Sibu Gym Review

Sibu Gym

At Dewan Suarah Sibu,

Jalan Suarah

★★★★☆

Alright, Sibu Gym has relocated to a new location at Dewan Suarah. It's at the Dewan's left handside and under the signboard shown in the pic above (I missed it the first few days after relocation because it was hidden by trees and the entrance wasn't so obvious). Click on the picture below to see where it is now:

The good news is everything it is now all in one level. And it is also now air-conditioned and well ventilated than the previous place near Public Bank. The equipment are all from the old place but they're in good shape. A vending machine selling drinks would be appreciated, and I saw one being installed during the writing of this post.

 Must get those biceps ripped!

The fees remain the same. For non-members it costs RM7.00 per entry and members will need to pay a monthly fee of RM25.00 (male) and RM20.00 (female). For students the fees are RM20.00 (male) and RM15.00 (female). Pensioner pays RM15.00. They're open from 8am - 10pm and closes on Sundays.

For review of a nearby gym (Bandong Gym), click here.

iPhone App Review: Death Rally

Death Rally
by Remedy Entertainment Ltd

★★★★★

If you love racing cars, modifying cars, putting guns and rocket launchers on your cars, you must download this game.

If you enjoyed watching the movie Death Race (with Jason Statham) you'll enjoy this little beastie of a game. It's a racing game involving modifying your cars and equipping it with weapons as you try to outrun, outgun and outlast your opponents who are also armed to the teeth, well, rims.

The story line is fairly weak and short as it is about you, a rogue driver caught by the authorities to help hunt down another rogue drive (just like Fast & Furious). But the game compensates the short story with entertaining adrenaline fueled race with AI or other human players online. Plus the mini-games and silly racer cameos makes this app stand out from the other death racing games.

Graphics are impressive and runs well even on my old 3GS, the music is awesome and the controls are easy to master. A true gem, 5 stars!

Even the loading screen is already awesome.

You have wide selection of vehicles from vans to monster trucks.

Then you can modify your preferred vehicle into a war machine.

The race can get intense and ala bumper cars. Clear your path with your guns.

The more you earn the better car you can unlock.

 Just be careful, wrecked cars stay wrecked even after the race and you'll need money to do the repairs. I wonder if mechanics are qualified to fix a bent minigun...

Did I mention better cars? You can also change the colours.

The racers and achievements are quite hilarious. 'Destroy Malaysian' meant that I just mowed down an AI boss racer from Malaysia.. and J.Q. Dai doesn't sound Malaysian...

Then there's the more extreme achievement...

iPhone App Review: Order Up!!

Order Up!! To Go
by Chillingo Ltd

★★★★★

If you love those cook-and-serve games or just wanna see life as Spongebob Squarepants from behind the grill, this is the perfect game for you!

I'm gonna make this short. Order Up!! is one of those rare games that is actually fun, addictive, impressive graphics (runs well on my aging iPhone 3GS) and will actually make you feel hungry just making those food your customers ordered.

In this game you play as a one-man-army chef who cooks all the food of a restaurant. The game mechanics are simple you can grasp it within minutes. Customers will come into your restaurant, order some food available in your menu (can be added by buying new food recipes) and then it's up to you to prepare a delicious gourmet for your hungry patrons. Each food requires different methods of preparing; you'll be tapping you screen to chop the steak, slide up and down to slice and swipe madly to peel vegetables.

Apart from that this game also has a simple story line and more restaurants can be unlocked through in0game purchases of pure hard work earned silver coins. Highly recommended (watch out for battery consumption, you might cook until you won't notice your phone is almost out of juice). 5 stars!

Ahhh day 1 of my new cafe...

During peak hours, I had no time to take a screenshot.

Experience cooking first hand. And you might learn a recipe or two...

Like in real life, the profit margin is not that high.

Of course occasionally you will encounter the sleep-deprived health inspector and stereotypical dramatic food critic.