Though doppy took me out for a good meal last week and gave me some most wonderful pressies, he still thought to celebrate my bd for me on the actual day itself.
Unfortunately, I could not apply for leave as I had to attend a course at office and he also had class on Wednesday evening, which was the actual day of my birthday.
However, we kinda arranged for us to have a simple celebration at home with just a slice of cake for symbolism's sake.
The night before, some of my former students visited me and they also bought me a lovely cake. :) Twas real sweet of them considering that they are currently in their JC2 year and I only taught them for a year in Secondary 2. Nevertheless, I had a special connection with some of the students from this particular cohort and they have made it a habit to pay me a visit for CNY all these years.
But I digress.
When doppy saw the cake that my students bought, he quipped, "Oh great. Tomorrow I don't need to get you a cake liao. We can just use this cake to sing you a birthday song."
I rolled my eyes at him and demanded that I want our son to sing me a birthday song as a birthday present. Doppy confidently said, "No prob. He would even sing it in French!"
Come Wednesday evening, we both had a tough day and I was kinda looking forward to the mini celebration. So when I saw that doppy came to fetch me empty-handed, I was a little disappointed. I thought that he had forgotten his promise to me, which was to get me a slice of cake, but I told myself not to be petty.
It turned out that he did indeed get me a cake. Twas just that he was fighting so many fires at work that he clean forgot to PICK UP the cake on his way to class. :O He apologised profusely to me and promised to make it up to me the next evening with the cake.
All this while, I thought that he was just getting me a slice of normal cake. Imagine my surprise when I saw this the next evening:
I wish I could share the cake with everyone. It was a most exquisite and delicious cake. The longans were fresh (F and my grandma said that they were canned longans but they really tasted fresh to me!) and the almond mousse was aromatic and the cake was infused with just the right amount of it. I was very touched that he was thoughtful enough to buy such a special cake for me. Truly, this year, is the first year that he has put so much thought for my birthday.
And if you are wondering how the birthday song rendition went, Doppy sang, "ball ball ball ball ball ball" to the tune of "Happy Birthday" while XP clapped his hands happily at the sight of cake. :) Doppy insisted that that "ball" was "happy birthday to you" in french. Sometimes, I think he really thinks that I am quite intellectually challenged.
But I was grinning from ear to ear lah. :) So I guess I am not that smart afterall.
Thanks, darling, for that lovely cake and a most lovely birthday this year.
Unfortunately, I could not apply for leave as I had to attend a course at office and he also had class on Wednesday evening, which was the actual day of my birthday.
However, we kinda arranged for us to have a simple celebration at home with just a slice of cake for symbolism's sake.
The night before, some of my former students visited me and they also bought me a lovely cake. :) Twas real sweet of them considering that they are currently in their JC2 year and I only taught them for a year in Secondary 2. Nevertheless, I had a special connection with some of the students from this particular cohort and they have made it a habit to pay me a visit for CNY all these years.
But I digress.
When doppy saw the cake that my students bought, he quipped, "Oh great. Tomorrow I don't need to get you a cake liao. We can just use this cake to sing you a birthday song."
I rolled my eyes at him and demanded that I want our son to sing me a birthday song as a birthday present. Doppy confidently said, "No prob. He would even sing it in French!"
Come Wednesday evening, we both had a tough day and I was kinda looking forward to the mini celebration. So when I saw that doppy came to fetch me empty-handed, I was a little disappointed. I thought that he had forgotten his promise to me, which was to get me a slice of cake, but I told myself not to be petty.
It turned out that he did indeed get me a cake. Twas just that he was fighting so many fires at work that he clean forgot to PICK UP the cake on his way to class. :O He apologised profusely to me and promised to make it up to me the next evening with the cake.
All this while, I thought that he was just getting me a slice of normal cake. Imagine my surprise when I saw this the next evening:
And if you are wondering how the birthday song rendition went, Doppy sang, "ball ball ball ball ball ball" to the tune of "Happy Birthday" while XP clapped his hands happily at the sight of cake. :) Doppy insisted that that "ball" was "happy birthday to you" in french. Sometimes, I think he really thinks that I am quite intellectually challenged.
But I was grinning from ear to ear lah. :) So I guess I am not that smart afterall.
Thanks, darling, for that lovely cake and a most lovely birthday this year.
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