Filipino Food in Tanjong Pagar: Maxchowbee

*****Sad to say, Maxchowbee is now closed but in its place (same address) now stands Kainan Café*****

**updated!**

 

I was walking by Tanjong Pagar on a Sunday afternoon taking pictures when I saw this establishment named Maxchowbee!

 

The name is honestly like a combination of Max’s, Chowking, and Jollibee.

 

Here are some photos I took from outside.

 

Now here’s how it looks like inside

Now, just a quick one as per my guidelines for this category.

Food that is readily prepared is available: No

 

Day Visited for the first time: Wednesday

Time/Meal: Dinner

 

They are only open from Monday to Saturday from 5pm onwards.

 

Good for Corporate Lunch/Dinners: No

 

Good to eat with Foreign Friends: Maybe for the adventurous

 

This restaurant is very near Duxton St. where there are a number of bars which employ Filipinas. You can bring some friends if they don’t mind eating with this crowd.

 

Recommended for people who will try Philippine Cuisine for the first time: Maybe for the adventurous

 

Same comment as above!

 

You may be happy to know that according to their menu, they deliver!

 

Their contact numbers are: (+65) 6224-1521 and 6224-1513

 

Here’s a map of Tanjong Pagar. Maxchowbee is very near the corner of Duxton st.

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Stellar Phoenix Windows Data Recovery Software

Data recovery software, this is not a software you need everyday but for all those times when you corrupt/format your drive/memory card, this software is very useful.

 

I will not cross the border and say that every household with a computer should have data recovery software, but we all need to salvage lost data every now and then.

 

All you need to know about the Stellar Phoenix Windows Data Recovery Software can be found here.

 

This article is all about my personal experience about this software.

 

To install this software, you will be required user privileges. I was able to install it in my Macbook running VMWare Fusion. I had my settings running with only 1gig of RAM and a single processor. Stellar Phoenix ran pretty well in Windows Vista Home Premium.

 

The user interface was simple to use. I used it for the first time without using the help menu.

 

 

As you place your mouse pointer on top of each button, you will find a text on what that button is for. Here’s some screen shots from my experience.

 

For my review, I tried to recover files from my 4gig SDHC card. The card was formatted using my dSLR, I had 44 pictures in it before I had it formatted.

 

When the program starts, it will give you a “tip for the day”.

 

 

Then it will give you tips for a successful data recovery.

 

 

The Software did not automatically detect my memory card when I had it plugged in my USB. I had to refresh the available drives. Surprisingly, there is no “refresh button” available. You will have to enter the program’s Drives menu.

 

 

You will be able to see the drive after refresh.

 

 

After seeing the drive you want to recover a double click will allow you to choose the available options.

 

 

I tried the advanced scan and this program did not disappoint!

 

 

It took almost 2 hours for the program to completely scan my 4 gig drive, I’m not sure if this will be shorter if I had a more powerful machine but for my Macbook’s VMWare setup, I was pretty happy with the performance.

 

After an hour, you will be able to see subfolders and the files inside it.

 

 

From here, you will be able to view each file and choose which one you want to recover.

 

I was only hoping to recover my 44 files before formatting my memory card, I was happy to see a number of files which was long deleted.

 

If you would notice, I first tried to recover a corrupted SD Card. Stellar Phoenix Partition Recovery Software also can recover Hard Disks even if they were partitioned or formatted to another file system.

 

I have limited my review on a regular PC user’s point of view. Honestly, I think that the regular person will only need to recover files from a removable drive or a hard disk.

 

We all know that replacing a spoilt drive is easy, but the files saved inside that drive is priceless. As memory card/drive’s capacity become bigger, the more reason we need to have software like this to at least salvage our data when we fail to back up our drives manually.

 

I’m sure everyone would want to use a user-friendly program during those stressful times when your data is lost. Stellar Phoenix very easy to use and its very gratifying to know that you don’t have to be a geek to recover lost pictures from a vacation, lost data for a report and lost files you use for your personal finances.

 

There are some files which are too private. It always helps if you can recover your lost data with the privacy of your own home.

 

For more information, please check this link:

 

http://www.partitionrecovery-software.com/

Globe’s SPAM… 2346!

Don’t get me wrong, I still love Globe! I still feel their better than Smart and Sun!  Although I also keep Sun thanks to their unlimited calls and text (SMS).

 

I have been a Globe user for the longest time and even now that I am based abroad, I still keep a Globe SIM roaming just incase someone from the Philippines needs to reach me.

 

Just a couple of months ago, I realized that my phone credits were zero by the end of the month. This really felt strange since I only use my Globe SIM to receive SMS, no other use for it.

 

Then making a couple of calls to their customer service (+632-730-1000) I found out that they were charging me PhP 2.50 per received message.

 

This may not sound like a lot of money but they were sending almost 10 useless messages per day! Since my phone was roaming, I cannot reply to deactivate the subscription as a reply will cost me more than PhP 40.00.

 

Thankfully, their customer service was able to cancel my subscription which I did not apply for in the first place!

 

I just hope people with authority (like NTC) in the Philippines realize that a big company is stealing from the people!

 

Sending SPAM e-mails is annoying, this is a type of SPAM we receive on our mobile phones and we even have to pay for it even if it contains useless information! 

Filipino Food in Singapore!

I started this category in my blog to guide people who want to eat Filipino food in Singapore. With an estimated 150,000 Filipinos working in this 707.1 square km country there should be a lot of places where a Filipino can eat!

 

Now I have decided to add little improvements in this category.

 

Definitely not all restaurants are created equal but I will at least give you the location of every Filipino restaurant available here in Singapore!

 

If you think I missed out a specific restaurant, please send me an e-mail or a comment.

 

Please note that this is my personal opinion only and since I am not an expert in judging food (taste), how the food is served and the restaurant’s ambiance. I would recommend that you visit the place too.

 

At the end of every entry from this category, I will be trying to rank my experience on the said restaurant.

 

Food that is readily prepared is available: Yes/No

 

Day Visited for the first time: Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun

Time/Meal: Lunch/Dinner

 

Day Visited for the second time: Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun

Time/Meal: Lunch/Dinner

 

Good for Corporate Lunch/Dinners: Yes/No

Good to eat with Foreign Friends: Yes/No/Maybe for the adventurous

Recommended for people who will try Philippine Cuisine for the first time: Yes/No/Maybe for the adventurous

 

Final comments:

10,000 Hits!

First working day after Easter and I was surprised to see that my blog had 10,000 hits. It actually made me wonder if I have visited my blog 10,000 times.

Anyway, I know that having 10,000 hits is not that much but knowing that there are some of you who stumbled upon some entries in my blog it is my responsibility to make some improvements soon.

Improvements will be ranging from upgrade in pictures (especially for gadget reviews) and I will try to post at least one (1) entry per month. I totally can’t believe I did not post anything last March!

Again, to all of you who found this blog and took the time to read an entry. Thank you so much!