Pleasant Surprises

Both Doppy and I have been so caught up with xp that we have both clean forgotten that it was my birthday on Tuesday!

I only remembered it when my colleague, my former HoD, showed up at my door to pay xp a visit and brought along a little present for me on Monday. When she told me that she got a birthday gift for me, that was when I did a mental '*piak forehead* Right! It's my birthday tomorrow!'.

Apparently on that same Monday, my girlfriends were checking in with doppy if he was taking me out on Tuesday night. His classic response to Phoenix was, 'Err .. I don't know. Check with lovebell? She plans my social calendar' and she went, 'Huh? You mean she's planning her own birthday dinner?' and doppy went, 'Oh SHIT! Now you make me feel so bad for not noticing it's her birthday tomorrow!'. Technically, he did not forget my birthday. He's all psyched up about taking me to choose a handbag for my new job which he wanted to get for me for my birthday present but I traded that in for my new spectacles. It's just that nowadays, our days just seem to fly by without our noticing and it honestly did not strike the two of us that Tuesday was 10 June and it was my birthday!

And so it was, on Tuesday late morning that (one of??) my pals' present arrived for me on my doorstep!

A lovely bunch of flowers to brighten my day. I love the colours of the flowers! And yes, the gifts of facial masks are most pragmatic and useful. I shall endeavour to start a facial care routine.

A close up shot of the quaint watering can that the flowers came in. :) I will definitely take this to my new home and replace the real flowers with everlasting ones.

This is my favourite picture. The composition is very nice, si?

(All shots are compliments of Petals!)

For the record, I have never had flowers sent to me before (those that are sent to hospitals do not count) and this was totally unexpected! The delivery of the present was soon followed up a surprise turnout for lunch at my place by Phoenix, Hello Kitty and Petals! Hello Kitty got some simple but most delicious fare from the Ghim Moh Market and we all had a great time catching up over food at my coffeetable. It was with great reluctance that Phoenix and Hello Kitty had to go back to work while Petals and I went gallivanting in town for some retail therapy.

I then met up with doppy for dinner and we decided to go and explore the restaurants at Central Mall. Initially doppy wanted to take me for a nice buffet dinner but seeing as how I still can't take seafood as yet, there was really not much point in blowing so much monies on food that I could not enjoy. Central Mall had my favourite Japanese restaurant, Waruku, but since I refused to be teased by Yogi for being unadventurous and boring, we had ramen at a new shop that we have not tried before. Our verdict? We still prefer the ramen that is served in the hole-in-the-wall at the building next to Orchard OG but it was still a pretty good dinner. We then indulged in sinful expensive dessert at a Japanese dessert speciality shop. Thereafter, we went for a nice spin at Holland as doppy wanted to find this really elusive dessert place that he originally wanted to take me. Though we did not manage to find the shop, I thoroughly enjoyed the car ride with him. It is very rare nowadays for us to have some couple time alone what with a baby and a domestic help at home. And that night when we hit the sack, he gave me one of the best presents he could. :)

My pals are gathering at my place this Friday (or not ... I haven't quite decide if I want dinner in or dinner out!) to have a 'proper' get-together and sing me a birthday song officially. I am looking forward to that! :) Now .. what shall I wear that night? Or is this another valid reason for me to go shopping again? :P