& 27 belated wishes!
Monday, 16 March 2009 - This year, I didn't expect to receive a whole slew of wishes -- especially not from Dubai and Australia.
As I was counting down this morning, to my surprise I wasn't the only one. Ryan Wong, an old buddy of mine who moved to Dubai two years back, was slashing down the minutes with me. Joshua Lee was right there too.
A few friends even called to shout the minutes left; not to mention smses aplenty. And don't get me started on the Skype & MSN conversations.
My surprises didn't end there. Ten and a half hours later, I stepped into the same canteen only to find it almost completely different. The tables and chairs were nothing special (same 'ol, same 'ol), but there were now six different lines and stalls. There was even a counter just for drinks!
Not to rub it in on the previous food & beverages -- but I've got to say -- the food now is uh'mazing; and don't get me started on the price.
Then thirteen hours; thirty minutes; 23 seconds and a millisecond later, I was amazed by the Prefects' Board with a Sandwich Cake. Yeah, a Sandwich Cake and it was just what it was: a sandwich with a candle jabbed on the top of it.
Little did I know, that it was simply a distraction -- a diversion.
Seconds later, a huge chocolate cake was brought in with sixteen candles with sixteen flickering flames. Claudillea Holloway baked it just for the occasion and if you're reading this Claud, it was the loveliest home-made cake ever. Incredibly sweet and topped with coloured rice candy.
Then they brought in a huge card, made by Kanako Uchimura, signed on the inside by everyone. *it's right below
But really, this whole secret surprise was thanks to Momoko Uchimura, a long-time classmate of mine, and Yoh Hao Zi, the seemingly shy and quiet violinist/pianist.
And to Joshua Lee, thanks for everything. Heard Ellya was pretty hard to distract and contain -- but you pulled it off.
Hey, it's 7:01 -- looks like I'm officially 16.
Sandwich Cakes are all the rage.
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