Getting older...

These days, I'm so occupied with the kids and my online shop that I almost forgot that my Birthday is coming. Bad huh? It wasn't until my aunt asked me if I have anything planned for Saturday, and I asked, "what's the occasion?" And she replied me, "Oh my, it's your Birthday!", I went, "Oh, this Saturday.."

Erm, well.. for someone who is coming to the big three zero, I guess there's nothing to shout about, it feels like I'm moving on to the next decade already, and not excited at all. How do you feel when you celebrate your big ZERO birthday? Especially 40,50,60,70, 80 even 90 or 100, I'm sure it's not something people look forward to -getting old that is. Unless, if you tell me, old is gold, gold as in like bullion, then I really don't mind getting it at all. LOL!

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15yo Birthday boy

My 15 years old brother celebrated his Birthday on Saturday. Of course, my mom and aunt prepared all the glorious home cooked food for the party. Actually only close family were invited, to say that we have 11 siblings, we already have a big crowd. Say 30, siblings, spouses plus kids, plus a few aunties and uncles. Phew, my family is huge.

So my brother Isaac was overjoyed as he got many monetary gifts from relatives, he has been collecting money to buy a guitar and a laptop and my guess is he is now a few hundred dollars richer.

I have yet to gave him a pressie, since he's still short of cash, I might as well gave him a hundred dollars instead of getting him a pressie he might not even like. Girls like gold bullion especially those from a reputable gold seller like United States Gold Bureau, but guys, I'm not so sure. But then again, who doesn't like gold? Everyone does!

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Birthday Boys

My mom was with here with us for the weekend, and over the weekend, we celebrated Marcus and BB Ethan's Birthday. Wow, so much food over the weekend and I do not even dare to step on the weighing machine yet. Ouch! Hate the feeling of being fat!
Marcus 8th Birthday falls on 17th September, we had a kids party at home for his school mates and cousins. His dad hired a clown for 500 bucks and the inflated balloon thingy (the thing where kids jump in it when inflated), what do you call those? Well, let's just say the balloon castle la.
Woohoo..the kids had so much fun, they didn't want to go home! I kid you not!!

Then we had a hi tea on Ethan's 1st Birthday, so much food we had with a good time catching up. Oh, I'm all out for another great weekend!! Yippie! Aaaaand..it's only Wednesday. Darn!

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Happy Birthday Marcus

September 17th is Marcus Birthday.

Today we'll be celebrating his birthday with his friends, mainly his classmates. Anyway, I went to Toys R Us wanting to find a birthday gift for Marcus, but then, all I see is expensive rubbish! Literally none! I ended up not buying him any toys, as I thought it's a waste of money. Money can sure be put to good use, like investing in a pair of good shoes, or buying bullion for keepsake. We Chinese love to buy gold as Birthday gift, as it has good value.

Anyway, from what was supposed to be a trip to Toys R Us getting a gift for Marcus, I came home empty handed. I wanted to get him a pair of roller blade but couldn't find any stores selling it, gave up and went home.

Party starting at 10.30am, I got to catch some sleep and wake up early tomorrow to prepare the food. His dad actually hired a clown! Oh, this party is going to be a blast. It's time to party!

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It's his Birthday

We'll be going to Kuantan tomorrow for the third round of rally, and tomorrow will also be hubby's birthday and I have yet to get him a gift! I have absolutely no idea what to get him. Shaver, mobile phone, wallet, belt, shoe, watch- he has it all. He's not a gadget person, so forget about getting him an iPod, PSP, playstation or a laptop.
The thing is, I actually asked him few weeks back what he'd love for his birthday, he said nothing. Of course it's nothing when he's the one who will ended up paying for my credit card bill. LOL. He mentioned something about just having a dinner, not even did he requested for a birthday cake. How simple can it get? If you know my hubby, you'll know that he's not the "please come celebrate my birthday' kind of guy. He's not comfortable being in the spotlight, blowing candles off a cake and all.
But still, I really want to get him a gift he'll love. One thing for sure, I cannot afford to buy him a nice sports car, like a Lamborghini or a Maserati. Everyone knows that my hubby is very much into nice, fast cars. Get a loan til payday cash advance is not an option here, cos I don't work and therefore I do not have a payday. I think I'll just buy him a cake and place a die cast Lambirghini on top of the cake. What about that? LOL.

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my little boy got gifts

at last nights party, my little birthday boy got a few presents. all of which that i personally consider useful. he got 2 pieces of tee shirts, a pair of bermudas, a subaru rally car he asked for, a huge toy he owned (so i'm thinking of keeping it for now) and some monetary gifts which i like best. yeah.
i don't know whether it's a culture thing or what, but the chinese seems to favour money as a gift rather than getting gifts itself. be it in at a wedding, a birthday or just about any celebration, some would specifically request "no gifts, monetary gifts are appreciated".

but of course, there are times where money seems inappropriate. like when visiting a sick friend at the hospital, then people will get a hamper or gift baskets together with a 'get well soon' card or just a breakfast gift baskets to cheer a friend up one a monday morning at the office. i particularly love gifts basket from Gourmet Gift because of their attractive packaging and quality premium packing materials.

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celebratin shern

today, we'll be celebratin little boy's birthday. he's two now. how time flies. woke up early this mornin, went to the market to grab what we need for tonight's party. only family and some close friends are invited, as we want to keep things simple this year.

have yet to go buy a pressie for little shern. maybe toys r us will be a good place to shop later. got to go now.

need to complete another review which will be expirin soon. you have a good weekend too.

happy birthday darlin shern. he has a blog. go see it here.

this is my little baby, exactly two years ago.

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birthday in one u

i had a great day. i couldn't asked for a better birthday. maybe the fum part was for a shopaholic like me, i spent the entire day at a shoppin complex with my baby, my mom and my maid.

my cousin sam and her boyfriend treated me a great japanese lunch and left to catch a bus back to singapore. later in the evening, hubs joined us for dinner at italiannies. i'll post pic soon.

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twins celebration

early birthday party for me and my twins today..we had steamboat at home, so many food, so little space left in the tummy. burrrp! no friends invited, this one is a family affair. but hubs did invite two of his buddies, i asked him to.

both elder sisters bought us cake, one jelly and one moist cake. why must cake come last at a party? i was too full to take another bite. that moist cake won't be as moist tomorrow. sigh..
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