Sony might quit Sony Ericsson’s joint venture?

I’m reading here that Sony is considering exiting the Sony Ericsson joint venture with Ericsson, after the joint venture was posting a $247 million loss for 2008.

Hopefully future supports and services for Sony Ericsson phones, including my Xperia X1, will not be stopped.

Kampong Glam Tour

Date: Saturday, 10 January 2008
Location: Kampong Glam, Singapore

Last Saturday, I took Inka and Irza for a tour around Kampong Glam, Singapore.

We started our walking tour from Bugis Junction and visited two Kampong Glam's main attractions, Masjid Sultan and Istana Kampong Glam.

We also passed through the row of shops along Bussorah Street Mall and Arab Street, and also row of restaurants and eateries (some of them are authentic Padang/Minang cuisine restaurants) along Kandahar Street and North Bridge Road.

Trip to Indonesia (9): Liwet Pak Asep Stroberi Restaurant

Date: 8 December 2008
Location: Nagrek, on the main highway between Tasikmalaya and Bandung, West Java, Indonesia.

This entry is part of our "Trip to Indonesia" series on December 2008:

1. First Time Karaoke-ing
2. Grand Indonesia
3. Sari Sunda Restaurant, Bandung
4. Rumah Sosis, Bandung
5. Holiday to Garut, West Java
5.a. Holiday in Garut, Danau Dariza (posted by my wife)
6. Garut Town and Mulih K'desa
7. Crown Mahkota Graha Hotel, Tasikmalaya
8. Around Burujul, Tasikmalaya
9. Taman Safari (posted by my wife)

After celebrating Hari Raya Idul Adha in Tasikmalaya, we went back to Bandung in the afternoon. We dropped by at Liwet Pak Asep Stroberi restaurant, located at Nagrek, for late lunch.

This restaurant is located on the main highway between Bandung and Tasikmalaya. If you drive from Bandung, the restaurant is located on the left side of the road, just after the Y-junction to Garut. Take note that this restaurant is located after (east of) the Y-junction, so if you're heading towards Garut from Bandung, you will not pass by this restaurant and you have to make a short detour towards Limbangan.

The restaurant is quite big. It's built on a slope of a hill and the saungs are scattered around the foot of the hill. The food is very nice, and the price is reasonable. However, the plus point of this restaurant is that it also provides some outbound activities to keep the kids amused.

From the top of the hill, there's a very high and long flying fox system across the valley to the base of the complex. Irza dares himself to take the flying fox and so far, this was the longest and highest flying fox Irza has taken so far. The kids can also ride horses and play in the playground in the valley.

Apologise, I didn't manage to take the pictures of the food, since I was concentrating in taking pictures of the outbound amenities. :)

Related link:
Asep Strawberry

Kevin's Birthday

Date: 31 December 2008
Location: Senja Rd, Bukit Panjang, Singapore

Trip to Indonesia (8): Around Burujul, Tasikmalaya

Date: 8 December 2008
Location: Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia.

This entry is part of our "Trip to Indonesia" series on December 2008:

1. First Time Karaoke-ing
2. Grand Indonesia
3. Sari Sunda Restaurant, Bandung
4. Rumah Sosis, Bandung
5. Holiday to Garut, West Java
5.a. Holiday in Garut, Danau Dariza (posted by my wife)
6. Garut Town and Mulih K'desa
7. Crown Mahkota Graha Hotel, Tasikmalaya
8. Taman Safari (posted by my wife)

Tasikmalaya is the hometown of both of my parents. My grandmother is currently still living in Tasikmalaya, specifically on Jalan Burujul, off Jalan Ciamis, very near to the railway crossing not too far from Lima roundabout.

I remember that when I was still a kid, I loved to go to the railway track which is located just a stone throw's away from my grandmother's house, and watched the trains passing by. So when we were there, I took Irza for a stroll along the railway track.

There was a train passing by from Bandung towards east at that time, I think it was the Lodaya train bound for Yogyakarta and Solo (Balapan). Irza was very happy to be able to see a "real" train (not just the small MRT trains we often find here in Singapore) from a short distance. :)

Trip to Indonesia (7): Crown Mahkota Graha Hotel, Tasikmalaya

Date: 7 December 2008
Location: Crown Mahkota Graha Hotel, Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia.

This entry is part of my Trip to Indonesia series on December 2008:

1. First Time Karaoke-ing
2. Grand Indonesia
3. Sari Sunda Restaurant, Bandung
4. Rumah Sosis, Bandung
5. Holiday to Garut, West Java
5.a. Holiday in Garut, Danau Dariza (posted by my wife).
6. Garut Town and Mulih K'desa

Crown Hotel, or Hotel Graha Mahkota in Indonesian, is the hotel we were staying during our short stay in Tasikmalaya.

This three-star hotel used to be the best hotel anyone can find in Tasikmalaya. But now, I heard from one of my relatives there that there's a new hotel being opened along Jalan KHZ Mustofa, near a new shopping mall which is supposed to be the biggest shopping mall in Tasikmalaya.

Unfortunately, we didn't really have the chance to explore the town since our schedule in Tasikmalaya was quite packed. I even didn't have the time to meet one of my fellow bloggers Kang Iwok (which I believe is the first and only Indonesian blogger from Tasikmalaya at the moment).

More pictures in Tasikmalaya will follow.

Bright Lights at City Hall

Date: 27 December 2008
Location: Raffles City, CHIJMES, CityLink Mall

The lights around City Hall is not as bright as the ones along Orchard Road, but the festive moods are definitely still there with a giant Christmas tree outside Raffles City and many shops (including Robinsons) are on sale.

This is also the first time we entered CHIJMES and see what's inside after countless times of just passing through it.