Plate - RM4.00, Purple Plate - RM6.00