An absolutely pleasant surprise, a delicious dinner, a decadent birthday cake, not one but two presents and a whole lotta love.
That basically sums up my 23rd birthday. Thinking about it makes me smile all over again.
My brother certainly wasn’t lying when he said “spoil market” because it was JY who orchestrated the entire thing. From telling me “we’ll have dinner, just the two of us” from the start and misleading me (literally, he told me we were going Pariss to eat. Waraku is at the other end.) right up till I saw my parents in the restaurant and then bluffing me again about not having a birthday cake when one from St. Pierre appeared (Grandma Stroobant’s Flourless Belgian Chocolate Cake from St. Pierre no less).
As if all that wasn’t enough (I was already totally beaming and grinning like a cheshire cat) he presented me with an envelop (naughty fella used his company’s envelop). On the top it says, nicely printed in stylish curvy font, “To satisfy the Literature Worm in you”. Flipping over was an invoice from Amazon.com with an order of “The Complete Monty Python’s Flying Circus 16-Ton Megaset”. But wait, there’s still more! While I was a clapping my hands in sheer excitement he presented me with another envelop. Similar to the first, this one read “To satisfy the Foodie in you.” Again, another Amazon.com invoice. This time it was for a whole year’s subscription of Delicious magazine.
What really touched me is not the presents but the fact that he knows exactly what would make me happy and puts in so much effort. He remembered how I said I was upset about no birthday dinner last year and this year obviously made it a point to ensure one would take place. On top of that, the presents were not something I told him I wanted. Rather, he paid attention and noted the things I liked. Especially the Monty Python Dvd set which I think I seldom mention or only pointed it out when we were at HMV once or twice. His generosity also overwhelmingly shows how much he loves little ol’ me which in all honesty can be very annoying, unreasonable and just plain stubborn.
Above all, i thank God for being so gracious and giving me such a wonderful person to love and be loved by. Of course not forgetting my amazing parents for the “stawberry and chokolat” chocolates and my brother who so generously gave me $40 worth of Kinokuniya vouchers. To Elliott too for coming and adding in his signature witty comments, making the dinner and car ride home even more memorable. Thanks also to Janet for the present (which I’m excited to use before the sale ends)!
Special thanks to Ally for cleverly deducing it was my birthday yesterday from my msn nickname today and treating me to a yummy lunch at Sushi Tei!
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