Is it an April Fool's joke or is it really my birthday?

When I stepped into the office this morning, my colleagues wished me happy birthday. Some of them asked "Is it really your birthday?", to which I answered "No, it's a prank I play on everyone every year! You won't really know for sure if it really is my birthday, will you?"

My nice colleagues planned a surprise birthday lunch for me, but really, I wasn't that surprised because we tend to organise birthday surprises all the time! Hehe. I asked some of them "You guys are up to something for lunch right?" and they said "No" with a straight face but the no was a very unconvincing no. You see, weeks earlier, one of them had already asked me to save the day for lunch with him. That is the normal "modus operandi" to block the birthday girl or boy's time, and I have been one who played that role for some of the other's birthdays too. I gotta say it gets incredibly hard to organise a surprise nowadays! Nevertheless, I truly appreciate them taking me out for lunch.

We went to a cosy little place called Palate Palatte in the heart of town. The ambience was rather cute, the food was good, but most importantly the company and conversations made the lunch a great one. The day being April Fool's Day, we played quite a mean joke on my boss (told ya we are quite the Queen B). He didn't suspect it was a joke at all, so we succeeded in having our good share of fun at his expense! :D

They bought me a deliciously rich durian cheesecake from Fat Boy Bakes which was so satisfying as a dessert to our meal. It's so good that I don't mind eating it again anytime soon. In fact, I will be placing an order for this cake tomorrow!

When the day ended at work, it was time to have an intimate family dinner. At dinner, baby was the center of our attraction. Actually, he's our attraction all the time! :)

When we were done with dinner, the waiters at the restaurant brought out a birthday cake and lit the candles. Baby was so excited and he was smiling so widely at the sight of the brightly lit cake. Then the waiters heartily belted out the birthday song and the poor baby got scared and burst into tears! It was really funny but I felt so sorry for my little boy. After pacifying him, I pinched a very tiny piece of the sponge cake and let him chew on it. He lit up and loved it! He's quite an eater, this little one.

I've enjoyed the day very much. Every SMS and call that I received from friends and family from near and far warms my heart. It's been a great birthday. I can't ask for anything more.