Trinchado @ Mesa Portuguesa

It was Trinchado time again Saterday, the 29th of August 2009. This time I went to Mesa Portuguesa in Pretoria to try their take on the Trinchado.

Just the photo alone shows that the Mesa Trinchado is different than the O'Galito Trinchado and the Braza Trinchado.

The Mesa Portuguesa Trinchado was not hot spicey but it was full a flavour spicey, if that makes sense. This time the sauce was a red wine sauce and not a white wine sauce. Mesa also gives a nice Portuguese roll with the Trinchado.

So I would rate the Trinchado 7/10, I prefer the creamy white sauce. So it has the same rating than the Braza Trinchado but the Mesa Trinchado just looks tastier when it gets to the table than the Braza Trinchado.

Dead Space

I played Dead Space almost a year after it was released. The game is really brilliant. I was captivated right up to the end and the ending was quite scary, my heart skipped a beat.

I would definitely play Dead Space 2, the follow up story will be great. I have a lot of unanswered questions around The Marker.

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

So after a very long time of having this game I eventually finished it. The game was fun but it wasn't anything like KOTOR 2. My favourite is still KOTOR 2.

I chose the light side, so the ending was a bit of a let down, but it couldn't be anything else since the game is between episode 3 and episode 4 of Star Wars.

Trinchado @ O'Galito

It was Trinchado time again Sunday, the 2nd of August 2009. This time I went to O'Galito in Centurion to try their take on the Trinchado.

Just the photo alone shows that the O'Galito Trinchado and the Braza Trinchado are different. The O'Galito Trinchado has a nice creamy white wine sauce where the Braza Trinchado did not have the creamy part, only white wine part.

The O'Galito Trinchado was also not spicy, so again a nice chilled out Trinchado. I prefer the Portuguese roll that came with the Braza Trinchado. The O'Galito bread was fresh but the Portuguese roll just enhances the experience.

So I would rate the Trinchado 8/10, the sauce was better than Braza but the bread not.

Cellphone carry bag

I always have a problem when it comes to carrying my cellphone around. I really do not like the cellphone wrappers like the Body Glove products and I also do not want to carry my cellphone in my pocket the whole time. Carrying it around in my pocket is not always comfortable and it limits what pants I can wear.

Now previously I bought myself a digital camera carry bag which could fit both my cellphone and my wallet. I would wear it like a normal carry bag over the shoulder but it looked a bit like a purse. I called it my 'Man Bag' but my wife called it my 'Man Purse'!

When it came to getting a new cellphone I decided to look around for something different this time to carry the cellphone in. I discovered this nice little digital camera carry bag from Golla. Thank goodness the digital cameras became smaller over the last few years, now my cellphone fits snugly inside the carry bag and it has a little space for my credit card and driver's license.

So now I do not need to carry my wallet with me the whole time and the carry bag is small enough not to look like a 'Man Purse' any more. Now it just looks like a Leatherman hanging from my belt.

The Goonies

A childhood favourite movie of mine, The Goonies. At long last my favourite online shop Take2 had stock and I ordered it. So now I only need to make time to watch it again. Will need some popcorn and a soda for this classic.

PS2 to PS3 converter

Since I am a PlayStation fanboy, I obviously had two PS2 game controllers, so when I bought the PS3 I decided not to spent more money on another PS3 controller. Instead I bought this PS2 to PS3 converter.

You plug the PS2 controller into the one side and the converter's USB plug into the PS3's USB port and that is it. Works like a charm, no setup procedure necessary.

So now I can play 2 player Bionic Commando ReArmed and soon Street Fighter IV or Soul Calibre IV.

Now all I need is a nice Fightstick, but it seems everybody is still out of stock.

PS3 Remote Control

After using the PS3 controller for a long while to watch movies, I decided to buy the PS3 remote control. The PS3 remote control is also more intuitive to people like my wife who is used to something like a DVD remote control.

The remote was not too expensive and it works via Bluetooth so there is no need to point the remote in the direction of the PS3 like with normal IR remote controls.

The form factor also helps a great deal. Game controllers aren't designed to be used as DVD remote controls.

Trinchado @ Braza

I am a big Trinchado fan, so I order it almost always as a starter when and if the restaurant has it. What I did find is that every restaurant makes Trinchado different.

I decided that I will take a photo of the different Trinchado that I come across and blog something about it. First up is the Trinchado @ Braza in Menlyn Park.

First off the bread that comes with the Trinchado was a standard Portuguese roll, so nothing fancy but it was fresh and very soft. So a very nice Portuguese roll.

The Trinchado itself was also very nice. It was not hot at all. The Trinchado is made from little squares of beef in a nice white wine sauce, so nothing hot. If you are in the mood for a nice chilled out Trinchado I would say the Braza Trinchado is the way to go, if you want something more spicy this is not the Trinchado for that specific day then.

So I would rate the Trinchado 7/10, very enjoyable.