CKP's Birthday - Behind the Scene

Planning a birthday party has never been so difficult. I can even sit down for days just to daze. Though I knew there wasn't a thing called "Perfection" but there's prolly something close to it.

And the first thing that conceptualized  half a year ago was a little book which consisted of a compilation of all our memories over the past 1 year. From stealing of photos through your iphone, to forcing all our peers to transfer all our group shots to me. I bet no one else has been reading up your Facebook as often as I do, and bit by bit, your collection of photos were being plucked off the web and finally landed in the book. And it has never occur to you why I would insist on using my phone to snap photos during our gathering?
 

(Naa, you promised that if one day I'm gonna lose my memory, you will use this book to jolt my memory back ya..)

 This gift was not only memorable to us, but also to the printing company which printed this book, apart from having to wait up almost an hour before they can close shop (cos I lost my way there).... When the lady handed the book to me, she told me she has printed so many books but never as touched until she saw this. At that moment, I was lost for words too.

Going shopping seems like an everyday thing we would do together. But you prolly won't know that I would bring you along to shop for your own gift. You prolly know I'm very bad with remembering things and perhaps thought I would just forget about the things you've picked. But I didn't. Being very gan cheong about it, a couple of days later, right after yuping landed in Singapore, I went straight back to the shop with her and gotten her to fly it in for you specially.
 

(from the day you told me your colleague vomitted onto your bag, I already fixed my mind on getting a new one for you)



Now you know how much Yuping has done for you ah..

From sourcing out for gifts, right to the booking of hotel, it seems like you will always be the last to know it all. Cos all along, you would have thought you are gonna "camp" by the beach in the new 2-men tent I bought from Giant? Guess you must have sianed 1/2 when I happily told u that we are going camping for your birthday.

Woosh, the moment I stepped into the room with such a big bed, I really won't want to stop rolling up and down on it. With a dream-bathroom so big and bright, I think I can bath 2 hours daily in it.

(One of those lovely mirror shots)

(In the big bathtub)

(Role Play again: Perfect customer service!)

And you thought I was gonna kept it so simple? Think again.. While we were having so much fun snapping away and doing our role play, your 2nd half of the surprise slowly arrives...

Had so much trouble trying to force you to get out of the room so that the "2nd" half of the surprise can be setup. Thank god you still dote on me, otherwise I bet you will just nua in bed and watch TV ignoring me, instead of going out to cycle with me.

Planning this little staycation was pretty easy with the help of our gang. Gotten the help of reception desk to hide 1 key card prior to our arrival, told them to give it to Yuping to let her into the room. I really have Yuping to thank for everything she has done. From picking up a bouquet of your favourite white roses and lugging all the gifts to the hotel. I even had to bother her by going down to her place to deliver all the gifts the night before our party. Then our F&B manager, Yuwen and her hubby went to pack dinner and a cake for you too before heading into the hotel.

Down to the detail of where to place the gifts and where our peeps would hide, I even downloaded a floor plan for them!!


Our room was an exact mirror of this layout

 Even until now, I still find it so funny that this actually came to my mind to get them to hide in the bathroom.

They arrived with their share of surprises for you!

As we arrive back to the hotel, the gang hid in the bathroom waiting for the moment to arrive. But I guess you gave all of us a bigger surprise when you made your first comment as you entered the room.

"Eh, how come I smell pizza??"

Haahaaha honestly I cannot stop giggling to myself. Let alone the rest of them hiding in the bathroom and heard exactly what you said.


Look at what our dear Yuping has prepared for you...


All wrapped with love..

 I've not fail to deliver my 3 surprises of the day :) Now you know why I was so insistent not to pick them up from vivo city? Cos all of them took the trouble to deliver their little surprise to you instead.

Needless to say further, you should have seen how much the gang loves you :)
Blessed Birthday, ckp!