Back when I was in secondary school, every birthdays were spent in the same fashion. I would treat my closer band members to Seoul Garden in Westmall. Seoul Garden was a great place as 2 of my best peeps then had really titanic appetites and dining at Seoul Garden was probably the most economical option. Of cse, the bill is settled by my parents as I would remember every Jan, my Mum would beef-up my bank a/c with more money in anticipation of this.
And speaking of my parents, every year is the same. A simple hong bao from them. The amount is always the same and as I grow older, I begin to appreciate this simple gesture than others. =)
I can't quite remember how my other birthdays were spent, except for the few memorable ones below:
2005:
For my 21st birthday, it was a really... "memorable" one. I was still in NS and was about to ORD and I so happened to be on overseas exercise in Thailand. My army mates remembered my birthday but the best they could manage, was a pandan cake and half a dozen cans of beer. Can't blame them as the closest we got to civilisation then was a gruelling 2.5hrs ride to some small city and the only cake they could find was a pandan cake. Hahaha! So I must say my 21st birthday was probably not quite the Big Bang which many would have had.
Other memorable ones would be...
2007:
My 23rd birthday was spent with the BA folks. Only got to know them better twds the later years and boy is this birthday one of a kind; a 3-day event or something. They booked a chalet in Changi and it was a night of fun, accompanied with lots of screaming. Ha!
Yes, the cake was literally on fire with 23 candles burning. I was told it was an expensive one too. Wat a waste! Ha!
Did I say the party was filled with lots of screaming? You won't be surprise it came from me after seeing this picture. I almost felt like I was being raped and I have tonnes of pictures as evidence (which I won't post or show)...
The day after the night of ordeal, I mean celebration, the same peeps bought another cake for me. And this time round, there was still 23 candles burning on my cake. =)
2008:
Celebrated my 25th Birthday @ Blue Jazz Cafe with BA folks yet again. Had tonnes of fun and everyone came dressed in black. Highlight was me with a pair of boobs from Ms Tan which she bought from Japan. FYI, the boobs were lychee jelly or something. =)
Another shot of me with the cake...
The day after that, I went to 爱琴海民歌餐厅. And I was given a pleasant surprise as you can see in the following video:
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And... the surprise return of my peeps who were studying in Aus. Ha! I fell for one of my friend's lie and thought they were returning after my birthday. So when I saw them answer the door of my friend's hostel in NTU, I was elated and ecstatic. Ha...
2009:
My 25th birthday was a much quieter affair as I've requested. I was pleasantly surprised when my 2 best peeps dropped by my place in the middle of the night to celebrate with me. I was on my bed when I received a call from them saying that they were at my doorstep. Thought it was a prank but I was pleasantly surprised.
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| 25th birthday cake! 2 slices of chocolate cakes and 1 cheese cake. |
I can't seem to rotate the pict. So bear with it. Ha...
I also remember having a nice meal at Tin Hill Bistro WineBar as part of my birthday celebration with a peep of mine. We dropped by P.S. Cafe thereafter for dessert then and that was my first visit.
A pity the restaurant along Sixth Ave has closed down. If not I'll like to revisit it again in near future.
In any case, it was a night of good company and good food.
2010:
Hym... I think all that I can remember were the numerous dinners I had.
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As for my 27th birthday, I guess I'll know how I'll be spending it very soon...
1 comment:
eloooo... there were 46 forty-six candles on the cake! not 23... 1 candle = 1/2 year old.. thus, 46 candles = 23 years old! hehe~
they were re-ignitable candles! remember?
:):):)
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