Sequel to Senjyu.



After Senjyu, we went to Baskin Robbins for an ice-cream because the birthday-boy-to-be wanted one. As a fan of Haagen Dazs, I seldom go to Baskin Robbins for ice-cream. Perhaps it was because I never found my flavor of ice-cream.



Well, I've found mine now. Pralines n Cream! Basically, I LOVE anything caramel.
We did not order a sundae but got a scoop of ice-cream each.



My bro got a Cookies n Cream ice-cream for himself and my mom to share. Well, he mustn't have too much  ice-cream.



And here's my sis with a Gold Medal Ribbon ice-cream. She had a runny nose but she took the ice-cream anyway. Tsk tsk. Such a waste of money, since she couldn't taste the ice-cream



And me with my Pralines n Cream! Guess there's a flavor for me at Baskin Robbins after all. Perhaps I should frequent more often because it's cheaper than Haagen Dazs. Haagen Dazs will wait. x)



Meh. I love this photo. Making funny faces at the camera. Yes, I'm indulging in my ice-cream so don't bother. Haha. By the way, my bro's expression is darn cute.



We went out for a walk after the dinner and the ice-cream. Notice the little stars and the checkered squares hanging around? The checkered squares are a kind of traditional Malay food called ketupat. Why ketupats? For starters, Hari Raya Aidilfitri, which is a new year for Muslims, is around the corner!



And the theme color for Hari Raya is green. Don't ask me why. Auspicious for them maybe? Just like Chinese having red for Chinese New Year?



Mom asked a passerby to take our photo. CHEESE!





Here's the interior deco at the Curve for the Hari Raya celebration. You'll notice a number of coconut trees and wooden houses. Most of them live in wooden houses in the countryside and plant coconut trees to represent the number of children each family has, thus the wooden houses and coconut trees.



There's also an exhibit of paintings there. I saw a few familiar scenes, mostly from my trip to Europe. Well, travelling has its benefits.

Had a surprise when we got home..



Fireworks by some of our neighbors! Guess they're too hyped up for Hari Raya. I'm not much of a fireworks person. I prefer to watch from far. :X
And goodnight!

Ever heard of Senjyu? Yes? No?
Even though you've never heard of Senjyu, you must've heard of the word SUSHI, right? If you answered "NO", you've got to try some!

So, here's the story. Have you ever met my cute, handsome but annoying little brother? His birthday is on the 14 this month. I posted his oh-so-cute-and-handsome photo in my previous blog post, August ;) . We decided to have his birthday dinner in advance, the reason being his birthday is on a weekday.



Here's my birthday girl. Uhm, sorry, I meant BOY. But he looks like a girl in this picture. Mwahahaha
I bought the ribbon frame for my sister but he took it for a try. Yes, I did mention my brother is cute and handsome but annoying.





Oh yes, back to Senjyu. This was my second time there. The first was last year's Christmastime, with my godparents and my mom.
Senjyu serves Japanese food. You can get a variety of Japanese food there.



We took a long time deciding what to have as there are so many to choose from! After 10 minutes of browsing the menu, we finally succeeded in ordering our food.



First of all comes two cups of green tea. The green tea tastes like.. whatever green tea usually taste like.



While waiting for our food, we toyed around with my camera which has a dual view function. And voila, selca time! xD The birthday boy! and me at the back, looking inconspicuous.





The atmosphere there? Quite relaxing. The dimmed lights have a warm and cozy feeling. Looking up from where we were seated, we could see trellises with flowers and vines. It reminds me of a garden. :D



You also get to see how the chefs make sushi rolls and stuff.



Then what the birthday-boy-to-be ordered: Udon noodles with chicken teriyaki



An udon and california roll set was what I ordered. No, I did not finish all of this alone. The set includes a bowl of udon noodles with tempura prawns, a california roll, salad, chawanmushi and miso soup.
The soup tastes a little salty though.



Chawanmushi, a type of Japanese egg custard. It is steamed and usually topped with mushrooms, chicken slices and shrimps.



My udon noodles with tempura prawns.



And the California Maki Roll, filled with crab meat, cucumber, egg, avocado and covered with fish roe.





My sister ordered a bowl of tori karaage, which translates into deep fried chicken. Of course, she couldn't be possibly having only fried chicken for dinner. We shared the chicken and she had a bowl of garlic rice to herself.
Yes, photogenic runs in the family. But I don't have serious photogenic issues. Wonder why.



My mom ordered grill-it-yourself chicken. No, it's not called grill-it-yourself chicken in the menu. Well, I have to admit we messed up a little. The chicken did not look grilled. Actually, it looks like what you get at a mixed rice stall. Hahahaha. 
Lesson learnt: use the BUTTER, not the SOY SAUCE.



And the "grilled chicken" is ready. Surprise surprise, it did not taste too bad after all.

To be frank, Senjyu is one of the best Japanese restaurants I've been to.
Why? There's a variety in what they serve, the environment is pretty great, the service is good enough and of course, the food is edible.
Ok, just joking about the food being edible. Who am I kidding? The food is way better than some other Japanese restaurants!


For more info or interested in getting a reservation made, I suggest that you visit Senjyu Malaysia's Official Site.

Bye for now. :D

'Tis a new dawn, the beginning of a new era. 

Guess what? Yes, I'm officially 16, according to the post title.

Mini quiz: When is my birthday?
hint- take a look at the right sidebar, under the "about me" section

Since my birthday was on a Monday, I got to celebrate it all over the weekend! Great, right?
To start it off, we went out after my piano class on Saturday :D

this is what I call "lots of pattern"

Dinner~

Here comes dinner, at Fish & Co. , 1 Utama. This is my first time there and since we were quite full, we ordered some dishes and shared them. Among the dishes were: Fried Calamari, New York Fish & Chips and spaghetti from the kids' menu.

Nom nom nom x)

From Jac, Apple, An Shi and Joey

My first presents are those from Jac and Apple. Apple got me a hazelnut Secret Recipe cheesecake. Thanks! Had that for brunch and it was nice. As for Jac's present, I'm totally speechless. TROLLED. :X

From Ryan

Got this from my 7-year-old brother. I think he had it placed somewhere before, for a long time. Well, all I can say is "at least he remembered my birthday :D"

From Jocelyn

From Helen and Elaine

Birthday Card by Jia Wen and Xiu Yu

Awwwww ♥

Mango Crepe Cake!  ♥

I was getting tired of cheesecakes and stuff so I decided to get a crepe cake instead this year. Actually, my mom decided to, since she paid for the cake x)

Meh

Made this my FB profile picture. Hahahaha. Idk why O_o I just think that it's kinda cute-looking. x)