Happy Birthday Papa

So we celebrated my dad's 55th birthday with an intimate family dinner at marche on sunday. it is his new favourite restaurant. this is a cycle i know only too well. give him another 2 mths or so, and marche will soon be extinct in his memory. personally, i am a little wary of going there now, since we have had family dinners there every saturday for the past 2 mths i think. *groan*. aren't we adventurous.

we proceeded back home after dinner to usher in his bday at midnight, but we had to do it at 11pm as he was nodding off to CSI. but i think it fair to say a good time was had by all.

i can't believe he's 55 already. when i do think about it, it kinda scares me. he's always been dad. he's always been there for us. in his eyes, we have not grown up. to me, he's the best father he can be, and i do feel really really blessed to be his kid. i know i've led a relatively charmed childhood, thanks to my parents. adulthood is another matter! but they're the sort of parents that have no qualms about relinquishing us into the big,bad world to learn how to live. they have equipped us with godly principles, a sound education and upbringing. the rest is up to us. which is fair, i must say. i do hope i can do as well by my future kids.

happy birthday dad.. you mean the world to me (even when you're in a bad mood).



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i organised a surprise bday celebration for my dad at the office. got all 80 staff gathered at the carpark with 2 massive cakes and some cheesy party thingies which you blow/crack/snap to cause a racket. he was stuck in a meeting while all the rest were waiting in the sun. poor things. in the end, had to scare him that his self-levelling floor coating cracked. jsut so he would run down to see. initially wanted to sound the fire alarm at 10am so everyone will run out on teh pretext of an emergency. but he is 55 after all. anyway, the surprise went well, and i think he was quite touched that everyone turned up.