On Saturday, i organized a mini birthday party for K at home.. the usual gang came over to my place.. we had bought food from the coffee shops and hawker centers below my block, and was supposed to play nintendo wii for the whole day. But on friday close to midnight, the friend (let's call her S) who was supposed to borrow the Nintendo Wii informed me that they were unable to do so.. i had planned for this the whole week, and was naturally upset when my plans were messed up.. And so last minute some more.. The party was supposed to be a wii party, so what was a wii party without the wii right? K didn't know about the surprise celebration, he had thought i invited the friends over just to play the Nintendo Wii, so when there was no Wii, he asked me to cancel, which was a good thing too, so he could get some rest at home instead.
What he didn't know, was that i had planned for this the whole of last week, and i had already ordered his birthday cake to be delivered to our house that afternoon. And the cake was enough for 8 people! So i freaked out at 12 midnight on Friday / Saturday, calling and texting everybody that the party was cancelled.. there was much unhappiness, as many had pushed away important appointments for the party.. my air steward friend had even given away his $400 flight to come to my place. I even had an arguement with S, because i was upset that she only told me she couldn't get the Wii at the last minute. On her end, she felt it was ridiculous to cancel the whole thing just because there was no Wii.. she feels they could all still come over to my place to celebrate without the Wii.. what she didn't realize was that i had wanted this weekend to be about K, and K had been looking forward to playing the Wii.. and i couldn't cancel the cake now cause it's too late, so if nobody came, the cake will be too big for me and K to finish. basically, i was totally upset and pissed off.. the night ended with everybody else being pissed off.. one of them even said she don't want to meet up with us again ever! Nonetheless, we still agreed to meet the next day..
The next morning, we met at the train station below my block to buy some food for lunch.. i was still upset and didn't know how to react. S was there already, and she kinda greeted k when she saw him, but ignored me. So i just went to one corner and sat along while S and K chatted.. 10 mins later, my air steward friend arrived.. he acknowledged me (he was the only one who wasn't angry with me) and then chatted with the rest, before we proceeded to buy lunch.. F was late so we didn't wait for her. On the way, K sensed something was wrong so he asked me. So i talked, then broke down again.. SIGH.. = (
I felt totally misunderstood.. all my efforts in organizing this was not only not recognized, but now everyone is pissed off at me.. after a night of sleep, i had woken up determined to apologize to everyone for freaking out and over-reacting the previous night, but somehow i couldn't bring myself to do it.. So when everyone saw me crying, they started to ask me what was wrong.. first K, then my air steward friend, then finally S.. i had a long talk with S, cause she was the one who was pissed off the most at me i guess.. i explained to her why i was upset that my plan was messed up because she forgot to borrow the Wii.. that if i had known earlier, i would have changed my plans, not order the cake and ask everyone to a nice restaurant for lunch instead.. then i apologize, realizing that it was also my fault for not telling her how important it was that we borrow the Wii.. I am sure if i had told her it was that important, she wouldn't forget. The 2 of us talked, and ended up both crying.. on hindsight, it was quite stupid.. = )
In conclusion, it was a happy ending.. we had good food, a good round of mahjong (which i won!), and a nice big mango mousse cake from bakerzin for dessert...
K and I left for his grandmother's house in the evening for a farewell dinner for his uncle, who was leaving for home in the USA the next morning. There was good food again.. laksa, fried hokkien mee and hor fun, chicken wings and more birthday cake.. i had asked K's sister to order the Bengawan Solo pandan kaya cake and bring it to grandma's house, since it was not convenient for me to do so. After everyone was done with dinner.. i crept out into the kitchen to prepare the cake while K's aunt went out to the living room to dim the lights.. just when the lights went dim, i walked out to the living room with the cake, candles and all.. and everyone started singing the birthday song.. many of the uncles and aunties were clueless whose birthday it was, until i pointed to K, who had been lying on the sofa and was totally surprised... = )
A few rounds of mahjong later at K's grandma's house, K and I left for home, and met up with the same gang again.. i had managed to borrow the Wii from my colleague so all of us were gathered for part 2 of K's birthday party.. which started around 1030pm.. we played until 4am in the morning.. there was a toast at exactly 12midnight, and K received his birthday presents.. there was much fun, laughter and great company... and i think K enjoyed himself tremendously.. = )
What he didn't know, was that i had planned for this the whole of last week, and i had already ordered his birthday cake to be delivered to our house that afternoon. And the cake was enough for 8 people! So i freaked out at 12 midnight on Friday / Saturday, calling and texting everybody that the party was cancelled.. there was much unhappiness, as many had pushed away important appointments for the party.. my air steward friend had even given away his $400 flight to come to my place. I even had an arguement with S, because i was upset that she only told me she couldn't get the Wii at the last minute. On her end, she felt it was ridiculous to cancel the whole thing just because there was no Wii.. she feels they could all still come over to my place to celebrate without the Wii.. what she didn't realize was that i had wanted this weekend to be about K, and K had been looking forward to playing the Wii.. and i couldn't cancel the cake now cause it's too late, so if nobody came, the cake will be too big for me and K to finish. basically, i was totally upset and pissed off.. the night ended with everybody else being pissed off.. one of them even said she don't want to meet up with us again ever! Nonetheless, we still agreed to meet the next day..
The next morning, we met at the train station below my block to buy some food for lunch.. i was still upset and didn't know how to react. S was there already, and she kinda greeted k when she saw him, but ignored me. So i just went to one corner and sat along while S and K chatted.. 10 mins later, my air steward friend arrived.. he acknowledged me (he was the only one who wasn't angry with me) and then chatted with the rest, before we proceeded to buy lunch.. F was late so we didn't wait for her. On the way, K sensed something was wrong so he asked me. So i talked, then broke down again.. SIGH.. = (
I felt totally misunderstood.. all my efforts in organizing this was not only not recognized, but now everyone is pissed off at me.. after a night of sleep, i had woken up determined to apologize to everyone for freaking out and over-reacting the previous night, but somehow i couldn't bring myself to do it.. So when everyone saw me crying, they started to ask me what was wrong.. first K, then my air steward friend, then finally S.. i had a long talk with S, cause she was the one who was pissed off the most at me i guess.. i explained to her why i was upset that my plan was messed up because she forgot to borrow the Wii.. that if i had known earlier, i would have changed my plans, not order the cake and ask everyone to a nice restaurant for lunch instead.. then i apologize, realizing that it was also my fault for not telling her how important it was that we borrow the Wii.. I am sure if i had told her it was that important, she wouldn't forget. The 2 of us talked, and ended up both crying.. on hindsight, it was quite stupid.. = )
In conclusion, it was a happy ending.. we had good food, a good round of mahjong (which i won!), and a nice big mango mousse cake from bakerzin for dessert...
K and I left for his grandmother's house in the evening for a farewell dinner for his uncle, who was leaving for home in the USA the next morning. There was good food again.. laksa, fried hokkien mee and hor fun, chicken wings and more birthday cake.. i had asked K's sister to order the Bengawan Solo pandan kaya cake and bring it to grandma's house, since it was not convenient for me to do so. After everyone was done with dinner.. i crept out into the kitchen to prepare the cake while K's aunt went out to the living room to dim the lights.. just when the lights went dim, i walked out to the living room with the cake, candles and all.. and everyone started singing the birthday song.. many of the uncles and aunties were clueless whose birthday it was, until i pointed to K, who had been lying on the sofa and was totally surprised... = )
A few rounds of mahjong later at K's grandma's house, K and I left for home, and met up with the same gang again.. i had managed to borrow the Wii from my colleague so all of us were gathered for part 2 of K's birthday party.. which started around 1030pm.. we played until 4am in the morning.. there was a toast at exactly 12midnight, and K received his birthday presents.. there was much fun, laughter and great company... and i think K enjoyed himself tremendously.. = )
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