This is my first experience dining at the authentic Japanese restaurant. Authentic ambiance dan authentic food (halal). I didnt know how to use chopstick. At all. I have to tell you that.
These are my food that day :
First one, I think it is a fish roe. It kinda popped in your mouth.
Second, a tofu ball (?) with clear algae soup.
Third, sashimi with a very nice presentation. The dark purplish leaves/flowers at the bottom are meant to be added to your soy sauce - together with the wasabi, if u like wasabi. The purple flower up there....well, I dont think they eat that.
Fourth, I dont know. It is kinda soup-y but it is thick. Like tofu. The yellow one - I think it is sea urchin (landak laut). Wooden spoon adds pleasure to the meal.
Fifth, variety of sushi, japanese dessert, octopus and I dont know what is the name of that siput in the middle. With the bamboo stick sticking out from it.
Sixth, tempura. The chef fried it on the spot during our fifth meal. Prawns, bird eye chilli and lotus-thing (flower? i dont know - they have a lot of that thing here).
Seventh, rice with bamboo shoots, miso soup and three friends in the small plate at the top of the photo. 
The three friends closeup - Cucumber, I dont know and I dont know.
I manage to eat everything with a chopstick. Struggling, but succeed. Do tell me the name of the food in case you know. thanks!
They tagged our shoes. 
In less than one minute, no shoes in sight. Very efficient. 
I did some searching on my way to the ladies' and I found the cabinet where they neatly arranged our shoes. Ko takde kerja lain kan Garlicandbutter???
The tatami mat.
You need to wear this in the ladies'. Klok klok klok klok. 
An extremely polite lady. They need to kneel like this and ask for permission everytime they enter the room. It is not a job for an old lady. BUT, she is OLD. And I think she came in and out from our room more than 20 times. 
Our translator hanging her jacket.
The buffet at Kimpachi Restaurant, Equatorial Bangi is marvellous. I forgot to bring my training chopstick, but I manage to eat SLOWLY and as neat as the Japanese. lol. These are my food that night : 
Then i took a few tempuras, fried oysters, grilled salmon dan spring onion wrapped in beef.
I patiently waited for a Sukiyaki afterward at the made-to-order counter. I ordered one with egg, beef and mushroom. No vege.
Lastly, ice cream and plum dipped in chocolate. And not to mentioned, a lot of OCHA (japanese green tea). I think I drank about 8 glasses of hot Ocha the whole night.
(It was ME too).
(for those who didnt GET THE JOKE, it WAS ME)
I am tired. I hope I will still have this momentum for another 30 years in the service.
While transit in Kuching, there was also no asthma medication available at the airport pharmacy. So I just wait patiently to reach Sibu. There was a heavy downpour outside and my asthma was getting worse. 
