Kiddie party with the Yong-en Care Centre...

The 28 all over again birthday celebration was held last Saturday at the Yong-en Care Centre in Chinatown.

This is the second time for me to hold a party with the kids of the centre. I was really glad that they said yes again to my request to have a simple party for the kids.

One major takeaway that I learned from this year's activity is to just believe that things will work out. :-)

Prior to the party, I was worried that I won't have enough gifts for the kids and that there won't be enough friends who will be able to join the activity. It was a long weekend, and a lot of people already had other plans.

A bunch of friends (thank you, Tipz and CP) have already promised to give gifts. With the help of uni friend and fellow Pahinungod volunteer Jean, we were able to get enough presents as the day of the party neared.

On the day of the party itself, I was (pleasantly) surprised that there were more kids this year. Initially, the center told me that there would be about 15-20 kids. During the party, I counted about 30 kids. Then there were also a group of volunteers from Singapore Poly who helped out in ensuring that the kiddie party would go smoothly.

Again, I was a bit worried that we may not have enough gifts and at that moment, even food, because I was expecting just about 2-3 volunteers from the center.

But then, things turned out very well!

At the last minute, more people confirmed their attendance. Jean's colleague Robert also decided to buy more gifts that morning. As for the food, Alexie baked a lot of cupcakes, which was just enough for the kids and the friends/volunteers. Ho and Pg Boy bought more drinks and some more food, while the games were ongoing.

So, yeah, the entire activity went great. My friends looked like they had a good time. The SP volunteers were still energetic even after the activity. Most importantly, the kids all looked happy! Yay!

Really, really grateful to everyone who helped make the event successful! :D

Turning 28...again...

Monday (aka my birthday) was a day I was feeling extra, extra grateful.

I decided to take the day off from work so that I can just enjoy the day.

Woke up at 5AM and prepped for church. Headed to St. Anthony of Padua in Marsiling for the 630AM Mass. I was happy when one of the aunties approached me and asked if I was willing to do the offertory. Hehe!

Headed back home and spent some time Vibering with Tey.

At 10AM, left the house and made my way to Somerset. Had brunch and chikahan with Richie at Jones the Grocer in Manarin Gallery. This guy is one of my closest friends in SG. We've known each other for more than 10 years!

From Somerset, we took the bus to Bras Basah to get to the National Museum. I told Richie I wanted to check out the exhibit The Wedding Dress. Apparentl, he was also interested. Good to see works by some of the world's best couturiers.

Afterwards, I headed to Cathay because I wanted to attend gym in the evening. Killed time by watching the Korean film Soar into the Sun. It was so so. Just wanted to kill time. Hehe!

By time time it finished, I had enough time for treadmill before doing back-to-back Pump and Combat classes.

Good day it was! :)

Thank you!!!

It's been a good day! :)

Really, really grateful for the people who took the time to greet via Facebook, Path, Twitter, Instagram, iMessage, WhatsApp. Thank you, thank you! :D

Felt the extra love today!

Pre-birthday lunch with the guys...

At the last minute, I decided to have a birthday lunch for my becky bunch here in the little red dot. 

Initially, I was just planning to have the kiddie gift-giving activity next weekend as my main celebration for this year. On the big day itself, I was just planning to have a "me" day since it's a work day and since PG Boy is still overseas for his holiday.

Then I just thought of holding a lunch for friends. After all, except for MkSurf8, Ian and Chris, I rarely see the rest of the guys. It would be a good time for everyone to meet and catchup. It would also be my own little way of thanking them for being my becks family here. 

Good thing most of them were free for the lunch. Only Rich and honorary becky Coly were unable to go because of work. 

So yesterday morning, I woke up quite early. After dropping by Toastbox for breakkie, I headed to Fair Price to buy ingredients for the lunch. By 9, I started prepping my pasta. By 11, I got the roasted chicken, drinks and desserts and headed to MkSurf8's place.

Half past-twelve, people started arriving. It was a small group and it was just right. I'm glad that Tipz and Chris were able to go. I'm glad that Bien and his kumare were there. It was also good to see Chiz, Jeff and Mon. 

After lunch, we all just hung out. MkSurf8 opened a few bottles of wine. Others started mixing their own drinks. I had a few glasses of wine and whiskey, so I had a buzz at 3 in the afternoon. LOL!

In the evening, Ian, Chris, MkSurf8, Mon and I met up with Rich at Little Vietnam along Guillemard Rd for dinner. I'm also glad to have seen Rich.

What I thought would be just a few hours of hanging out with the guys turned out into an almost entire day thing, which I thought was just really awesome! :D

I'm grateful to have these guys as friends. And I'm grateful to have the advance bday celeb with them!