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My birthday this year falls on a bad day. It falls on a public holiday. And not just ANY public holiday…

The FIRST DAY OF CHINESE NEW YEAR.

“Why is that so bad?”, you may ask.

Well, it’s hard to have a quiet birthday when you’re visiting every single family member and extended family member you ever had. It’s hard to go out cos all the shops and restaurants are closed. It’s hard to meet your own boyfriend cos he’s got his entire family to visit. It’s hard to follow tradition and meet your best friend the evening before your birthday cos you have a reunion dinner to go for. It’s hard to see your own family cos your married sisters have their own in laws and in law’s relations to go visit. It’s hard to go out with your parents when everyone else is coming to your place to visit your parents.

It’s just hard.

So, to save all that trouble, my dar and I celebrated my birthday yesterday. An entire day, together. =)

First thing in the morning, (or as early as we could wake up anyway) we went to visit my darling niece who was down with a bad cold over the past few days. She was getting a lot better and was rather pleased to have us around. She’s learned to pose for the camera. Like a ROCKSTAR…

And yes, that’s dar dar posing like Wenyinyin…

A more normal picture

My 2 babies

Then we headed down to town, where I got my two surprises for the day… =)

because i’m always… late

My favourite roses… (from meow meow’s shop no less)

Then it was lunch at Thai Express to use my $15 birthday voucher… 27 Dresses AGAIN… (becos I was in a cheesy mood)… And our favourite haunt…

STARBUCKS!!

We met the cell for CNY dinner, and had a mini birthday celebration…

SIDETRACK:

To my favourite cell mates…

“I love the present and the lovely cake! Thank you all for everything!!”

To end off the day, dar brought me down to boat quay to watch the lights and the river and just enjoy each other’s company… before he took a long bus ride with me to my home…

Pictures taken from my SE k800i phone, placed on my expensive mini phone tripod…

You’re probably wondering why that was such a perfect day. We didn’t do anything extraordinary or different. It could have been any other date. But well, my love language is time, the most expensive commodity in Sg. And having someone I love spend an entire day with me, means far more than having the most expensive presents or the most exciting date.

So yeah, I’ve had a perfect day.

And the best thing is… It wouldn’t be too hard to have another…

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