Friday, May 15, 2020

Sudio Ett

[Review]

The latest model to join the Sudio family of earphones this year, would be the Ett series which comes in 4 different colors, Pink and Green on top of all-time favorites, Black and White. This time round I've gotten the dark green one for review, and I thought it looked rather like a piece of military-issued equipment. Quite cool I would say.


What's in the package?

For a small package measuring just 12.5cm x 10cm x 4cm, the contents sure packs quite a few nifty features. The pair of earbuds is housed in an almost cuboid case, and even the charger cable came in the same shade of green!


There is also a pack of different sized ear tips, that consisted of both the parabolic and conic type. While the flatter parabolic ones consisted of 5 different sizes, with the M size already affixed on the earbuds, the conical ones comes in only in 3 sizes.


Features

Active noise cancelling: Press and hold the buttons for 2 secs and one will hear the words "noise cancelling read out by whom I imagined to be a Caucasian lady. Note that activating this shortens the playtime of one charge to 4 hours, lesser by 2 hours instead of the usual 6 hours.

IPX 5 (splash/rain/sweat proof): If you wear the buds for exercise, it is inevitable that they come into contact with moisture. Rain proof too but I seriously do not recommend too much water!

Charging: Upon a full charge of the case, you can recharge your earbuds another 4 times, making it a total of 30hrs playtime. Charge is via type-C cable but you can also use wireless charging for the case.

Simplicity at its best?

Once again, getting started with the new earbuds is super intuitive. One simply needs to get into the Bluetooth setting of whichever device one intends to use, search for "Sudio Ett" and pair it! In fact I was just trying to check out the owner's guide, only to realize you only need one glance to finish the entire content!


My verdict

I wouldn't hesitate to recommend the Ett to anyone looking for a cool pair of wireless earphones that is not only great on performance but not cruel on the wallet. In fact, you will get 15% off the retail price on https://www.sudio.com/sg/ when you use our Sudio discount code [theperfectfather].


They are also having a special promotion where you get a new Sudio tote bag for free with every purchase (Until end of July, or while stock last)! This may jolly well be your best friend, as we get through all virtual meetings or entertainment during this Circuit Breaker period, together.

Wednesday, May 6, 2020

8 Crabs Seafood Kitchen

To be upfront again, I am no foodie and I always like having my food there and then. Don't you just feel that the food tastes nicer when plated straight from the wok? Especially zichar dishes right? I hardly ordered food deliveries previously, but this circuit breaker meant things had to change for everybody.

He said it looked "nice" but did not know it was spicy yet.

And for the very first time ever, we finally ordered some of our favorite zichar dishes online during this CB period. It was from the online store, 8 Crabs Seafood Kitchen and they only do deliveries with no pick up option. I believe are wholesalers of Sri Lankan crabs also, hence their assurance on the freshest and meatiest premium wild-caught crustaceans.

This is how they are packed and we had them straight from the containers.

Placing an order on the website was a breeze, like most online shopping these days and they even have a live customer support chat (they claimed not robot wor) if you need any help with ordering. Of course we had to order their crab dishes and opted for chili crab, as well as the kids' favorites such as sweet & sour pork, premium salted egg prawn balls and Yang Zhou fried rice.

This is one big container with one large crab and lots of tasty gravy!

Delivery was certainly punctual, but the litmus test, would have to be the condition of the dishes when they arrived. So far so good! They cut ventilation holes in the plastic covers to allow the steam to escape so that the food doesn't become a soggy mess and the food were still hot to the touch. 

Plump succulent prawns with a tasty coating of salted egg!

Sweet and sour pork! Yummy!

So how would I rate the food? It was definitely a great dinner for us and much better than most of the 'unrated' neighborhood stalls! The crab was fresh and meaty as described in the website with the chili gravy tasting exactly like how I imagined it to be, and simply awesome with the fried man tous! Salted egg prawn was flavorful while sweet and sour pork was a great balance of fat and lean meat which is very important! I ordered the large fried rice and it was too much for all of us!

Humongous box of fried rice! I think enough for 8 adults or more!

If you are already tired of cooking, or having the same food for the past few weeks and want to give the family a treat, hope over to their website and check out the dishes they are offering. I also read about the company supporting the needy with meals (https://8crabs.com/feed-singapore-campaign-by-8-crabs/) during this tough period and find it quite meaningful lor! 

Disclosure: Our dinner order was partially sponsored. All photos and opinions remain solely ours.