Birthday Surprise
"Surprise" has a new meaning for me. Little did i know this unsuspecting, ordinary and innocent saturday would turn into anything but.
But let's rewind it a little. I have to get the story right. The day started off normally, with EJ going off to work as usual...and me sleeping in, also as usual. I waited for her to come home as she had taken the car to work today. The only plans i had for the afternoon was to get my hair cut by Herve at Reds, Tampines Mall. So when EJ came home, much to both mine and brownie's delight, I was ready to start the Saturday proper. Not before fixing the leaky tile in the bathroom of course. My mun and EJ stood over me, watching my every movement as I applied the putty to the leaky areas. I had to chase them out of the toilet because they were all playing chef. Little did I know they were trying to get me out of the house as quickly as possible so my mum could go ahead and carry out "the plan".
So off to Tampines Mall we went, everything went according to plan. My plan that is, because at that moment, my plan was the only one i was aware of. I had my hair cut, walked around with EJ for a bit, then proceeded for some coffee at starbucks. This wasn't unusual because we sometimes did have this routine on weekends. I asked EJ what she would like for dinner, and she replied that she wasn't hungry yet. I also commented that she looked distracted today, and why she gave her mobile phone more attention than me..heh heh..how i know?????
Duane also invited me to attend the evening mass with him at SVDP because his band was playing. I innocently agreed, not knowing that i wouldn't be able to make it. I asked EJ if she would like to go as well, but said that if she didn't feel like it, it would be ok....so we drove home.
As we drove into the carpark, EJ asked if i could take the multi-storey carpoark route, instead of our usual routine. As we approached our our usual parking spot, i suddenly noticed Mogan's mini parked in one of the lots!! Thinking something might have happened to him as he was driving somewhere in the east, i thought he might have dropped by my house to talk or something...I immediately reached for my phone to call him...!! It was then when EJ snatched the phone from my hands, and made a half hearted attempt to convince me that i probably saw the wrong car....hmmmmm...i suspected something was up.
So in my mind, i was thinking that maybe Ej called Mogan and Annika over for dinner, to celebrate our anniversaries together or something. Already that was such a sweet idea. Instead of going through the usual route back to our front door, it was "decided" that we take the scenic route today. Of course i obliged, half expecting to see annika and mogan pop out from somewhere. The plot thickens.....
As we walked towards the bbq pit, true enough, i saw anni's blonde locks from afar. But i was suddenly hit by a wave of familiar faces. One by one i started to recognise people. It was really so unexpected. Everyone was there !! I was totally lost for words.
Lee Ken, Jin ( in his unique t-shirt ), Ramesh & Nora, Andy, Mogan & Annika, Aretha & Sutesh, Joe & Linda, My family and Jason and Jen's friends were all there and celebrated with me.
I've never had anyone throw me a surprise party before. This was a first for me! and i will always remember it. What's more, I learnt that this party was planned way in advance. Very Impressive and I am so proud of my baby for being able to keep it from me. It must have been eating up inside of her all this time. But to have my mum and my baby collaborating in secret to plan a party for me....what more can a guy ask for. Everything is perfect!! I was touched completely! By my friends, my family and of course, my sweetest Pamplet munchkin!
A day i shall never forget!
But let's rewind it a little. I have to get the story right. The day started off normally, with EJ going off to work as usual...and me sleeping in, also as usual. I waited for her to come home as she had taken the car to work today. The only plans i had for the afternoon was to get my hair cut by Herve at Reds, Tampines Mall. So when EJ came home, much to both mine and brownie's delight, I was ready to start the Saturday proper. Not before fixing the leaky tile in the bathroom of course. My mun and EJ stood over me, watching my every movement as I applied the putty to the leaky areas. I had to chase them out of the toilet because they were all playing chef. Little did I know they were trying to get me out of the house as quickly as possible so my mum could go ahead and carry out "the plan".
So off to Tampines Mall we went, everything went according to plan. My plan that is, because at that moment, my plan was the only one i was aware of. I had my hair cut, walked around with EJ for a bit, then proceeded for some coffee at starbucks. This wasn't unusual because we sometimes did have this routine on weekends. I asked EJ what she would like for dinner, and she replied that she wasn't hungry yet. I also commented that she looked distracted today, and why she gave her mobile phone more attention than me..heh heh..how i know?????
Duane also invited me to attend the evening mass with him at SVDP because his band was playing. I innocently agreed, not knowing that i wouldn't be able to make it. I asked EJ if she would like to go as well, but said that if she didn't feel like it, it would be ok....so we drove home.
As we drove into the carpark, EJ asked if i could take the multi-storey carpoark route, instead of our usual routine. As we approached our our usual parking spot, i suddenly noticed Mogan's mini parked in one of the lots!! Thinking something might have happened to him as he was driving somewhere in the east, i thought he might have dropped by my house to talk or something...I immediately reached for my phone to call him...!! It was then when EJ snatched the phone from my hands, and made a half hearted attempt to convince me that i probably saw the wrong car....hmmmmm...i suspected something was up.
So in my mind, i was thinking that maybe Ej called Mogan and Annika over for dinner, to celebrate our anniversaries together or something. Already that was such a sweet idea. Instead of going through the usual route back to our front door, it was "decided" that we take the scenic route today. Of course i obliged, half expecting to see annika and mogan pop out from somewhere. The plot thickens.....
As we walked towards the bbq pit, true enough, i saw anni's blonde locks from afar. But i was suddenly hit by a wave of familiar faces. One by one i started to recognise people. It was really so unexpected. Everyone was there !! I was totally lost for words.
Lee Ken, Jin ( in his unique t-shirt ), Ramesh & Nora, Andy, Mogan & Annika, Aretha & Sutesh, Joe & Linda, My family and Jason and Jen's friends were all there and celebrated with me.
I've never had anyone throw me a surprise party before. This was a first for me! and i will always remember it. What's more, I learnt that this party was planned way in advance. Very Impressive and I am so proud of my baby for being able to keep it from me. It must have been eating up inside of her all this time. But to have my mum and my baby collaborating in secret to plan a party for me....what more can a guy ask for. Everything is perfect!! I was touched completely! By my friends, my family and of course, my sweetest Pamplet munchkin!
A day i shall never forget!
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