boon's log 1110.03: Ron95 versus Ron97 Challenge

I've been having this hunch for quite sometime and have finally taken the extra step to execute the evaluation to prove to myself (at least) that my hunch was correct...

Most of us (including myself) have been under the impression that the cheaper alternative petrol option - Ron95 - will save us more money as compared to the more expensive, RM2.05, option (Ron97).

I've always wanted to find out, whether it is a psychological effect that makes us think or believe that by paying less per liter means having to pay less overall.

So, off I went experimenting. I used a 11-year-old Japanese model car with fairly new tyres inflated to the suggested amount of air. I've also tried to control the number of passengers to an average of 3 during the entire experiment. All-city driving within Penang Island, no highways; routes used during the experimental time period were standard routes used between work-and-home-and-places-with-food.

Here are the results:


Ron95 versus Ron97

From a mileage standpoint, I am definitely getting more kilometers per liter, running on RON97 - pushing 1.3km/liter more on the RON97.

But in order to prove that my hunch was correct, the RON97 needs to outperform Ron95 from a km/RM standpoint.

And I have to say, though the results show that, mathematically, the RON97 fared better than the 95 variant, but there is no significant differences between the 2 - only by a mere 84meters/RM - a world of a difference, for an ant, maybe (!!!).

Of course this just a rough comparison for inner-city driving - it does not take into account the noise injected into the results due to road level and weather conditions - i.e. it is not a fully controlled experiment - even though we try to minimize the noise as much as possible.

But it does go to show that running on RON97 does get you further per every full tank, but because of the price differences between the 2, will you get more kilometers out of your wallet by using Ron97?

The answer will most probably be a "No!"...

boon out...

boon's log 1010.07: Ballerina Girl, XianDingWei, HRC

HRC

Happy Birthday, IL. :) *Hugs*

We celebrated IL's birthday at HRC this year. And because she has a close friend's wedding dinner to attend, we had little choice but to settle for a small lunch-do celebration ad the HRC. IL said that it looked more like Ab's birthday, rather than IL's because it seems like Ab enjoyed it more than IL did... :) We had so much to eat that we had to box some of the food for later - which actually worked out pretty well, since I did not have any dinner plans (not wanting to get in the way of the all-girls-reunion thingy at the wedding)...


Back at the Hard Rock...


Food that can feed 5 (or 6)...

For the record, I really enjoyed the Smokehouse Menu - particularly the Ribs. The meat literally slides off the bones and it is very, very tender. Mouth-watering, really. They were out of beef brisket, which was my original choice - as part of my Duo Delight (or something like that), so i ended up with Beef Ribs and Chicken BBQ. IL and Ab shared the Mac and Cheese (with Chicken), which 1/4 of it eventually became my dinner (:)). Ab had a order of Hotdog with Fries for herself. All in all, a yummy treat for the entire family.

Oh and for Citibank Credit Cardholders, there's a 10% discount (if you do not have the All Access Card - which also gives you 10% discount at the HRC)

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Xian Ding Wei, Taiwanese Tea Room



NROTB - New Restaurant on the Block

On Saturday, we checked out Xian Ding Wei - the latest addition to Queensbay Mall's list of restaurants. It turned out to be a rather pleasant visit. And we think that finally, Dragon-I may have a competitor. We ordered the San-Bei Chicken Set, the Sweet Roasted Chicken Set and a DanDan Noodles for sides. A quick word of advise, skip the DanDan noodles if you can. If you really cannot, go ahead order it, but you may find that you will need to add the chili oil to spice it up a little. Apart from that The set meals are delicious. And to wash it all down, do try their Pearl Milk Tea.


San-Bei Chicken Set


Collages of Taiwan


Taiwan's famous Pearl Milk Tea

The service was pretty good - there was one time when the waitress brought a glass of warm water to our table and we just told her that we did not order it and she brought it back. After that 2 other waitresses came over and apologized, and then came one of the "captains" (identified by different costumes) also came and apologized. And the speed of the food was also quite impressive - food was served under 15minutes.

The only thing was that the price may be a little on the steep side for a rather normal/typical Joo-Char meal, but not to extravagant, I believe.

So, the verdict...

3.5/5 for the taste (judged down by the bland-taste DanDan Noodle)
4/5 for speed and service
3/5 for value for money.

Would I go back there again? Sure...

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Ballerina Girl

Earlier in the week, we took Ab to one of the Ballet classes near our place - since she enjoyed dancing so much - influenced by the many Disney Princesses she's been watching, no doubt(!). She enjoyed herself, and due to her age (0.5years short of the youngest kid in her class), the teacher asked her to return this week for another trial as she needs a little bit more time assess if she is able to cope with the rest of the class. What's encouraging was that the teacher commended on her "flexibility". It was really fun to see her enjoying herself dancing and doing all the ballet moves and stretches... :)


Our little ballerina girl in the making...

boon out...

boon's log 1010.05: Funny Translations...

I'm sure you've seen the advertisements hanging on the lamp posts along the roads - Jalur Lebar Mudah Alih No.1 di Malaysia - Celcom. No this is not an advertorial to promote Celcom - in fact, I've never heard of anyone promoting Celcom's "Jalur Lebar".

Anyways, took me a moment to figure out what that is. And the following few ad-boards helped to - they were in English. "Jalur Lebar" refers to Broad Band, while "Mudah Alih" refers to Mobile.

I mean, you've gotta give them 10 points for trying to use Bahasa 1Malaysia and not English. But I doubt it helps. I mean, if you are in-the-know about the internet and knows what "Jalur-Lebar" means, I am sure you know what Broadband is. So, why not just use Broadband instead - right?

There's another one that says "Muat Turun Music" - why not "Muat Turun Lagu"?

Okay, let's go down the list and see what we can do to help them interpret the Internet Terms...

Internet - AntaraJala
Web - Sarang Labah-Labah
WeBlog (Blog) - Catatan Sarang Labah-Labah
Online Gaming - Permainan Atas-Dawai
website - tempat sarang labah-labah
surf - luncur
high speed - kelajuan yang tinggi; or laju
network - jala-kerja
mirror sites - tempat cermin; tempat pantulan
Cookie - Biskut
cyber (cybernetics) - ilmu susunan kawalan dan perhubungan
cyberspace - ruang ilmu susunan kawalan dan perhubungan
cyberchat - perbualan ilmu susunan kawalan dan perhubungan
domain name - nama daerah
firewall - dinding berapi
homepage - mukasurat rumah
LAN (Local Area Network) - JKKT (Jala Kerja Kawasan Tempatan)
WAN (Wide Area Network) - JKKL (Jala Kerja Kawasan Lebar)
Open Content - Isi Kandungan Terbuka
Port - Pelabuhan
Search Engine - Jentera Pencari
Internet Explorer - Pengembara AntaraJala
Gateway - Pintu Jalan
WWW (World Wide Web) - DLSLL(Dunia Lebar Sarang Labah-labah)
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boon keluar... (out...)