my 21st bday: i spent it with you. in a foreign land, that has actually become less foreign over the past years that i’ve visited you. simple, sweet and a little different. no big bash, not much booze, no bitching with the girlfriends. had a moroccan-style dinner opposite a small mosque - with mixed kebabs, chicken tangine and morrocan tea :D we somehow broke a bottle of Bacardi briskly that evening - quite literally and unintentionally. two days later, you bought another bottle as we ate a Sara Lee strawberry cheesecake. you tried your best despite your lethargy from a whole day of work and i couldn't thank you enough ♥
after i got back, mom bought a cake and all i did was blow the candles! simple act that everyone should do, at least once a year! ;)
later on the same day: had a little dinner outing with the besties - nisha, kavi and alison. went to chilli's. gorged on cheesy nachos, fajitas and awesomess cheeseburgers. *drools*. nisha got me a cool photo frame, with even cooler pictures accompanying it:
moving on! before anyone notices beyond what they're suppose to. lets see - kavi got me a lenga from india :D
its sorta like a saree but without the wrap-around. pretty awesome! but i don't know where i'd be able to wear it to. anyone getting married soon? :P teehee! alison got me a pweety necklace but i secretly wanted her hat:
haha! just kidding la! me loves de necklace; come bracelet as seen on my wrist above :D well, after stuffing ourselves, we hopped on over to häagen-dazs for some fondue time!
i've always wanted to try their famous fondue set and honestly, it wasn't that great but i guess i was still bloated from chilli's, that's all. ok actually, i never really liked their ice-cream to begin with.. prefer baskin robbins and ben & jerry's! ;) anyhoo, still fun.. btw, kavi sucked at fondue-ing. she kept messing up the whole set!! lmao.
so that's that. no clubs, still no booze but lotsa bitching! teehee ;) oh oh! but i got some birthday splash BASH last sunday during youth service. i'd rather not discuss about how freaking blur i was but here's what happened in the end: i was drenched! i don't know how many pails of water were used but my sister was to blame for masterminding the entire charade! i was so BLIND, literally! they actually got me to be blindfolded and led down the stairs into the outdoors. how much more blind can i be?! sigh. am awaiting for the pictures to be uploaded on facebook ;Dand hey, wanna know what i got myself? LOL! on my birthday day itself actually, i decided to treat myself while he was at work, so i went all the way to raffles shopping complex by myself! took me about 40 minutes - just to get some yummies! but instead, the particular store i was looking for was under renovation! *bangs head on the wall*. then, i headed to another place, which was so much nearer to where i was, and bought..
MACAROONS! got myself four pieces ;D pistachio, rose, hazelnut and chocolate. honestly, i was madly craving for some ok? like some pregnant woman i was crazy enough to travel so far just to get some! originally i wanted to try the best of the best and well, from many days of just staring at them on the screen, i decided to try out that of Canele Patisserie's in raffles shopping centre but mana tau - CLOSED. ah its ok, it would have been too expensive anyway ($2.50 for one, gasp!). i got mine at Bakerzin instead:
$1.50 for one. ok ok, before you shoot at me for spending so much on that tiny little thing; i tell you - it was worth it! sorta. i mean, it was tasteful la! and apparently hard to make. why?
because it's hard and sorta crunchy on the outside and soft and chewy in the inside! plus that sugary filling gets me oh-so-high! :D and eeks, i heard there's a Bakerzin somewhere in KL or Bangsar. i am SO going there one day!well, having my bday so close to cny has its definite pros! i.e. more and bigger ang paus! am oh-so-blessed :D my grandma also gave me your typical golden key pendant, with the number "21" as the key blade. am thankful to celebrate with families, friends and of course, him on my 21st!
so here i am, 21. an adult. what now?
