the big 30

Turned 30 over the weekend! (boy did it seem like those 20's passed in a flash!)Was it my imagination or did I feel a slight ache in my back?!! Hehe!:P
A big diff certainly was the number of candles on my cake compared to last year!

Oh well, what better way to celebrate being 30 than to celebrate it twice! :P


Had a little dinner party at home a day earlier on Saturday night. Also celebrated the mid autumn festival which fell on the same day. Maybe I should have had a moon cake as my birthday cake!


And a birthday lunch on the actual day with the hubby and mom at Island Cafe. It was good :) Even better was that we got a discount since it was my birthday! Heh!


got to blow out the 3 candles twice!


And of course, the best part about birthdays are the presents! (Stuff to make you feel better turning a year older :P)

A jimmyspa wallet and a houndstooth print vintage bag from the hubby!

A key pouch from mama! (high time for a new one)

Softies Kit from my sister! (yay!:D)

More craft books..these are by aranzi aronzo and a set of markers (more doodling!)from Sharon, Evelyn & Justin.

Thanks to everyone for all the gifts and well wishes!

birthday cuppy cake

Made this for Evelyn's birthday last week.
A birthday cupcake! Heeh :)

Mid Autumn Birthday

Chinatown's gearing up for the mid autumn festivities

Its my birthday today! Woke up feeling a bit older.. hmm.. was it my imagination or did my back feel a lil achy this morning?? hahahha..... :P
Every year, along with my birthday, comes the Mid Autumn Festival(MAF)aka moon cake feasting time. This is reinforced in my previous post too!
I enjoy the one (ok,or two slivers) of moon cake and trying out all the strange concoctions they invent these days. Some are yummy and interesting, some others I think should just be admired from afar, in their pretty boxes. Hehehe...

On my way to office this morning, was thinking about it being my 2nd year in chinatown during MAF and also the 2nd time I get to have the office birthday celebration here. (Sigh, I also think it will be my last one here, as we'd most probably be vacating our office in the year end :()
Hmm... think its time to get the cam out and get around for some nice pics and memories.

More on my birthday in my next post, after I get more presents tonight! Oh boy, yipee! :P I love presents!

My birthday mooncake

Haha~ this is my first birthday moon cake ever!
Show skin double yolk somemore! Hahahha.... :P
Thanks to Shonal & Juan for the nice surprise.. it was really funny singing happy birthday with a lighted moon cake!