Birthday at The Apartment

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Swiped from williamnyk.

Note: I made it! Blogged about this before October ended!

Last Saturday was my birthday party with the BFF. SK organized (always a stressful affair) the potluck weeks ago and after cracking the whip many times and throwing her weight around, she got things more or less settled. It was said to be the largest gathering of the year but it fell short at the last minute. Haha. But that's always to be expected I told her. Never-the-less, it was an excellent party. We had more than expected and the company was good. Here's a quick roll call of the food:

1. SK: Fried bihun & curry chicken
2. CarpeD: Savoury Fruit & Nut Basmathi Rice, curried eggs and Indian Grilled Spice Chicken
3. KT & Ryan: OtahBoy's Otak-otak
4. Junior & Nivlac: Salad
5. Froggie: Pizza (tumpang!)
6. EarlGrey & Dae: Popeye's fried chicken
7. Apollo & Adrian: Suchan's Tiramisu
8. Lifebook: Mini frankfurters
9. The Chief: Soya cincau
10. The Jaylex Foundation: Booze!
11. Bunny: Seedless grapes

KT picked me up from home and when I arrived at Cheryl's apartment I was shocked to find that Bunny was among the first to arrive! Junior was busy assembling his salad (he makes cooking so technical!) and when The Chief and JL arrived, the drinks counter was opened. Due to the lack of air conditioning in SK's living room, JL kept on complaining that he was hot. Not surpirising coming from someone who always wears the least 'concealing' clothes to gatherings. XD. The food was great and there was more than enough to go around. And the crowd was kept happy with JL's blend of vodka, vermouth and orange juice. All whipped up in the gayest pink shaker I ever saw. Jacky was especially happy that night but that changed the moment he found out that we ran out of ice. Lotsa mingling and there was even a round of Uno. The guests were also excited about SK's new place and went for guided tours. KT pulled out her Instantmatic and took some shots of the events. Naturally, there was the cake cutting. Thank God they did not decide to create a fire hazard by lighting thurty candles. The Tiramisu was very creamy. Then we proceeded to the presents.


This year, Leggy gift-wrapped my gift more than a week in advance and posted a picture of it on FB. A virtual challenge for the others to outdo his flair with ribbons and wrapping paper. The closest contender was Lifebook's corrugated chic, but the crowd chose the former. Better luck next time! But KT's cute teddy bear wrapping does deserve a special mention. :). Here's what the generous BFF surprised me with:

1. Janvier & The Chief: Dilbert Gives You The Business
2. Bunny, JJ, Froggy, Junior and Nivlac: IKEA Fargrik dinnerware set
3. CarpeD, JL, JY, Silencer, Savante & Leggy: Tefal Steam Iron
4. EarlGrey & Dae: Fashion headphones
5. KT & Ryan: A limited edition Fuji Instax Chocolate instant camera(the biggest shocker of the night)
6. Apollo & Ken: A bottle of Pinot Gris 2006 (said to be a good year for Australian wine)
7. LifeBook: A shirt from Red Herring

By midnight, the party ended and some of the gang went out for coffee. I on the other hand called it a night. Thanks everyone for coming. Love you guys and gals.

P.S.: Dear BFF, take note that I did not use the term SK's Pad to refer to her new appartment here. Sekian.