My birthday... with my best buddies!

It's me again! And here's the last of my birthday excitement for the next 12 months hehehe... (We're all revved up for Ben and Alfred's birthdays in August though! Perks of a big family... there's ALWAYS a birthday around the corner :D)

(Yup, Ben is all smiles because it's HIS birthday next in line!) 

Here's how today went! I was all dressed up for my dinner date with all my favourite people, and Mimi revealed that she'd already made a reservation with Blue Ginger two weeks ago, juuust to be sure... wow! That's my girl! So off we went for a Peranakan treat!

Buuuuut not before a few OOTD pictures for the family album... Hehehe... 

Here's my little Nicky all dressed up, LOVE his new style! 

And how can we resist a selfie for the road!

Kimmy and I...

There was a little jam along the way, so naturally we started teasing Alfred and saying that at the rate we were going we might as well have driven over the border to Malacca like last year (ooh that was a real treat! If you're interested, I blogged about it here -- click click!)

But don't you worry, we got there soon enough right on time for dinner to be served (Mimi cleverly placed all our orders in advance! All our family favourites, starting with Kueh Pie Tie for appetisers!)

The interior really made for pretty pictures so you know, the three girls seated in front of us kept right on clicking!!! Yes, I felt like a celebrity with three cameras aimed in my direction... hahaha just kidding! :)

Here's a picture of all of us at the table, happy faces all around!

A great evening with top company! Hehehe... 

Here's Mimi being really glad that the restaurant she picked out was getting five stars in my book!

 Here's Alfred, who's just happy that we're all happy (and I bet VERY happy that we didn't propose another five-hour drive to Malaysia this year!!!) Hahahahaha... 

 Big thank you's to Alfred, Benny, Mimi, Kim, Mel and Nick for the wonderful evening!

You all sure make a mom feel like a star!

I'm always all smiles in your company!

(And when you're not making me smile, you're making me laugh! All the hijinks this lot gets up to...)

After dinner we strolled over to the Korean mart to pick up my favourite Makgeolli drinks for supper!

And how could I resist this cute kettle and pot set! In gold! Just like the Korean dramas hahahaha... 

Perrrrfect for my kitchen, and cute souvenirs of today's glee! For all the 24/7's to come, they'll sometimes catch my eye and silently say "Remember that?" And I'll smile and think "Oh yes indeed!"

This gang of seven made such sweet memories today!

It's been such a happy birthday!

I love them all!

Yol

The annual 24/7 birthday affair!

As I write this, it's fifteen minutes to midnight and all my fellow homebodies are sitting in their own little corners about the home and -- I'm sure ;) -- silently counting down to that all important moment... 

Oh yes, it's my birthday once again! :) Hip hip hooray and all that, but let's be modest on the issue of age, alright? Hehehehehe... I just... wanna have fun!

Hahahaha... Of course I couldn't be happier and it would never be more fun than to to turn a year older in the company of a good bunch of people who have been lining up all sorts of little surprises throughout July on our way to the big 24-7 date!

As the excited ticks on our calendar inched closer to today, I started getting little notes hidden in my breakfast... a sweet touch!

And little surprises became a nightly affair...



I've lost count of how many toasts those girls have proposed these past few nights... Hahahhaha
"Cheers momma!" is music to my ears girls, keep em coming!

We decided to kick start celebrations early with a little mani/pedi too...

And this evening, Amelia decided to whip up a Kahlua-flavoured Victorian Spongecake just for me! A pre-birthday treat? Girl, you've outdone yourself with this one!

Here's that all-round-talented girlie...

Can you say it better than "YUM!!!"?!?!!?! It's gorgeous and tastes as good as it looks!

Great job at making a mom feel special, kiddos! Hahaha... Of course, the darlings have been duly rewarded with lots of parcels throughout July themselves! (My favourite online shopping sites were having their summer sales and oooh the quick fingers on this former mall rat just can't resist a sale!!! Armchair shopping, mmm I'm a fan!)

You know, birthdays are a big thing around this home -- there are 7 every year after all! And 8 if you count little Chloe... that pampered pup (who turns 14 this year!)...

So many birthdays, and birthdays are always occasion for looking about yourself and thinking big thoughts like "How do I look?" NAH, JUST JOKING! I meant thoughts like "How have I done?" And.... right now I'm looking about myself surrounded by smiley happy people having just enjoyed a night snack (a family tradition!) and I'm feeling pretty proud of everyone and this home, so I guess I've done pretty well haven't I ;)

Sure something my 20-year-old self probably would never have imagined!

She'd probably be very happy anyway, if she saw this in a fortune teller's crystal ball!

Aaaand... the icing on the cake: this guy promises a treat tomorrow so I'm looking forward to an all-out dress-up date with the whole gang!

Well that's that, I guess, happy birthday to me! :D 

Wanna hear more tomorrow? Hehehe...

Yol <3 nbsp="">

Surprise! Happy Mother's Day Mommy Dearest!!!

Ready yourself Momma! Here's the greatest Facebook takeover in history! Thank your lucky stars we know your Facebook password because how else would we deliver your Momma's Day present...

So...

Surprise! Happy Mother's Day!

We bet you're smiling! 

How do we love you? Let us count the ways...

We love you to the depth and breadth and height

that our souls could ever reach,

to the farthest point on earth that we shall travel to, whenever that will be

Because it is only you who would inspire us to wake up and decide to buy seven ferry tickets to Bintan last mother's day!

And what a day that was!

We love you for every fun-filled moment, every happy thankful breath... 

and every time we laugh at the dinner table over some inside joke that only the seven of us know of, it's all because of you!

We love you for the times you spent staring at airline websites waiting for the "hot sale" fares, and then the 10 minutes after the sale opens convincing each of us to come along (didn't always take much persuasion though hehehe)...

We love you for the times you made sure we were safe and warm (especially the time when we realised that 10 degrees calls for more clothes than we bet on when we packed!!!)

Speaking of which, we love you for your shopping streak! And your fashion sense... thanks for saving us from potential fashion disasters. (When we get a compliment it's all because of you, we apologise for the times we took credit!!!)

We love you for the countless photo albums that you've kept, that track our growth throughout the years. We love you for capturing every milestone, no matter how small! 

And most of all, we love that it proves that none of us is actually adopted! (Thank goodness!)

We love you for your surprises! From little notes in our primary school lunchboxes to birthday trips to amusement parks... and nowadays parcels and parcels of "just-for-fun" internet buys!

We love you for your sense of humour, and each of your big-hearted laughs! 

We love you because Dad loves you too!

(You know it's true because he drove to Malacca for your surprise birthday and 5-hour car journeys are not his thing hehehe...)

And even though we sometimes don't cooperate for selfies...

And often make faces when you say "1...2...3..."

We love your selfie-face! Hahahaha...

To the world's greatest lady, the earth's greatest mom, and the queen of the house and all our hearts...

Happy Mother's Day!

Lots of love, your five little angels... Hahahahahaha... you know you love us!

Ben, Mel, Mimi, Kim, Nicky

P.S. We know that sometimes the dishes don't get clean, the laundry doesn't do itself... and we're hardly the magic little elves you thought we might be... but don't forget that we love you mommy dear! (Yes, we know that that line always makes you smile and forget whatever horrible mis-steps we might've committed hehehe... have a great day, because you're the best!)