Zenfone 2 long term update

Just an update a few days before my Asus Zenfone 2 turns 1 year old.
Actually, I am disappointed that a long-established brand like Asus cannot make very reliable phones.

To report, my Zenfone 2 has "ghost-touch" or "auto-touch", as the Asus helpline puts it.
This is where the touchscreen behaves as though someone is touching and pressing it, where windows open and close, buttons get pressed, but in actual fact, nobody is touching or pressing the screen at all.

This has become increasingly irritating and my advise to Asus would be to ensure the quality and reliability of one of the most important components on the phone itself, i.e. the touchscreen.

As you can see from the link below, there are many other customers and users complaining about reliability issues, such as touchscreen, motherboard, battery, etc.
https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/3618607/+2260

I had to send in my Zenfone 2 ZE551ML to the Asus Service Centre at Digital Mall, Section 14 Petaling Jaya a few days ago. The person in charge there said it could take up to 2 weeks for the technicians to investigate and repair the screen if required. Let's see what happens as it is still covered under warranty.

How about swapping and upgrading my phone to a Zenfone 3 as goodwill, eh Asus?
Let's see what happens next.

Another thing that irritates us Zenfone 2 users is Asus had posted on their website that ZE551ML users could get Android 6.0 Marshmallow in Quarter 2 of 2016.
Hello Asus, it is well into Quarter 3 now, and where is the OTA upgrade to Marshmallow?
http://www.asus.com/my/support/FAQ/1014835

If you publish something online, make sure you keep your promise and deliver. 
Is it some issue regarding your Intel chipset's compatibility with Marshmallow?

With the recent launch of the Zenfone 3, Asus had better buck-up and improve.
The higher, less-affordably priced Zenfone 3 is expected to not be as big a hit as the Zenfone 2 when it was launched a year ago, as Asus has more competitive competitors now such as Huawei's range of attractive P9, P9 Lites, Honor 5X and 5C. And since it is made of glass, whoever buys it had better be extra careful in handling the phone. Better get a sturdy, hard casing to protect the back of the phone.

Pork pizza within KL / PJ area, anybody?

During the recent Lunar New Year holidays, we decided to try Skippy's Pizza as we did not feel like cooking. They serve and specialise in pork pizza.

They have 2 outlets, starting with the one in Phileo Damansara and recently opening another one in Damansara Uptown in December 2015.

We tried the value option, which is 3 large pizzas for RM90 (inclusive of GST).

Delivery to the house costs additional RM6, but delivery is to selected areas only such as 

Bandar Utama, TTDI, Tropicana, Damansara areas, Petaling Jaya SS1-26, Mutiara Damansara, Mount Kiara, Sri Hartamas, Bangsar Baru, Damansara Heights, Kelana Jaya, and Kota Damansara.

First pizza: Meat Lovers  

It comes with pork bacon, pork ham, pork pepperoni, minced pork and BBQ sauce.

If you enjoy loads of porky goodness, then this is the one to go for. The bacon was smoked, with thin crust bread as the base. So it is all very light and easy to eat compared with the thick crust pizzas which can be found from the normal pizzerias such as Pizza Hut and Domino's. You would not feel full even after eating 3 to 4 slices as the bread base is so thin. It's more like eating wanton or dumpling skin.

Second pizza: Hawaiian

Standard fare. It is the normal pineapple pizza with minced pork. The toppings were ok, with a stronger flavoured cheese. Recommended if you enjoy your Hawaiian pizza, else go for the Meat Lovers pizza as described above.

Third and final pizza: Pork Varevul

This is a pizza with pork, something like pulled pork with Indian curry. It is not too spicy, unlike the varevul or varuval curry you can get in the Indian restaurants. This pork vareful is sweetish-salty, and there is hardly a tinge of curry powder even. Nonetheless, it goes quite well with the cheese and tomato base of the pizza.

Visit their website here for more details: http://skippyspizza.com/

Telephone: +603 7931 2555
skippyspizza@gmail.com

Address: 
Phileo Damansara 1
9 Jalan 16/11 off Jalan Damansara
107 Blok D
46350 Petaling Jaya

Operating Hours :
Monday -Frirday : 11:30-22:00 
Saturday : 11:30-22:00
Sundays closed

Thai Corner Restaurant, New Town, Petaling Jaya

Since it's a new year, I figured it's time for a change, I would do a write up on food besides cars and technology.

For those of you looking for Thai Food that is 'reasonably' priced by today's standards, nearby New Town, Petaling Jaya,you might consider Thai Corner Restaurant. Reasonably priced meaning dishes with rice at around RM10 to RM20 per dish, or around RM6 to RM15 for ala carte.

Apparently the boss is a Malay man, so it may not be truly authentic Thai food, but nevertheless, the food served was quite tasty. For more details, they even have a Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ThaiCornerPJ/

We ordered squid with sambal, hot plate tofu and chicken with special sauce to go with white rice.

The squid with sambal was ok, more Malaysian than Thai, it's just like the normal sambal belacan with cut chillies and tamarind. It was not too hot, a little sour but not sweet. The squid was well done, not overcooked with cucumbers and onions. Of the 3 dishes, this was the least satisfying. 

Squid with sa mbal

Next up, the hot plate tofu fared much better. Although simply prepared, just with some minced chicken (remember this place is halal), but the tofu and sauce was tasty enough. There was a hint of oyster and fish sauce.

Sizzling hot plate tofu 

Lastly, the fried chicken with special sauce. Basically it is fried chicken with onion rings. The sauce is mildly sweet, not spicy, with a hint of Worcesterhire (Lea & Perrins) sauce. I personally would recommend it. The chicken tasted fresh and the meat was tender.

Fried chicken with special sauce 

Thai Corner Restaurant, PJ New Town

Address: 4, Jalan Yong Shook Lin, PJ New Town, 46050 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

Phone:+60 3-7957 1588

Opening hours: 

Tue.-Sun. 11:00-15:00 (Lunch), 18:00-22:30 (Dinner)

Closed on Monday