________11 December 2016________
So our dearest Shrimpy turns a year older every 5th December and this year due to her birthday falling on a weekday, we decided to celebrate with her on the weekend.
We initially were planning for dinner but then while thinking about the birthday cake, since Shrimpy isn't really a cake person, we thought of giving her a "pancake-cake" (she used to always make us pancakes when we're feeling down or whenever we want :p) and decided to do brunch instead (cause pancakes are easier to find during brunches than dinner).
We then needed a theme and decided to throw her a Japanese themed brunch as she loves anime and she's also travelling to Japan a couple of days later after the brunch. So I started Googling for "Japanese themed brunch deco" and saw that there's lots of origami/ paper lanterns elements associated to it.
I've not done origami for quite some time (last memory of it that I can recall was when I was still in primary school) and had to watch multiple youtube videos to convince myself that I can do this.. #longliveYoutube! After work one day, I made a quick trip to Daiso and got myself two packs of origami papers (clearly I'm the kind that likes to over prepare for stuff).
So yeah, the next day, there I was making origami during lunch at work, but it was so therapeutic that sometimes I just take out one paper and started folding out of stress..
I've not done origami for quite some time (last memory of it that I can recall was when I was still in primary school) and had to watch multiple youtube videos to convince myself that I can do this.. #longliveYoutube! After work one day, I made a quick trip to Daiso and got myself two packs of origami papers (clearly I'm the kind that likes to over prepare for stuff).
So yeah, the next day, there I was making origami during lunch at work, but it was so therapeutic that sometimes I just take out one paper and started folding out of stress..
Pisang was all "Are you not at work?" when I sent her the photo.
After setting all the necessary arrangements, on the day itself I took a wrong turning to get to Greenhouse by Muir and was late.. Just so happened Shrimpy arrived exactly on time (i.e. the same time I arrived)! -______-' So I immediately texted Pisang: "Shrimpy is here and I just arrived.. Help!" and saw her running outside to greet Shrimpy while I quickly dashed in and set up the table.
Pisang then escorted Shrimpy up and even though the surprise slightly failed, but there was still the "OMG!" and classic Shrimpy's happy/awed giggle that followed not long after. #phew!
All smiles from the birthday girl!
We then ordered our food and talked-ate-talked-ate-talked all the way through about 3.30pm? - Basically late enough for us to have tea even lol.
Yeahp, that's Shrimpy's bouquet of cupcake half eaten :p
All in all, it was such a good day filled with good company and food!
Our "Christmas card" photo
Le minions.
p/s: The origami frogs were part of the self entertainment for the day and afterwards (for Shrimpy to troll her family), lol. Who would have thought that a frog race can be a party game..
