My bf worked hand in hand w me in the planning of my 21st birthday to ensure that everything was smooth flowing; every guest was accounted for and that the programs were on time. Even though it was the first time the both of us have organised such a huge scale event, I felt that it was successful and memorable. However I did not expect much from my bf this year because he is currently serving in the military and it is only normal if he didn't have the time and energy to plan a "surprise birthday party" for me. I kept my fingers crossed but many a times could not accept the fact that my birthday would be a lonely and boring one. Despite having low expectations, there were times where the both of us quarreled because I felt that he could have always gone that extra mile if he really wanted to (And I felt guilty because he managed to hold it in and not spoil the surprise).
On the very special day itself, we had our daily routine as usual, he went to report to camp and I pigged until late noon, to only be awoken many times by his calls as usual. He kept on emphasizing about punctuality at Vivo City @ 6.30pm as he did not want his plans to be ruined. Well, he had his reasons for doing that because he knows that I'm always not on time and definitely early whenever we have something planned. Oh, and at the back of my mind, I was thinking what could we do at Vivo City? Was he about to bring us back to the oh so romantic Marina at Keppel Bay? Or what exactly did he had in mind? You know sometimes you don't want to spoil a surprise but at the same time you don't want it to be too simple? That's exactly how I felt.
He arrived at Vivo City half an hour before our scheduled time and got changed out of his uniform. When we met up, I immediately knew something was going on because of his smirks and the anxious look on his face, but I just refused to expose him. Along the way, I kept on teasing him, in hope he would spill out the beans unintentionally but to no avail. He did a good job being a tight mouthed person throughout and he would play along w what I had to say every time I poked fun at his plans.
We spent about half an hour walking about at Vivo City because he told me that our reservation was at 7pm even though he did not mention where it would be at. As I was craving for some chicken nuggets from Macdonals, we decided to get 6 pieces to satisfy my hunger and spent the rest of the time taking photos / shopping around. We headed to Pandora to do some window shopping and I remembered telling him how much I wanted to get a ring / bracelet as soon as I had the money because they were all so pretty.
Following which, we headed to the top level of mall and handed me a ticket for the monorail. Now I was starting to guess, was it going to be Sentosa or Universal Studios Singapore? I just had to follow the flow. The only suspicious thing about my bf was that he had his phone on his hands the whole time and I KNEW HE WAS UP TO NO GOOD. Let's not talk about THAT PART yet. I have something to share which at that point of time really got on my nerves and I was super duper pissed. After arriving at Beach Station, we alighted and my bf was frantically finding direction to the place he wanted to bring me to because the shutter bus service was down. I just tagged along behind him because I did not want to spoil the surprises that he planned for me. Out of no choice, we took the cab from the cab services just beside the shuttle bus pick up point because it would've been a 20 minutes walk which would've made us miss the reservation timing. To our horror, the cab fare COST US 33 BUCKS. Yes, it was just a single trip for the both of us and we just couldn't accept the fact that we were extorted just because Sentosa is so commercialized with Tourists forming the majority of the pie. It was so heart wrenching throughout the ride but he tried his best to cheer me up because he didn't want to make me upset.
We finally arrived at Tanjong Beach Club (TBC) after a short 7 minutes trip on the taxi. The whole place seemed pretty dark at the entrance as it was already in the late evening but we were soon welcomed by a couple of service personnel of a cafe and brought us to our reserved table. Alongside the slightly lighted up cafe was a beach, some sofas and beds, accompanied by a nice and romantic ambiance. I fell in love w the place and would definitely not mind if I were to celebrate my birthday w just my bf alone. I was then given the menu but I wasn't interested at all and started to glance around to see if I could see any familiar faces. All of a sudden, I spotted a group of people walking towards us, and they look like people that I recognize! Some of them waved at me while some of them had super huge grins on their faces. My heart immediately lit up and I was in disbelief. WHAT A PLEASANT SURPRISE, it all seemed so unreal.
In one of my friend's hand was a big cupcake balloon which I have ever mentioned casually that it would be great if someone could get that for me someday! Somehow, they seemed to have read my mind or perhaps someone was playing as a spy, providing information to all of them. (hahaha you know who you are). The rest of them had lots and lots of bags of random stuff, stuff which they tried hiding from me even until then.
As we were all super famished, we had our food all wolfed down as soon as they reached our table. Lo and behold, my cousin suddenly fished out and surprised with a Pandora paper bag! To be honest, I was smiling so wide but at the same time in disbelief because I didn't expect her to go to the expense of getting me something from there. I quickly opened the box that was contained in the paper bag but only to see that it contained a small bottle with a note inside but the charm itself was nowhere to be seen! HAHAHA LUCKILY I DIDN'T REVEALED TOO MUCH OF MY EMOTIONS, IF NOT I WOULD HAVE BEEN A LAUGHING STOCK. All of them were in giggles and I was like meh.
All of a sudden, one by one of my friends started to bring out more and more Pandora bags! I was stunned because I thought it could be another trick they put me to. I WAS WRONG. There were real charms sitting inside the box! I've got a total of 5 charms and 1 bracelet. They must've spent a lot. Just as I was busy posing with my new babies, my BF surprised me with a cake in his hands with the wordings 'Happy 22nd Birthday'! I was almost moved to tears but I managed to hold them in and sang along with the rest before we cut the cake and took more pictures. I was then pulled out to the open area on Tanjong Beach to write some wishes on a piece of lantern, which was actually a Sky Lantern (KONG MING DENG). Following which, we had to rush home because it was already about 11.30pm when we got up into the cab and my parents were waiting for me to be home! By the time I reached home it's already close to 12am and my parents were waiting for me to cut the cake.. my mother was sweet enough to prepare a table full of all my favorite dishes which was meant to be a surprise for me. I felt so loved but at the same time guilty because I had to let my parents wait for me to be back when they could have had more rest for the next day.
I would like to take the chance to express my gratitude to all my family, bf and friends for planning such a surprise birthday for me at a nice place I've yet to discover in my life as well as the presents that you'all have got it for me. No doubts, I've enjoyed myself on this special day and in time to come when I looked back, I would still be smiling because I know that I've such great people around me in my life. Thanks for the wonderful memories. I love you guys. For all those who have wished me on Facebook, I am sorry for not replying but I promise that I have read everyone of them and they are appreciated!
cecil.
x.
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