So, yeah, so much for my planned surprises, =) I got him a bouquet of sunflowers (they are gorgeous!), a musical birthday card (since i doubted he ever got this during his 'kiddy' days) and a pair of brightly coloured t-shirts (he's been asking for orange t-shirts ever since the Teenstreet band came in bright orange shirts). I also baked him a Belgian Chocolate cake and hid it in the oven (but his nose led him to it just a few minutes before mid-night.) I ran downstairs and tried to distract him, but it was too late.. he already saw it. So i lit the candles and sang a birthday song for him at 11.55pm (5 minutes early) haha..
Early the next morning, i woke up to cook him the traditional birthday mee-suah. Not exactly traditional cos both of us cook it differently from the way our mums do. But traditional cos grandma says we must eat mee-suah for our birthday for long-life. Since it comes from grandma who's already 98 years old, we'll trust her word for it! =) So my version's got one fried egg, a chicken drumstick, some roast pork slices and some scallops to make the soup really yummy. =)
Then later we took a nice leisurely drive to Bagan Lalang aka Sepang Goldcoast. It was a small beach coastal area near the kampungs, being developed into a resort like place. Beach was nice to stroll for a short while.. But not so much for swimming.
After that, we drove to Bangsar Opus Bistro for some classy birthday lunch. Told him it was voted best restaurant of the year (but only told him later that it was voted by my cousin, who's a foodie guy). The spaghetti there was absolutely superb. After a jog and a swim, then dinner was at Gurney Drive, Midvalley.
Later that evening we had a wedding rehearsal for Ka Hing & Ju Li. And Jules planned a surprise at the end of the rehearsal and popped out with a lovely birthday cake!
At home, we ended the day watching YY's favourite dvd, Transformers. Yup, Transformers. =) Dunno what's with men and machines.. but anyway, it's his birthday, so he gets to do whatever he likes best.. =) With a Hoegaarden Beer bottle in hand and a bag of chips, guess yesterday was a very memorable birthday for him. =) But i think what meant most to him, were loved ones and friends sending him birthday wishes and prayers, and affirming him, he's a treasure, deeply loved by God. =)
