Lunch at Usagi Japanese Restaurant 14 October 2007

Usagi Japanese Restaurant is located at Lot 73-76, Ground Floor, Karamunsing Complex, Kota Kinabalu, opposite McDonalds children’s playground.

When Monica Leong, Lily Tan, Sophia Tsen and I arrived there, I saw Thien and his wife sitting near the entrance of the restaurant. The rest proceeded to be seated while I talked to Thien. Thien used to work opposite my office and we haven’t seen each other for a long time. He thought I was someone else and spoke to me in his dialect instead of in my dialect. I had to refresh his memory of who I am and he said I look different and fairer than before. He also mentioned that I have lost weight and asked whether the weight loss was due to eating Japanese food. And if it was, then he would bring his wife there frequently. I told him the secret is abstaining from rice during dinner time or at least only take half the rice intake one usually eats.

Monica ordered a shake teriyaki set. Lily ordered one bowl of Niku Ramen (beef noodles). Sophia ordered one bowl of tempura udon (noodles with fried prawns) and one plate of sushi with eggs filling and another plate with fish roe. I ordered one kodomo bento (child’s set).

When Sophia’s food arrived, I wanted take photos but to my horror, I forgot to put back the batteries I was recharging the night before into my digital camera!

Everyone enjoyed their food and Sophia commented that she doesn’t mind coming back to this restaurant. She didn’t even know the restaurant was renovated to a more high class look and now it looks similar to the Japanese restaurants in Kuala Lumpur.

The kodomo bento came with one yakult drink (which I gave to Lily), fried chicken pieces with tartar sauce, sushis, tempura prawns and fruits. After finishing my meal, I ordered one plate of sushi with raw salmon.

We stayed there and chit-chatted for a few hours and before we left, I saw Rev. Raymond Chin and his wife Lim Choi Yee eating at another table. They are now serving in Lahad Datu and I managed to catch up with them.

Lily also saw her cousin with her family across at McDonalds.