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Coffee, chocolate croissant and a birthday song.
Good morning 3-8.
3 is good.
and then there’s 3.
in our little family this year.
Mel + xiaobaby + me.
Three.
Eight is good too.
8’s 八 like 發 (fa).
New beginnings.
And blessings.
Remember all the birthdays in our little apartment in Toa Payoh.
Chocolate cake from Wong’s Cake Shop.
Special order with chocolate rice on the side.
Rice how I love thee.
Chocolate ones too.
Mama takes the order 2 weeks in advance.
Time to get creative with its design.
Trigger.
Setting up the count down and the eager anticipation.
School that day is just an inconvenient distraction.
Chicken wings.
Coca-Cola.
And of course red eggs and noodles.
Longevity and blessings.
Papa and mama with their ceremonial “a year older” speech.
And the traditional picture in front of the family TV.
Cake on the round white wheely-table.
Tyan, Shiun and me in our best.
Pa in a shirt and tie.
Ma in a nice tailored dress.
All of us with shoes on.
In the house.
More pics with the Mamiya camera from the big green Milo tin.
Don’t forget to turn on the big square lamp in the hall.
It will supplement the lighting from the flash on the Mamiya.
Last but not least, the red packet.
The Hongbao.
More blessings.
And let’s not forget the little deer label on petite green glass bottle.
Nothing baby about this Cham.
Babycham.
A quick gulp and a few slow sips.
The bubblies take its toll.
Out on the couch for the evening.
Good night.
Let’s do this all over again next year.
Happy three eight.
Thanks for giving me my birthdays.
Lovingly and wonderfully.
hb38.
