Projek Akhir Tahun

Kawan kawan ku ada menyuarakan cadangan untuk projek akhir tahun

MENDAKI GUNUNG KINABALU

Aku tertarik dengan idea ini. Barangkali projek ini boleh tercapai. Takpe, kita kumpul duit dari sekarang.

Kasut Baru - Review (Salomon Exit Sports)

Review gotten from www.outdoorsmagic.com. Kasut ni aku nak buat untuk kayuh basikal, jalan jalan, danbuat aktiviti harian.

Weight: 906 grammes (pair size 43)

Features: Outdoor shoe with suede leather, oiled nubuck and open mesh uppers, odour-resistant Ortholite comfort foam footbed, Sensifit lacing system, X-Mountain Contragrip sole, protective leather toe cap, molded EVA mid-sole, textlle lining, 2D Advanced Chassis

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What's It For?

The Exit Sport is the latest in Salomon's long-running family of Exit all-round outdoor shoes. They're designed for a mix of walking, festering and just general casual knocking about. Because much of the Exit Sport's upper is open mesh, it's best saved for dry, warm days when it'll help your feet breathe more easily and soggy toes ain't an issue.

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The Techy Bits

Salomon is one of those companies who go in for a raft of branded technical features, as far as the Exit Sport goes, the most important ones are the Sensifit lacing system which is designed so the lacing pulls the upper snugly over the foot for maximum support and the Ortholite footbed, which has an EVA heel section for better shock absorption along with an anti-baterial treatment to reduce pongs.

The chassis is what Salomon calls '2D' and is embedded in the sole unit to control pronation and increase stability. Think lateral stiffness and longitudinal flex and you won't be far wrong.

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How It Performs

Salomon's shoes have been our long time choice for knock about casual / outdoor wear for ages now. Generally they seem to be ideal for wearing on a day to day basis, then knocking off a quick ten mile, casual walk without a change of footwear and the new Exit Sports seem to fall squarely into that niche.

They're instantly comfortable on the foot with a medium volume, medium width sort of feel. The lacing system is slick and makes it easy to adjust the upper snugly right down the forefoot. Subjectively we'd say they're a slightly more generous fit than last year's Elios.

Underfoot ride is generally cushioned and springy making them nice on harder surfaces and in warm weather you really appreciate the open mesh sections of the upper which do help keep the top of your foot cool and happy.

The Contragrip sole seems decent and grippy enough on anything except slippy mud though it's still not overly toothy, but then you won't want to be wearing this in the wet unless you enjoy the sensation of sopping wet socks. A Sport GTX version with Gore-Tex liner is also available.

For a soft-feeling shoe, they're also reasonably stable laterally making them competent on rougher ground, though not as precise feeling as some, less-cushioned shoes.

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Verdict

Another good, dry-conditions all-rounder from Salomon. Great for schlepping around in all day but equally capable of coping with the odd walk as well.

The jury's still out on durability. We tend to wear holes in the heel liners of Salomon shoes over time and the mesh areas look vulnerable, then again the parts of the shoe most likely to suffer rock and abrasion damage are reinforced, though the EVA section - the grey bits of the sole - can also suffer cosmetic abrasion damage.

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Very comfortable and cushoned, nice in warm, dry conditions. Mesh lets in water so best kept for sunny days.

CNY weekend

Keluargaku telah mengambil keputusan untuk turun ke Melaka pada minggu Raya Cina. Ini kerana keluarga Luqman (tunang adikku) mengadakan majlis kenduri kahwin. Oleh yang demikian, maka selepas kerja pada hari Sabtu, aku telah memandu Myvi ku ke Melaka.

Alangkah terkejutnya aku kerana perjalanan ke Selatan teramat sesak! Ye lah, sebagai seorang yang tak pernah keluar dari Selangor di musim raya, aku ak pernah menyaksikan kesesakan lalu lintas di highway.

Perhatikan himpunan kenderaan sehingga ke hujung gambar ini. Tidak pernah aku pandu kereta sedahsyat ini.

Aku tak pasti, tapi mungkin bila aku kahwin dengan Nunni kelak, perjalanan balik berhari raya mungkin lagi dahsyat. Aku tak pasti, dan aku tak mahu nak tahu...

Gerai Baru di Bistro - Sisha

Satu gerai baru telah wujud di Tanjung Mamak Bistro SS14 Subang Jaya. Gerai yang dimaksudkan menjual juadah popular dari Arab, iaitu Sisha. Telah lama saya tidak menikmati kepulan kepulan asap berperisa ini.

Secara saintifiknya, Sisha menggunakan kaedah penyerapan

"The main mechanism of the device is suction, hence inhaling flavored smokes from the pipe. The coal is located on top of the device, and provides heat in extracting flavor form tobacco. The flavor will be sucked out as smoke. The smoke will then be filtered using water as the agent. It is necessary to filter the smoke in order to minimize nicotine and debris coming from the tobacco. Upon filtration, it'll then reaches the inhaler's mouth, before reaching to their lungs."

Sisha merupakan juadah kegemaran masyarajat Arab. Telah dikatakan (tidak pasti kesahihannya) bahawa tembakau digunakan tidak mengandungi tar, sekaligus menyebabkan paru paru tidak tercemar. Mereka gemar menikmatinya pada waktu lapang. Apa yang saya tahu, tembakau yang dipilih telah direndam dengan air kurma berserta perisa pilihan. Antara perisa yang digemari adalah strawberi, cheri, melon, oren, anggur dan pudina.

Keistimewaan Sisha di SS 14 ini terletak di dapurnya. Tembakau berperisa akan disediakan di dalam buah yang telah dikorek keluar isinya. Kelihatan di atas buah nenas dijadikan sebagai dapur. Dengan menggunakan tembakau strawberi dan pudina,rasa Sisha ini amat sedap bertambah pula dengan rasa jus nanas bercampur. Di sini juga saya menyarankan agar pembaca mencuba perasa strawbwri dan anggur, dibakar di dalam nenas. Sungguh sedap rasanya.

Satu lagi keunikan sisha di sini ialah anda boleh mencuba dengan menggunakan air susu pengganti air. Susu akan menyebabkan rasa lemak di dalam asap itu, menyebabkan keenakan lebih terasa. Cuba rasa menggunakan perasa tembikai dan strawberi, dan anda pasti akan berasa puas.


Pengusaha Sisha di kedai ini meyarankan menggunakan aang kayu sebagai medium pembakaran. Ini kerana arang kayu mampu menghasilkan asap yang kurang tebal. Namun unt uk mereka yang menginginkan rasa yang lebih keras, disarankan agar menggunakan arang batu.

Di sini saya sertakan sekali gambar ketika saya menikmati Sisha. Oleh semua yang ingin menikmati Sisha, bolehlah datang ke gerai Tanjung Mamak Bistro di SS 14 Subang Jaya. Nama pengusaha pengusaha Sisha di sana adalah Bob dan Ja. Sila datang, dan anda pasti ingin menikmatinya sekali lagi.