Everyday Is Valentine's Day

14 February - It's Valentine's Day which lovely couple will celebrate it tomorrow. Most of the couples are busy doing preparation such as the guy side will busy selecting flowers for their love one and the gals side will busy browsing present for the guy. I guess that most of the elegant and classy restaurant is crowded with all the lovely couple and not forgetting the cinema too, it will be totally full house.

As for me, I'm really dilemma now. You know for a gal like me, a special day like this would mean a lot to me to celebrate with the love one. In fact, I also wish to receive a bouquet of flowers, being asked to a dinner and movie. But when think back, is it necessary to celebrate this special days when everyone had the same thought as mine and in the end, this makes all the restaurant and cinema full house?

Honestly to say, I wish to receive a bonquet flowers from him but in the mean time, buying flowers during Valentine's Day could be consider the most silly things to do because it is extremely expensive. I would rather he buy flowers during my birthday as my birthday will be coming soon. =P

Would like to receive this bonquet of lilies from him *wink*wink*

Most of my friends are asking me "Diana, how are you going to celebrate V Day tomorrow with your dear?". Erm...Honestly, I don't know. Like I said, I just love to have it simple like going out for dinner (Japanese Restaurant will be my main choice) and watching movie. But I'm guarantee everywhere is crowded with lovely couple. Thanks to one of my college friend for telling me;

"EVERYDAY IS VALENTINE'S DAY!"

It's true by the way. Why should I need to bother too much of what will he do for me and what will both of us heading to tomorrow? If I only wait for V'day for him to do all those for me, however the other day? Then, what's the difference on the rest of the day?

Love is all about passion and care of 2 person. So, love is not only to celebrate on 14 February but every single day is LOVEDAY. There shouldn’t be a specific month to express our love, care and passion for our loved ones. As long as it should be sincerely through our heart all the time.

Lastly, I would like to stress here that I am not encourage couple not to celebrate V'day. Yeah, you still can enjoy ur lovely and wonderful moments with your beloved one tomorrow. This is just some sort of sharing and thoughts from my truly heart.

And finally, wishing everyone HAPPY LOVING DAY!

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Sushi Tei @ Suria Sabah

Sushi Tei - an international Japanese sushi restaurant chain, originated from Singapore are now located in Suria Sabah. Yeahoooo, this means that there are more selection of Japanese restaurant to choose from are now available in Kota Kinabalu. Honestly to say that I love Japanese foods more than Italian foods, even though I don't eat those raw one like sashimi, salmon =p. But, I'm damn love sushi especially Inari.

Located at Ground Floor, nearby Voir





Their signature open-kitchen allow to us to see their chefs culinary skills


The big menu

At first, I thought this is one fine and wealthy Japanese restaurant as this is the first international Japanese restaurant chain in Kota Kinabalu. But from the menu, I realised that the price range for sushi can range from RM2 for Tamago sushi to RM10. However, I saw sea urchin sushi for RM42. OMG =="... 2 sushi for RM42!!! But when I think back, this is one rare Japanese foods you can find in KK. For ala carte, you can choose from RM10.90 and more on some of the premium dishes.

Ocha which cost RM2 per cup. Good thing is it's refillable

Now it's time for "ITADAKIMASU":


My all time favourite; Chicken Katsu Don


Ten Don;


Yakitori Don; grilled chicken with rice

Their foods are taste nice and smell nice too especially Yakitori Don. Too bad we didn't order sushi as most of us had eaten a bit before this. Their services are excellent and attentive too. At first, we thought that we might need to wait for so long as there is a long queue. I was a bit worry cause our movie will be show in 1 hour plus. However, we were being given a seat within 5 minutes.

Drawback of this restaurant was there is a long Japanese Kaiten (conveyor belt) but just a few sushi was display on top of it. So all you need to do is by ordering yourself.

Anyway, I would like to have a try on their sushi especially their Futomaki and California Maki.

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Heng Long Restaurant @ Warisan Square

As usual, every Sunday morning is the moment where my family and I will having brunch together. Since my first younger bro and my younger sister never try Heng Long before, so we decided to bring them to have a try on this Chinese delicacies restaurant.

Heng Long Restaurant is specialised in La Mian (Ramen), Xiao Long Bao and dim sum. By the way, this is not a new restaurant so not much I like to talk about except for sharing my thoughts and opinion on the foods I had.

We reached there around 11 something and the place not yet that crowded


Let's us look inside what's inside the menu


La Mien section


Different type of Chinese dishes


Mouth watering when seeing Dim Sum section

Milk Grass Jelly ordered by my youngest bro. Too much ice...

Vietnamese Chicken. This is one my favourite dish. It tastes sweet and crispy. I almost can eat the whole plate


Fried Rice with Salted Fish. Too bad we can't taste the origin taste as my bro had added soya sauce... Lol...


Here comes the first La Mien we ordered; La Mien with Fried Chicken Cutlet. The chicken is so crispy on the outside and taste good on the inside

La Mien with Minced Pork and Vegetable Wanton

See how big is their wanton? It is so juicy


Shanghai Steamed Meat Dumpling


Shanghai Pan Fried Dumpling


Although it cost RM6 for 3, but the filling is a lot

Finally, the Shanghai Pan Fried Meat Bun

It is so crowded when reached the lunch hour and it is almost fully occupied


Located at Warisan Square. By the way, there is another branch located in 1Borneo

Overall, the foods are taste nice and their service are friendly. Besides that, the price of the foods are average and not really costly. It is worth every penny you pay. Just the selection of dim sum is not much but we went there for their La Mien.

Location:
Warisan Square, Ground Floor, Block B
(Beside Hong Kong Recipe)

At night, it's time for my deariest. Having our dinner at the Japanese new outlet located at Suria Sabah, Sushi Tei and yam cha at newly opened cafe at Lintas. More to come on the next post.

By the way, it seems like my blog is more toward foods recently. Struggle a bit with my travel post. Anyway, enjoy your day~

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Post The Card

Received postcards from my friends who had been travelling all over the world.

Hong Kong & Macau from Joyce

This is her first ever adventures to travel around Hong Kong and Macau with her net friends. Her message was "Here are the HK postcard which posted from Macau. Macau really antique and full of Portugal 'feel'. If have chance, come here have a look". Indeed, a year later, I visited Macau and it is like what Joyce said, "Portugal feel". This is my first postcard received from a friend.

Russia from Liong Sung

He is not travelling or having any vacation at Russia but he is working in Russia for the 3 years. How I wish I got this opportunity to working overseas but within a short period.

Australia from Joyce again
 

This is the second postcard received from Joyce. She went Australia last month and celebrate X'mas at there. When can I travel to my favourite place of all time?

Krabi, Thailand from Tracey

Indeed, this is also second time I received postcard from her. The first postcard was from Taiwan back in 2009 but I think I had misplaced it and couldn't found it until today. Hope one day it will appear right in front of my eye. This second postcard received on last Friday where she and her dear dear and also another 1 pair of couple visiting Krabi, Thailand. She loves beach by the way. It is so touching and grateful to receive postcard from a friend who got the heart to pen down the postcard and mail it back to your home.

Thanks a lot my friend!

OMG~ I still got lots more post on my trip to Japan and Taiwan and I am 3 months far behind.

UPDATED: The photos above had been re-edited and re-uploaded for better viewing purpose. 

Check out my post on part II >> Post The Card (Part 2) 

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Party Play Lifestyle Cafe @ Lintas

I think most of you had noticed or even visited this newly opened cafe which located in Lintas.

As what I'd read from Mei Tzeu's blog and one of my colleague, Angliea who non-stop telling me, regarding this Party Play, finally we had decided to have a small gathering at there.

To Mei Tzeu: Sorry for keep put "airplane" since Sept or Oct 2010 on our promise to dine in Koganei Japanese Restaurant, Lintas. Hopefully after CNY, we able to go there for dinner.

The cocktail which I ordered (forget the name xP)

Spaghetti with Tom Yam sauce. Really special spaghetti to me

Roasted Whole Teriyaki Spring Chicken

Overall, the foods are delicious especially the spaghetti which I think you can't find at other place. Most of the restaurant serve spaghetti either in red sauce or white sauce but this one serve in Tom Yam sauce. Besides, I love the unique ambiance of this cafe. Suits the name. I feel like I was picnic somewhere surrounded by the green green grass filled with lots flowers with a cleared blue sky.

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Kyoto City Tour

Date of Visited: 27th October 2010

Kyoto is the first city we visited for our Japan Trip. The journey from Fukushima, Osaka to Kyoto took less than 40 minutes by train.

Reminder: Japan train station is so complicated. You can't simply jump in the train.

Once we arrived Kyoto Station, the weather changed dramatically. It became so cold and I just wore a normal jacket. Me and Nicole a bit lost (we are not lost in our way), just we unsure which transportation should we took; either by bus or by train. Thanks to the courtesy of Japanese policeman. He is so kind to help us and even recommend us to take bus as there is 1 day pass to tour around Kyoto which only cost 500 yen. So we took his advise as we think it is reasonable to do so.

Following are the place we visited in Kyoto:

Kiyomizudera Temple

Also known as "Pure Water Temple" is one of the most famous temple in Japan. Must visit temple when you are planning to Kyoto.

Entrance gate to Kiyomizudera


This is Kiyomizudera during autumn

There is another shrine which known as Jishu Shrine which located behind Kiyomizudera's main hall. This is the place for those who plan to search for perfect love and matchmaking.

In front of the shrine, there are two stones set about 10 meters apart, which they called as "love-fortune-telling" stones. According to the Japanese, if a person walks safely from one stone to the other stone by closing their eyes, his/her love will be realised.

I touched the stone and I will find my true love???

Yasaka Shrine

Yasaka Shrine, also known as Gion Shrine is located in the Gion District of Kyoto.

Entrance of Yasaka Shrine


The main hall


The stage, decorated by the laterns and bear the name of the sponsors

Gion

Gion is one of Kyoto's famous attraction. If you ever heard of geisha, this is the place which famous for. But since Nicole and I went during daytime, the possibility to catch a glimpse of a geisha is low or can I said is ZERO.

Hanami-Koji, place to dine

Since nothing much can we see, there we moved to our destination. Nicole suggest to one of the place (sorry, I can't recall what is the name of the place) but too bad, out of our expectation, we being asked by the bus driver to pay extra 200 yen as we stop outside the route.

I guess we are out of Kyoto City. So, without thinking too much, we just visited whatever we saw surrounding us.

As the day is getting darked, so we decided to go back to Gion in order to try our luck in searching geisha and find the nearest train station. Before going back, I decided to buy matcha ice-cream. Everywhere I go, should got this matcha (green tea) ice-cream. I decided to have a try on this as there are 3 different layers of colours.

I love this pic...

The Geisha??? NO! It's just those Japanese ladies who work in restaurant.

Seems like no luck for both of us to see geisha before we leave Kyoto :(... Too bad...

Goodbye Kyoto! Hopes we will meet again!

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