Aug 19, 2007

Real Meals With Real Pics

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Beef Bulgogi


Haeun Khon is located on the 3rd floor of Amcorp Mall, just next to McDonalds. The setup in Haeun Khon is decently nice, with yellow lightnings to build the romantic ambiance. Soothing music … quiet …. and then ‘bang!’ … the dinner crowd arrives. From then on, it’s a typical pack, and tight restaurant. The place is so small that when you lean over to your back, you can actually introduce yourself to the person in the table behind you. I am hoping they increase their space someday … after all, their business is considerably good.
Where:
Restoran Haeun Khon
Lot 336, Third Floor, Amcorp Mall, No. 18, Persiaran Barat, Off Jalan Timur, 46050, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

Wong Ah Wah Famous Grilled Chicken Wings


This is located at Jalan Alor (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) and has made a really big name for themselves as the best grilled chicken wings in town. The Hong Kong and Taiwanese tourists love this place. They have expanded the operations to cater for seafood enthusiasts by adding deliciously prepared seafood dishes to their list.
Where:
Wong Ah Wah
No. 1, Jalan Alor (Off Jalan Bukit Bintang), 50200, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia




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crispy crab cake



Crispy lump crab cake, wasabi reduction, spicy rhubarb salsa
Where:
Garden Restaurant-Art Institute of Chicago
111 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, United States


Veggie Roll



Fujiya is a take-out Sushi place. Every morning, sushi is prepared somewhere in the city and distributed over a number of stores. Might not sound appealing, but for a quick takeout lunch it's perfect and it tastes pretty good.
Where:
Fujiya
1050 W Pender st, Vancouver, Canada


Bean Arepa



Very similar to the cheese one. But in this case, the bread was filled with refried beans. Maybe what's missing is a little seasoning.
Where:
Bananos Cafe
1223 Pacific Blvd, Vancouver, Canada


Cheese Arepa



A traditional Venezuelan/Colombian cornmeal bread. It was different, but didn't rock my world. Banano's cafe is a deli style cafe.
Where:
Bananos Cafe
1223 Pacific Blvd, Vancouver, Canada


Veggie Showder

Submitted by wilhelmus

Not bad for a takeout soup. At some airports the food is awful. I was pleasantly surprised, although my expectations were low.
Where:
San Francisco Soup Company
San Fransisco Airport, San Francisco, United States

Super Turkey



This deli is somewhat an institution in Montreal(and a bit of a tourist trap) but WFT, I'm a tourist. Double rye bread stuffed, and I mean stuffed, with tender smmoked turkey; meat totally outweighed the veggies 3:1. Served with coleslaw, fries and complemented with a couple cold beers, it was a great lunch.
Where:
Dunn's Smoked Meats
1029 Marche Central, Montreal, Canada

$5 Kobe Burger



Lolita in Tremont, Cleveland is a cool eatery that offers a happy hour between 5-6.30pm. Sierra Nevada Pale Ale for $2 and a shortlist of food for all around $5. This is the magnificent Kobe Burger. Bacon and a fried egg on top served on an over sized English muffin. Rounded out by a $3 olive plate. Great food and great value.
Where:
Lolita
900 Literary Rd., Cleveland, United States


Italian Buffet



1st plate of a buffet lunch at Massimo da Milano. This great place offers a sit-down lunch buffet for $6.95 for as many plates as you want or you can take-out for $3. They offer a wide variety of olives, pasta, meats & salad as well as desserts.
Where:
Massimo da Milano
1400 West 25th Street, Cleveland, United States

real meals with real pics

Beef Bulgogi


Haeun Khon is located on the 3rd floor of Amcorp Mall, just next to McDonalds. The setup in Haeun Khon is decently nice, with yellow lightnings to build the romantic ambiance. Soothing music … quiet …. and then ‘bang!’ … the dinner crowd arrives. From then on, it’s a typical pack, and tight restaurant. The place is so small that when you lean over to your back, you can actually introduce yourself to the person in the table behind you. I am hoping they increase their space someday … after all, their business is considerably good.
Where:
Restoran Haeun Khon
Lot 336, Third Floor, Amcorp Mall, No. 18, Persiaran Barat, Off Jalan Timur, 46050, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

Wong Ah Wah Famous Grilled Chicken Wings


This is located at Jalan Alor (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) and has made a really big name for themselves as the best grilled chicken wings in town. The Hong Kong and Taiwanese tourists love this place. They have expanded the operations to cater for seafood enthusiasts by adding deliciously prepared seafood dishes to their list.
Where:
Wong Ah Wah
No. 1, Jalan Alor (Off Jalan Bukit Bintang), 50200, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

crispy crab cake



Crispy lump crab cake, wasabi reduction, spicy rhubarb salsa
Where:
Garden Restaurant-Art Institute of Chicago
111 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, United States

Veggie Roll



Fujiya is a take-out Sushi place. Every morning, sushi is prepared somewhere in the city and distributed over a number of stores. Might not sound appealing, but for a quick takeout lunch it's perfect and it tastes pretty good.
Where:
Fujiya
1050 W Pender st, Vancouver, Canada

Bean Arepa



Very similar to the cheese one. But in this case, the bread was filled with refried beans. Maybe what's missing is a little seasoning.
Where:
Bananos Cafe
1223 Pacific Blvd, Vancouver, Canada

Cheese Arepa



A traditional Venezuelan/Colombian cornmeal bread. It was different, but didn't rock my world. Banano's cafe is a deli style cafe.
Where:
Bananos Cafe
1223 Pacific Blvd, Vancouver, Canada

Veggie Showder

Submitted by wilhelmus

Not bad for a takeout soup. At some airports the food is awful. I was pleasantly surprised, although my expectations were low.
Where:
San Francisco Soup Company
San Fransisco Airport, San Francisco, United States

Super Turkey



This deli is somewhat an institution in Montreal(and a bit of a tourist trap) but WFT, I'm a tourist. Double rye bread stuffed, and I mean stuffed, with tender smoked turkey; meat totally outweighed the veggies 3:1. Served with coleslaw, fries and complemented with a couple cold beers, it was a great lunch.
Where:
Dunn's Smoked Meats
1029 Marche Central, Montreal, Canada

$5 Kobe Burger



Lolita in Tremont, Cleveland is a cool eatery that offers a happy hour between 5-6.30pm. Sierra Nevada Pale Ale for $2 and a shortlist of food for all around $5. This is the magnificent Kobe Burger. Bacon and a fried egg on top served on an over sized English muffin. Rounded out by a $3 olive plate. Great food and great value.
Where:
Lolita
900 Literary Rd., Cleveland, United States

Italian Buffet



1st plate of a buffet lunch at Massimo da Milano. This great place offers a sit-down lunch buffet for $6.95 for as many plates as you want or you can take-out for $3. They offer a wide variety of olives, pasta, meats & salad as well as desserts.
Where:
Massimo da Milano
1400 West 25th Street, Cleveland, United States

Table Manners: How many of these questions

Where should your briefcase or purse be placed when dining?

When drinking, is it proper to look over or into the cup or glass?

What is the proper way to eat spaghetti?

Is it acceptable to smoke at the dining table?

Should you blow on your soup when it is too hot?

Is there a proper way to cut meat?

Should medicine be taken at the dining table?

What is the proper way to remove a fish bone from your mouth?

Should asparagus be eaten with fork or fingers?

What is appropriate when your meal is finished?

Things to Beware of With Payday Loans

There’s an eye-opening and well researched piece on payday loans on an interesting site called Wake up U.S. The post is called Internet PayDay Loans are hazardous to your sanity and bank account and gives some stern warnings about the dangers of payday loans and calls into questions the laws that allow these companies to operate and the slightly shady tactics that they use.

In a few moments, in some cases longer, you will receive an approval in your email inbox. Within a day or two, sometimes three, you will see that this company deposited the amount requested into your checking account. The first payment on this loan will usually be due within a week or two, depending on the company.

However, and this is where it starts to get ugly, monetarily speaking. The first payment due is just the interest and fees. The second payment due is also just for the interest and fees, and on and on it goes. Lets say you applied for three hundred dollars. If you do not completely repay this in the first week, this three hundred dollars can turn into three thousand dollars.

I believe first and foremost in personal responsibility but the brutal terms that allow that kind of escalation of charges probably could benefit from some legal confinement.

The article goes in to mention that each state in the U.S. has different laws for these companies and with the Internet providing a massive shell game opportunity, the net result is pretty much that a payday loan company can get away with almost anything (including automatically withdrawing money from a client’s bank account!)

All I can suggest is to check with the Better Business Bureau to find out any possible patterns of complaints against any payday loan or cash advance companies that you are wanting to do business with.

High Cost Payday Lenders Advertise Everywhere from the BBB website which goes into some more detail about the practices of these lenders and offers tips for consumers.

Pros and Cons of Payday Loans

No matter what area of business you look at, each industry has its gray areas or topics that are constantly the seed of heated debates. The payday loan industry is no exception. Payday loans and payday loan lenders have been a constant topic of debate among financial analysts, customers, lenders and the like. Whether you approve of them or despise them, payday loans are at times a necessary evil for those who need quick cash and like anything else, have their pros and cons.

Payday loans can actually be very useful and help out tremendously in a financial time of need, when other financial institutions are not willing or able to accommodate a person’s financial need. Many times banks or credit unions will not approve loans for such small amounts. In addition, local financial institutions may also take into account a person’s credit or run their credit history to see if the person is eligible under their guidelines.

With the Internet becoming more of a standard in daily life than an exception, payday loan lenders have expanded their services online. Many have websites that offer customers around the clock service and applications. This allows the customer to be able to apply when their time allows it and allows for quicker information transfer and faster approvals.

A payday loan can be applied for and approved online in a very short amount of time. This means that, once approved, money can be directly transferred to the banking account of the customer’s choice, with the added perk of not having to put up collateral as one might be required to do through other lenders. This financial arrangement also helps for those who find it embarrassing to ask for financial assistance from friends or family.

While payday loans are an exceptional way to get money in a bind, they also have strings attached. Due to lenders not performing a credit check or researching a person’s credit history, the lender takes on a financial liability when lending a customer money. Because the lender is taking a risk, many will approve customers for payday loans that have a higher than average interest rate.

The higher rate is the lenders way of paying themselves back for taking on a customer, without checking their credit. Most payday loan lenders do not perform credit checks. Since the loans are viewed as short term loans, the lender takes on the liability of the borrower, foregoes a credit check, and takes the financial risk of lending money to a customer.

Many payday loan lenders will also only approve customers up to a certain amount and in the grand scheme of things $500 or so is still considered a small loan amount. It’s highly unlikely that one could find a payday loan lender that would be willing to take a risk of lending out a payday loan for a few thousand dollars. This is where it’s important to evaluate your monthly income. Before you take out a loan, check your pay schedules and make sure you’ll be paid again before your loan is due. Otherwise you may have to make a partial payment and extend your loan, consequently adding more fees to your principal.

Payday loans are also not to be used as a budgeting plan or any sort of financial plan. They should be used strictly as a means to an end. These loans are intended to serve the needs that may occur in a short amount of time. When used correctly and paid back on time, payday loans are a useful financial assistance tool.

What payday loans boil down to is personal responsibility. The responsibility to repay the loan rests on the person taking out the loan. As adults, people no longer have or need parents or others telling them what to do and how to get or spend money. The fact of the matter is payday loans are a personal choice of the customer. The payday loan industry is providing a service to a customer base that needs money from alternative sources, as traditional means of lending are not an option to them.