I know that I should blog about this earlier. but then I was LAZYYY. too many stuff going on, I am feeling stressed again with school T_T. as soon as I start listening to the teachers, I start to yawn. I didn’t even yawn a single time when I was knitting! *Jamie knits. not only 61 years olds can, a 16 year old can knit too!*

of course, I miss my sister a little. because there is no more walking dictionary, there is no more famous amos cookie’s *I won’t buy it if there is just ME.*, there is no more shopping, there is no more atm machine, nobody is paying for my make ups, nobody is paying for my facial products and worst of all nobody is paying for my clothes! actually, there is another bad thing, which is, she took away a quater of my closet’s nice clothes *but luckily most of it I don’t wear it often* and also all the nice make ups! *but since my sister is not here to fetch me out for shopping, having make up or not doesn’t really matter. sigh.*

SHE GOOD LAR! get to eat all the marvellous food in China. jeez, when I’m there I’ll take loads of pictures and of course, surely blog about it. =D.

I look very friggin’ odd in this picture. those 3 fella’s are so kind they came to send her off =P. and whats more? they even came earlier than us. haha.

and there is always a family picture in *almost* every farewell. my sister had never left the house for so long, so, of COURSE there will be a family picture. I’m wearing a little high heels, they’re not as short as they seem. haha.

and a very very nice granddaughter and grandmother picture. <3. so loving right??? =D

and of course Jamie cannot miss out camwhoring with her sister that she’ll not see for quite some time. =(.

and you know what? we’re so kind, we gawked (for your information if you don’t know what gawk means, it means, to stare stupidly. ha!) at her until she took the KLIA monorail to the other building. well if you noticed, we aren’t the only ones GAWKING. spot the number of hands on the right side of the picture.

and so they yelled say to each other goodbye.

my mom calls : check all your belongings ah! check weather you have the keys for the locks ah! also check all the compartments of your bag ah!

Jamie adds : look up lah!

a shop located at Uptown Damansara Utama. so, WELCOME TO UMAI-YA! thanks to… Jason, Simon then the boss of the shop. =D. BECAUSE, Jason invited me whom is invited by Simon whom is invited by the boss of the shop, KK. *phews*.

something I really like about this place is, the interior. in my opinion sometimes the interior does give us the good feeling like it’s going to be good and sitting down in a place that looks good makes you feel good too. about the price, I’m really not sure about it, because I forgotten to look at the menu =O. but if I’m not mistaken, it’s more or less like the TGIF pricing? =D=D.

all of us!! eh? the camera-person did not zoom out to fit the others =((. but it’s okay, somebody’s coming to the rescue!

when you see superb quality pictures, it’s quite obvious that it’s from somebody else’s. I WANT A FLASH LIGHT. >=( . okay I’ll fret about this later, so there is Bryan, Yin Tse, KK, Jason, me, Angeline, Jeannie, Simon and Wai Seng. and I actually didn’t really talk face to face to any of them other than Jason. and because all of them are so so so chatty, we all became instant friends =P.

and before the starter even came, we all took out our camera’s and started getting syok.

and also, table hopping =D.

anyway, let our many course meal begin..

firstly, we had baby octopus salad *which totally rocks* (Chuka Itako Salada). it’s fresh, tasty, and at the same time pretty!

second, we had SASHIMI. very very thick. I seldom find sashimi as thick as this in M’sia. seriously, I think they serve the thickest sashimi’s around! and also, it’s all fresh. =). and oh? did I mention their wasabi is homemade? =D.

something as a proof that we ate there and also to make you jealous. wuahahaha.

then we have Makimono which consists of Dragon Roll (the one with the avocado!), Skin Roll and Taco Pelt. I LOVE THEIR DRAGON ROLL! it’s a must try. must must must. okay la, I’m very into avocado, it’s delicious mar. <3. not only avocado for the top, but also unagi =D.

more proof ^^v. I think for this picture, just looking at Jason’s camera makes you very very very jealous already. hahaha.

Nigiri Sushi~ they just have to serve it so beautifully. I guess this is the only place where they serve food that looks like the picture, and tastes like how it looks like. *winks*.

INTERRUPTIONS! the models which were modeling for Vmag were having a shoot or something there, and when they were about to go home, the guys approached the female models and snapped some pretty pix. and then I don’t wanna lose and so I asked the male models AWKWARDLY to have a few shots with them felt rather bad for the male models because nobody wanted to take pictures with them. =D.

actually there were a picture of them with only me, but because they are so so so tall, they made me look like a complete midget in the picture. so, it’s better to have some others taking pictures with you, so you won’t feel so “small”. Ha! I remembered the guy in green from one of the pictures of Daniel Tan in his site. =P.

next, SCALLOP! great sauce, great texture. and the fried tuna (I think it’s tuna, not sure.) behind is also another wonderful dish. awwww. it’s all so nice. gosh.

ha! I’ve never liked tempura~ =D. but this one is better as it is not as oily and the fried layer is not so thick. suits my taste at least. =P.

the dipping sauce. <3 the cooler the better.

and another reason WHY I love their tempura’s? seriously, the taste of avocado with the prawn is greattt!

lastly, Cod Fish soup with Tofu (Gindara Mushi). the tofu’s below it. =D. if you’re a market person, I bet you know one of the most expensive fishes around (which could be found in the daily MARKET) is the cod fish. sweet, smooth and tasty, it’s one of my favourite fish. <3. and the combination of it is very very very good. I was wanting to critic a little because I have this little tendency of being a food critic in the future, but unfortunately, it all tastes so good that I have nothing to criticize. sigh. well, there is one! their toilet’s mirror! so tall that I can only see my eyes, but at the bright side, it makes the girls come out faster as they won’t be looking at the mirror.

and later on, we started laming =D.

I didn’t know Wai Seng was there until I viewed back the pictures. =P.

all of our satisfied and bloated up faces. we are all friggin’ FULL!

and also, Jamie won’t be satisfied without some camho pictures. =P.

so, FIRST VICTIM!

Yin Tse!

then, smart ass Jason!

and Simon! ok, I bet you (anybody reading this) are thinking ” zomg, all the pix so alike also wanna post” so I’ll stop here, because, I camwhored with everybody. haha.

so this will be the last picture of the day. for all who have worried, MY SISTER REACHED XIA MEN SAFELY! and she’s now enjoying the food there T_T. pffts. if you want to get in touch with her, please message her in Facebook. =). DO NOT AS ME! I skype with her everyday so I don’t know the other ways. =P. okay, bye!

NOTICE : September promotion! say BLUP BLUP UMAI-YA and enjoy 10% off. ^^v. *if the waiter/waitress is a little blur, ask them to ask KK, but also, remember that this promotion only last during September!*

for more info, log on to www.umai-ya.com

and to my disappointment, I failed to study even for 1 minute this holiday. gosh. what is WRONG with me. and in this holiday, I didn’t really went out with my old friends, actually I didn’t at all. =(.

since I’m so lazy, this will really be a lazy post. haha.

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so a few days ago, I went to my cousin’s place, CWZJ again. =D. it’s his son’s birthday. yes la, I purposely say his son, rather than ” my nephew “, makes me sound so old. I’m an aunt? Aunt Jamie Auntie Jamie Jamie jie jie. so much better. =D. I’m still young okayyyyy! >=(.

noticed where the candles are placed? poor auta ultra man.. =(. and thats one of the famous dish on top if I’m not mistaken, roasted duck! =D.

a new festive dish, Avocado Pancakes! <3 so so so delicious. must try. really something special =D.

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the next day, my sis met her friends and bla bla bla, and for dinner, we had Leonard to accompany treat us for dinner (thankssss xD. Leonard’s always so kind =/.) at sakae sushi!

they’re food is really not bad, prices are fairly reasonable too. the one on top is something nice. =D. and the salmon’s there are really cheap, although I couldn’t remember the price. cheaper than sushi king a lot la. haha. and they have yummy soba’s. should really try it =D.

Leonard! I should really stand behind eh >_>.

and later for supper, we had something sweet! <3. Jamie loves desserts, yes desserts!

not sure what is that place called, but it’s right outside low yat, near coffee bean. =D. they have good mango lolo! but somehow I’m still expecting something greater, wonder where I can find it =/.

and this is my sister which many people likes. (we don’t look alike, right?!) more actually when she’s there I’m completely ignored like I’m an invisible girl (it’s because we don’t look alike! ahha. jk!). sigh. but anyway, she’ll be going to China so I bet many people will have a hard time missing her wuahahahha. (pay back time!) ok I’m just joking =X. anyway, I think I’ll have the hardest time of them all, my sister is with me all the while in my growing up process, and suddenly she’s gone, like you suddenly have no more rice too eat, and can only eat flour. okay, that’s not a good example. well, like there is somebody to make your bed every morning and suddenly you have to make them yourself (she doesn’t make the bed everytime!). I guess this is all, I’m coughing terribly now. T_T.

Byes!

this post is fully dedicated to my dad.

every year, we usually call him and wish him Happy Birthday and also send him an online E-card. but now I wonder, are E-cards really special? they’re all animated and all words and messages are usually written. sending a card there takes 2 weeks and it might not reach too sometimes, torn or wet too maybe. so the best way to keep it all right to me would be by posting it online.

*I am the one on my grandma’s hands* my daddy’s love could be seen in everything he’d done. since I am an infant, he love me so much, trying to give me the best of everything, and only one month old, he took me to Langkawi with an airplane. and I remember when I was a few years old, he took me to some helicopter too. also teaching me how to eat the expensive sushi and sashimi then, which was when I was around 5 or 6. training me how to eat spicy food, so I won’t be afraid of spicy-ness when I grow up. and now, also training me how to appreciate and consume wine, so that I won’t be drunk easily next time when I grow up.

he did all he can trying to support my family, giving us the best he could, always taking us to beautiful restaurants having us all dressed up nicely, just so we could be happy and live a comfortable life. even during the hard times, he would just let himself suffer without letting us know how difficult it is and cope into anything he can thought he could barely cope into, still giving the best to us, but only with one motivation, which is to make his family proud.

when I was at two, I grow up looking more and more like him, everybody thinks that I am just the female version of my dad. freatures, to the attitude, very alike. and I appreciate it because that’s what I am made of, my dad and my mom, just that I look a lot more alike with my dad. although he have no sons, but he don’t grumble and fret about it, and instead, he loves us more than those rich mans who craves for sons love their son.

he held me so close everytime it is his turn to take care of me, wanting me to be safe and have no problem with everything. I still remember that when I was younger, he used to teach my sister and me math by asking us to add up all the numbers in a car’s number plate. not only that, he used to drive my sister to school and asks her to say the maths table out loud and clear and said it is going to be my turn in a few years time.

unfortunately, in 1998, he went to China for his job. before that, I thought that it was okay and I wouldn’t miss him because when you were young, the dolls seem more important than your own parents, but as I grew up, I find it weird that I didn’t have a dad always being at home, even though he comes back once a few months, but it will only be for a short while. and I cherish the times when he’s here.

whenever he is back in Malaysia, we will go shopping and all. and when my dad used to buy me many things I want, I thought that my mom were being all evil by always not letting me have anything I want. but actually, it is because my dad is not always here and he wants to give what he could when he is with me. and I noticed what I want when I was young were nothing important nor useful. even so, he will still buy it for me even if it’s with an unreasonable price.

even if he can see me grow up just until I’m six, but I always thought that he saw me grow up because of these technologies. web camera’s, telephones, airplanes.. I don’t mind seeing my dad only on a flat screen eventhough it’d be better to see a 3D. I am not angry of him just because he couldn’t spend more time with me. I am actually happy to see my dad working so hard for the family, I felt proud to have such a good dad, and I feel blessed that he is my dad, not anybody else, because I know that nobody would suffer on their own just to let his or her family live a little more comfortable. not many people know what is it like to work alone in a foreign country, even your relatives can’t be trusted sometimes. he supported the whole family for so many years, and I am living very in a very comfortable surrounding, having a life that I think is perfect.

when I was young, nobody really liked me because I was so stupid, but my dad is the one that makes me feel not so stupid eventhough people think that I will fail in everything if I continue being lazy. instead, my dad told me that he have faith in me and thinks highly of me. and I like it that my father is proud of me. and no matter how lazy now, I want to and I will try my best to make him proud, even if it’s almost impossible as I’m very very lazy. but I will certainly do what I can. I guess to succeed is what every parent want to see from their children. unless that parent is not a parent.

and also when I think I am ugly, my dad will say that I am pretty and because of me looking like him, I look even prettier of course. no matter what, my dad will always think I am special and important even if I am not.

and no matter how busy, vacations are always provided, no matter near or far, it’s always so happy. it does mean that no matter how busy, he will make time for us whenever he can. even if he’s in China, he calls back often and talks to us. I really feel bad that he is the only one working. I hope when my sis is staying in China, she’ll help him out more and also let him feel loved too. I’ve been always taking from my dad, and never giving, or maybe because I am too young, I really really want to give him more, as much as I can.

I don’t think I’d ever get it why people will hate their own parents for caring for them and also budding into their lives, and for those who didn’t like taking pictures with their parents thinking it’s a shameful thing because they always treat you as a kid while taking pictures, I really don’t get them. I don’t get it why they don’t treasure the moment and the memories, and even if I look like a total mushroom head in that picture, but I still love it because it looks so happy and perfect. until now, I think that pictures taken with parents are really something we should appreciate. and no matter what, you’re their baby.

and until when I’m older, I finally get to go to China to see where my dad is living at and how is it like. I found out that it’s rather difficult to cope into mandarin when you’re a total banana, and my mandarin bases are actually better than my dad when he first when there, but for now, you could hardly even get to differentiate his mandarin with the China mans one. I can imagine how hard it was to learn mandarin just with the “speak mandarin today” books and how hardworking he was to finally learn it himself, not even with any tutors.

I understand that it is really tough to be in his position, but as he is, I felt that he is the wisest man I’ve ever known, because he isn’t all outdated or like any uncle you know, he is very in! like the boots I’m wearing in this picture, he choose it for me, and I think it’s gorgeous. and did you notice that he’s wearing a pair of converse? my dad is not only great, he’s fashionable. he have 4 times more clothes than me. surely a lot more pair of shoes, bags and pants. I am really proud to say, that my dad is a cool dad. and I will still love him as much even if he is not so cool.

in school, once there were this essay the teacher gave us entitled “the person you admire most”. many people wrote about Dr Mahathir, Tun Abdul Razak, some geniuses and some psychics. but for me, I wrote about my dad. no matter how smart others is, to me, my dad is still the best guy I can find on earth. he is funny, willing to sacrifice for his own family, hardworking, smart, tall, handsome!, loving, cute, etc. no guy is better than him, and I am keen with my thinking.

and today, I would like to wish daddy a Happy 56th Birthday. everybody in the family loves you daddy. we all do. thank you for everything. everything you’ve given to me, even the piece of durian you bought for mommy in the middle of the night just because she wants to eat it when she is having me. and thats no wonder why I love durian so so much. =D.

so hot right?! that’s me! all infants have a bulky tummy! I am quite sure you have it too when you were just 1-2 years old. =P.