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Super late and super long entry!!! / Monday, March 08, 2010 @ 8:54 AM
Super belated and super long entry!!!

I have been longing to write in here but I have been sooooooooooooo busy doing everything that needed to be done. I feel so disoriented that I do not get to blog so here I am am...finally with all the pictures (outdated) and memories of stories that comes along with it.

This year, I really felt so blessed having so many people celebrating my birthday with me. I am not really a birthday person, whereby I do not really celebrate birthdays because usually I fail to see the need to celebrate when there is still so much to be done. I had a total of 6 different celebrations and 6 cakes (yes!!! can you believe it??!!) with 6 groups of people and I really really am so thankful for this. Therefore, I must say, that this year has been the most enjoyable birthday celebration for me...even though I insisted we should not have any.

1st cake: Bananas birthdays (18 Feb 2010)

Fortunately, my birthday share the same month as Sheila's and that was why the banana gang really went all the way out to celebrate. I was soooooooooo touched upon receiving the card, specially drawn by our dear chief. She has drawn us all as cats and it was really adorable.

In fact, on the cover of each page was a cat version of us, with our favourite instructors, in the regular outfit they are usually it. The resemblance was simply hilarious!!


Funny that I am known as the kickboxer here..hahah..it sounds as if I am a professional kickboxer! Hahaha! Chief really drew Fran way more muscular that he really is but this outfit was really the most significant outfit that he has!


After which, the banana gang, in cat version. Can you spot which one is me?


I so loooooveeeeeeee my banana babes, no matter how crazy and noisy they can be.




Missing Jac who was sick and the only banana missing here.


We were all so noisy (as always) that we attracted the other patrons in the restaurant. Hmm..what else is new?


I like this pic the best!!



Went to karaoke and sing to our hearts' content. Or was it more like shouting to our hearts' content!!! I was still having flu and cough so singing really made it all better! Hahah!!

The bananas did not allow Sheila and me to pay a single cent. We were really really so touched...thanks dearies..muacks.

2nd cake : Surprise celebration @ Sri and Raje's (20 Feb 2010)



This was really a surprise. I did not even plan to be there that day but after hearing the news that Mazlan was going to show his first board plan, it was an easy decision to be there. Nurul and me were there, where they were busy preparing for Shaman's birthday celebration, which coincidently falls 1 day after mine. The kids were coming over for a sleepover and Nurul loaned the chocolate fountain machine to them.

Before leaving, Sarah made me sit down and wait, I insisted that we should leave because Nurul's brother was already on the way there to pick us up to go to Night Safari. Before I know it, the cake came out and people started singing.



Sooooooooooo embarassing and so touching at the same time. My uplines are really like my family and I know that they will do whatever it takes to help me achieve my goals. I am so blessed. Thank you Sarah and Hamid for this wonderful surprise ;)

I have never been to Night Safari. Ok, you may laugh now. So when chief offered this discounted ticket, I immediately wanted to grab this opportunity. I has bestie along with me too so yay.



Chief was hilarious and entertaining and I am so glad to spend the evening with 2 of my favourite people in the world. Even though I was carrying the 2kg back the whole time, it was really fun and I truly enjoyed myself.


Thank you bestie for being there with me and the animals. Hahaha.

3rd cake : After Cl class @ T1 (21 Feb 2010)

I was surprised to see Linda in T1 for class on a Sunday!! She actually came specially for me since it was my birthday...so sweet as always!!


After CL class, went over to Swensens to eat and I realised that apart from my banana mates, all my other favourite people to work out with are here in this pic. How awesome is that?!!

Thanks Debbie Tay, Juliana, Debbie Low, Jesseca, Sandy and Linda. Come to think of it, how in the world did we end up knowing each other?!! We do not even go to same classes all the time. Hahah.


The decided to bully me and threaten to punch me with my favourite KB move.


Nah, they didnt. They love me tooo much.. hehehe.


I was super duper touched by this card, specially hand made by my love, Debbie. Its so gorgeous, I can only imagine the time and effort that went into doing this and collecting everyone's signature!!


Absolutely free. Only for birthdays. The ladies even sang for me. So old already and still people sang for me...(so paiseh)


Fran did not get to join as he was teaching the kids' class. But of course we had some time to goof around after class.


I thought I was in the ugliest outfit. If I had known that the gang wanted to do this and take lots of pics, I would have worn something nicer!! :p Haha.

Night time saw me going out for dinner with the family. Ate so much until I was sooooooooo full!!


4th cake: In school with my lovely colleagues (22 Feb 2010)


Cat baked a cake for Rose and me!!! So nice of her!!! Rose and me share the same birth date so we get to celebrate in school together!! My dear partner is not in the pic because she was the one who was too busy snapping away the camera. This year they were sneaky too but not as sneaky as last year where they really shocked the world of me!! :p

Thank you dear honeys.


5th cake: After KB class @ Parkmall (22 Feb 2010)


Thank God this cake is small!!


Edlyn threw a surprise by bringing Jess and me a cake each. It was so small and cute and it tasted sooooooooooo good because its chocolate!! As usual, we will spend a lot of time taking unglam photos of ourselves and put it all over facebook!!

Jess's birthday was 3 days after mine. I am so blessed to have people who shared their birthdays so near mine!!


Thank you Ed! My favourite KB instructor from the beginning and now my dear crazy friend.

6th cake: Cake delivered to home by the lovely Naf (22 Feb 2010)


Its cheesecake!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I cannot resist it!!!!



I still cannot believe that Naf came all the way to my house after work to deliver this. The cheesecake tasted soooooo awesome. It was from the TEAM. So sneaky ah..how and when you all managed to this, I also dont know.

I really really felt so blessed this year, words cannot expressed how appreciative I am. I have never ever felt so happy to celebrate my life and my presence on this Earth.

The future and the best is yet to come. I will make you proud.

Thank you all, from the bottom of my heart. Love ya. Muahs.



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