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Saturday, November 21, 2009
Another event i must blog should my short term memory fail me.
Celebrated my 21st birthday one week earlier on the 14th nov at the vineyard, laguna golf and country club. Why did i bring it earlier ? Because majority of the other uni's were having exams around the 22nd nov and it would be unfair to subjugate my friends to the difficult choice between their studies and my birthday haha. Why the Vineyard ? Because they offered me the entire venue and i felt the ambience was just nice. Ample and FREE parking was definitely a bonus. Slightly pricey but hey 21 only comes around once.
Chronological events.
2pm
Lyn came over to help with the banner (which apparently not many people noticed). haha it was quite amusing seeing her intricately measure the distance between each letter when in the end my mom decided aiya freestyle is the best and just stuck the letters on.
4pm
Headed over to laguna to prepare the place. Never knew pumping balloons could be SO TIRING. Deltoids hurted after the entire ordeal. Because i wanted to save on pumping balloons, only alternate lights had them. For the observant/dirty minded people, they would have noticed the balloons plus light closely resembles a certain part of the male anatomy. I was quite impressed with the PA system and playing guitar hero on the big speakers is a novel experience ! Almost like a live band ha.
5pm
Went back to bathe and get ready. Guys get ready in 1/4 the time a girl takes zz. I wonder if that translates into the girl looking 4X as good ?
6pm
Lyn's friend victor was assigned as the photographer for the party and i must admit at first i was skeptical about his photography skills but his professionalism and excellent shots proved that my worries were unfounded.
6.30pm
Relatives arrived VERY punctually to my great surprise. I find it rather stressful to play host to relatives but the ang paos more than compensated for the hard work :)
Celebrated my 21st birthday one week earlier on the 14th nov at the vineyard, laguna golf and country club. Why did i bring it earlier ? Because majority of the other uni's were having exams around the 22nd nov and it would be unfair to subjugate my friends to the difficult choice between their studies and my birthday haha. Why the Vineyard ? Because they offered me the entire venue and i felt the ambience was just nice. Ample and FREE parking was definitely a bonus. Slightly pricey but hey 21 only comes around once.
Chronological events.
2pm
Lyn came over to help with the banner (which apparently not many people noticed). haha it was quite amusing seeing her intricately measure the distance between each letter when in the end my mom decided aiya freestyle is the best and just stuck the letters on.
4pm
Headed over to laguna to prepare the place. Never knew pumping balloons could be SO TIRING. Deltoids hurted after the entire ordeal. Because i wanted to save on pumping balloons, only alternate lights had them. For the observant/dirty minded people, they would have noticed the balloons plus light closely resembles a certain part of the male anatomy. I was quite impressed with the PA system and playing guitar hero on the big speakers is a novel experience ! Almost like a live band ha.
5pm
Went back to bathe and get ready. Guys get ready in 1/4 the time a girl takes zz. I wonder if that translates into the girl looking 4X as good ?
6pm
Lyn's friend victor was assigned as the photographer for the party and i must admit at first i was skeptical about his photography skills but his professionalism and excellent shots proved that my worries were unfounded.
6.30pm
Relatives arrived VERY punctually to my great surprise. I find it rather stressful to play host to relatives but the ang paos more than compensated for the hard work :)
7pm onwards
Guests started streaming in with justin's group being the first ! haha thanks for the being the most punctual. Shuttling between the entrance and directing guests to their tables is an awfully tiring job. Things only got more busy when the tables started feeling up and i had to actively move around to entertain each table ! Sad to say, i did not get to try most of the food as each time i sat down to eat, i would be promptly interrupted. I've heard mixed reviews regarding the food quality but most people seem to agree that the beef was tough and horrible and the desserts were good.
9pm
Just as i sat down to try out the beef for myself, the lights dimmed and i realised oh yeah its cake cutting time. In my mind i was shouting ARGHH I WANNA EAT. Why was the cake cut so early at 9pm ? Because my relatives especially the young ones were getting restless (bored). The cake was from montroux, siglap shopping centre and i chose it for its crunchy base. Little did i know that would make cutting the cake a NIGHTMARE. Surprisingly a 3kg cake was not enough for 40 plus people.
Till the end of the party 11pm
After the cake, people started to explore the outdoor area and apparently lyn brought sparklers and lightsticks (the latter being courtesy of the SAF). People started to move to the outdoor seats as apparently the inside was getting chilly. Or the guitar hero was starting to get irritating.
So all in all, i spent the night running around, taking pictures, talking to friends and making sure i allocated my time properly with each group. Couldn have done it without lyn who helped me usher in the guests and entertain the medicine people ! A party this size is definitely a first for me and i think in future i would prefer meeting up with people in the smaller groups. Quality over quantity for me.