self captured photo of us on d 22nd itself

d restaurant is located along mrr2 (towards ampang)

our feast dat eve

And oh, not forgetting our exchange of gift tis year. Among d 3 things I listed for my boyfie, we (he get to choose his gift) settled for a lappy knapsack. There's a story behind d gift hunting on my part but perhaps i'll share later. And altho I was willing to take a rain cheque for my gift, my bf insisted on buying me a pair of strappy sandals and I love em! (Thnx again dear)

my black strappy sandals i chose myself

from me to him ~ hope u realy like it

me, my bf and my cake

officially, this is d 3rd time im celebrating my bday this year. yes i know im too old to be celebrating like a small kid, but having these people around to celebrate occasions like tis together sure means so much to me.

nas' gift to me ~ i love it! i told you you're creative enuff to kno wat i'd like

all in all, although lunch lasted for only about an hour, getting to sit down together and catch up like tis at d same time have a lil celebration especially for me was really nice of all of u! nas n kai, i understand you're probably still tired from last nite's journey, thank you so much for insisting on coming to see me. and dear bf, thank you so much for going along with them in making the surprise work, not forgetting d yummy choc cake you got!

all the slushes on d menu

i particularly like this deco

we shared a meal but still didnt manage to finish it - shame on you ella!

me: betul ke u nk i amik more bags?

bf: yelar, satu tu sket sgt la...

me: wat r u looking for?
bf: give me a sec, takin out ur gift now...

me: im so surprised!!!

me: smile dear, i know u're broke...but tis is for keep sake!
bf: ngeeee.... (forced smile)

so basically what happened was, when we arrived i scouted for gift for myself as i didnt plan to buy anything in particular but when me and siblings got a lil hungry, we grabbed lunch at tgif. right after, we proceed with gift hunting until suddenly i found something i love. ended up my bf got me two gifts! tq dear for the prezzies, love em! before leaving pavillion, we hung out at dome for coffee n such and later headed to cap sq for monsters vs alien which was hilarious. saturday was definitely a great pre-bday celebration.

and on sunday d 31st itself, which was my birthday, my bf took me out for lunch some place near our place before he headed back home for a fren's kenduri/makan2. back at home, my dad and bro got me a gift (basically from the whole family) and thanks to my sis for tipping them, i got something i've been wanting for a long time.

d packing is so small, what could it be?

definitely a fave! love it...thx and i love u all :)

instead of a bday cake, we had ice cream dat eve which was sinfully delicious (ice cream dh masuk perut..hehe)

so for dinner, since it was a family affair, i decided to take them to 'liki-liki' - korean/thai steamboat restaurant

d price is reasonable altho d variety isnt as much as other steamboat restaurants ive been to, d soup is so tasty and d sauce completes everything else. kawan2, lets!

all in all i had a blast on my birthday, which didnt take much but my love ones. but dats not all, more updates on post bday celebration coming up soon.

p/s: thanks to those who remembered my birthday and for all d wishes, im blessed with so many thoughtful people around me.

dat time of d year is nearing

ok, d thing is right now, ive got people asking me wat i want for my birthday. you see, if thinking of a gift for someone is hard, try thinking for yourself then! i think its even harder. of course we human have unlimited "wants" (economic studies chapter 1) but trying to suit people's budget, is no easy task. how would you know how much d person has allocated for u? unless of course d person tells you (like a special someone does), how are you going to figure out of sumtin you want, which is supposed to be within limits? headache!!

contrary to my belief (hehehe), im going to list down a couple of things i want, not necessarily for birthday, and also not necessarily because i dont have it because im a collector of certain things. oh and also, not necessarily d gift(s) will have to come from the my list because if you know me well enough, im sure u'd b creative enough to think of wat id like. anyway, id like to thank everyone for their thoughtfulness by asking me in (a lot) advance bout this. tq tq u guys, i love u all!

wish list

1. handbag/clutch

2. perfume

3. white pearl necklace

4. sunnies

5. casual watch

6. a pair of jeans

7. cool slippers (size 8)

8. wool pashmina

9. additional make up + brush set

10. Q5

please dont think of me as someone who expects for gift from people, but ive been getting lotsa "wat do u want for your bday" and by doing this, i hope i wont have to answer too many of it any more. anyway, i hope my list helps, but at d end of d day, its d tot dat counts!

some of you may be wondering wat heat am i referring to here. (hehehe). right now, im feeling d heat of some plans im making with some frens (yes - you, you, you, you, you, you, you & oh, not you!). frankly speaking, i was 'sugar high' yesterday i did quite a lot of research on this particular event, dat we have made some progress just within a day (Alhamdulillah).

so far all looks good, perhaps just a bit more research and the main preparation is done. d previous event was co-coordinated with another fren because we were together then but now distance have come between us. nvm dat, i'm rising to d challenge now (ye ke?).

so dear frens (yes - you, you, you, you, you, you, you & definitely NOT you), better start warming up to the occasion because come to think of it, its not too long from now :)