Wednesday, July 13, 2005
Happy Birthday Jo
It was a stark contrast to my twenty first birthday, but I enjoyed my hatch day nonetheless...For the record, here it is.
The celebration commenced at 12 midnight when my mum, dad, bro and Hil sang me a birthday song, took some birthday pictures, ate the birthday cake (It's chocolate...at last!), and of course, turned me a gambling god and made me pick numbers from a bowl. (Didn't win btw).
After that, I went to bed because I was very tired. Zzz...
My day then started again at 8.30am...with Hil picking me up at my place. He had planned a surprise birthday programme for me. (I love surprises! Good ones that is...)
Our first stop - Chinatown. Mr Hoe then realised that he was lost and took me a couple of circles around the shophouses while he frantically tried to locate "it". After about fifteen minutes, he finally found "it"...which turned out to be a spa centre. It was a pleasant surprise and a great experience, having a facial spa done with him. The lady who was giving him the facial kept promoting the latest packages and promotions to lure us back. Thankfully, the Chinese-speaking lady doing my face gave up trying after realising how it was quite impossible to converse with me in Mandarin. All thanks to Hil's bunkmate (whatever your name is!), the facial came free because it was a voucher from OCBC. Heh.
By the time we were done, it was around noon and we proceeded for lunch at Sakae Sushi, Marina Square. I was looking forward to the buffet lunch but had to be disappointed when I realised that the buffet only starts at 3pm. We eventually settled for the ala carte menu. This new outlet has funky seats and a super high-tech ordering system. (You can select your orders from the flat screen panel and the food will be sent to you. Goodbye waiters.) Well, the food wasn't the best, but I guess it'll do. I chose the location anyway.
After lunch, it was time for surprise no. 2...We walked in the direction of Suntec City...Any smart guesses where we went?...K-Box! Yups. We made our way to the branch at Suntec City and sang our lungs out. Apart from me constantly stealing his lines, I had a lot of fun trying to be Whitney, Britney and...heh...Spice Girls! "...if you wannabe my lover..."
By the time we left K-Box, it was already 7pm. Time for dinner...and with little difficulty, we headed for Thai Express at CityLink because I had a $15 voucher to spend and a free bottle of red wine to redeem. I ate Phat Thai. He ate minced chicken with rice. (Apparently it's a secret dish that's not in the menu). We shared a mango salad and stuffed chicken wings (not very nice). And of course, growing a year older has made my skin thicker as well. I asked if there was any free desserts.....and so, we had mango-cum-rice pudding...for free! When I finished my main course, my stomach was already filled to the brim so as the dessert came, we played "chee-koh-pah" to determine who has to eat. I, of course, won the game. Ha. Just kidding. I lost most of it and ended up eating a lot of mango, rice and coconut milk. Didn't know my stomach was that expandable.
So ya, that pretty sums up my 22nd birthday. Although my entire birthday was spent with Hil, I enjoyed every single minute of it. So, Hil, thank you for everything you've done for me. You mean the entire universe to me and each time, you never fail to brighten my day, show me the way, and amaze me with your sincerity, love, humour and everything else. I love you...even though you look like a dork sometimes!
Oh yes, one last thing. I really want to give thanks to God for blessing me with my 22 years of life. As I was going to bed the night before, I prayed very hard that it wouldn't rain on my birthday...and it didn't. It may seem like a small thing but if you've noticed, it has been raining a lot...So when my day was lit with rays of sunshine, I'm pretty sure God played a big part in making it happen. That, to me, is His birthday present to me. So ya, thanks Big Guy!
To Michelle, Jac, Rach, Addison, Theresa, Matt, Maria, Elvin and Hil, who were coincidentally at Café Cartel the night before, thank you for spending the last day of my 21st year with me. You are a bunch of very special people to me and I dare say that my life will not be the same without you.
And to those who remembered my birthday, thank you for remembering me. It means a lot that you sent me a simple sms or drop me a note. I'm truly touched by it and you've reminded me of how friendships can work wonders.
Oh, for those who forgot...it's ok...I forgive you. It's never too late so pick up your phone and do it NOW. Ha...
Peace out yo'all.
