Sunday, August 26, 2007

happie bdae to mee!

this weekend was absolutely fab.. to the extent that i'm suffering from a lack of sleep now :( its kinda funny how 8 hours of sleep isn't enough anymore.

went for Sher's bday chalet on Fri and they surprised the tootieme! cheryl, the distractor, was walking along the row of chalets which i didn't know was the one where Sher's was.. and suddenly everyone started singing Happy Birthday. for a moment i asked myself silently in my head if someone else's birthday is on the 24th of August too, because i'm so shortsighted i could hardly see anything except for lighted candles (i couldn't make out the words from afar) and some army boys (clearly in uniform) haha. when i got nearer, i realised the candles said HAPPY BDAY~ and it was a really pretty sight. in fact, its so nice i wouldn't mind experiencing it again :)!

there were also presents, and i felt so sorry that i couldn't put up anything on my wishlist to make my friends' shopping-for-abby's-bday-gift adventure a little easier. cos everything i wanted is overseas (except for now, i found a Lanvin lookalike dress which i'm not sure whether or not to get cos i need to alter it into a smaller size to fit me :( not that i'm that tiny, but the store is sold out of smaller sizes!) anyway when i saw the pressie i was puzzled, because hey, the "packaging" looked so familiar haha. it was an ice-cream cone coin bank that i'm surprised they still remember that i love. whatever i found inside was whatever's expected of a coin bank so it can do its job!... and that was really a practical and thoughtful gift! cos number 1, i do save $1 coins. number 2, i do spend them all after i've reached a certain amount so they did a lovely thing by starting me off on another saving spree. number 3, its great for me to store my tikam tikam monies :) i don't know how to thank them enough for planning all the stuff. its another great memory and i'm not sure if anyone else would feel the same, but i feel that the surprise, the company and their thoughts weighed far more than anything else in that bday celebration. i have missed seeing and talking to these people! of course, i musn't forget the effort that doodoo took to come down from Boon Lay to Pasir Ris. it wasn't his fault that his friend who's driving didn't know the way and still he rushed down in a cab. he lighted the candles for me, and that means a lot too :)

at work, the head of programme whispered something into the ears of the lil boy that i'm teaching (just when he was going to step out of the door and head back home) and he sang me a happy bday song after wishing me a happy bday. his mommy asked him to give me a BIG kiss and that was so sweet too :) i think i just grinned from ear to ear as i walked all e way back into the staff room. then just before lunch, there was a short meeting to announce that my confirmation appraisal was on my bday itself. =/ the appraisal was so embarrassing because i overrated myself in loads of areas and i realised what i think was good because i've achieved and learnt something may just be icing on the cake to others. anyway, when that was done, my colleagues asked me how it was and i didn't say anything because i hadn't thought of anything to say. well we all agreed that no news was good news, and then the lights went off and a birthday cake with two tall, brightly lit candles came into sight. wheehee! my colleague took pictures which i have yet to save into either my thumbdrive or email, and those were simply hilarious. while i was looking blessed, smiley and happy, the poor person who was holding the cake looked more SHOCKED than i was. haha!

i met ailay after work and it was so good to see her!~!~!~ she was wearing this electric blue tank, a colour that i currently am on the lookout for. she came down to meet me just to pass me my present! a vintage looking purse in gold that has got diamond encrusted kisslocks. we chatted for some time.. and then i went to meet my parents for dinner before dashing off to the chalet.

doodoo and i watched 2 movies this weekend. 881 (which was such a sad show that i had to tear!!!) and ratatouille! i love that ratty show.. the storyline's heartwarming and i don't know any other rat who could be nicer than Remy! we also ate billy bombers twice, and that's the shortest bill i've ever seen, considering we paid quite an amount. it was a great meal, but i ate all the dory that doodoo wanted to have so i felt rather sorry afterwards and wanted to share some with him, but i guess he was too full by then or he was just being considerate by acting full to minimise my guilt.
bee at 7:53 PM