Early Birthday Surprise

I always love Fridays but today was extra special! 

It started out with a meeting early this morning with Raha (a friend first, a client second!) and when she came in, she brought with her Birthday Cupcakes which are really sweet & wonderful! I was lost for words. Thank you ever so much to Raha & Noraini for being so thoughtful.. Rasa sebak pulak. Cantik sangat the cupcakes rasa sayang nak makan... (But of course, bila sampai kat rumah, as soon as buka puasa, all the kids attacked the cupcakes!). Note to my cousin Shikin: thanks for introducing the cake-maker to us..

The bear at the top is wearing a lawyer's wig :-)

Actually my birthday is not until Sunday. & I'm trying to make it as low-key as possible because it's my last year of being 30-something (next year, the BIG 4-zero will kick in. Getting old la..). Anyway, after our meeting, just as I was walking out of the office to another meeting at 11.30am, I received another birthday surprise from another friend. It's a beautiful Denni bracelet. Thank you Puan Siti.. I really didn't expect this. Rasa nak pakai tadi but it's not officially my birthday yet.. :-)

Rushed back home after my meeting. I was one of the 8 lawyers in Melaka who were invited to Berbuka at Istana Melaka this evening hosted by Tun & Toh Puan. I've never been to Istana Melaka, so it was with mixed feelings when I accepted the invitation: excited to be going to the Istana for the first time, but sad that Zaharim couldn't be with me for the occasion. It went quite well. Food was so-so but I was seated with the other lawyers, so the catching up was good. The Istana is built on a hill in Bukit Beruang & from where I parked,  I could see the lights from Jusco, Melaka Mall & the houses around Ayer Keroh. Very pretty.  I left just before Isyak prayers as I couldn't wait to go home..

Then came another surprise & this one was the most special. Zaharim bought a tiny early birthday cake for Mama, the kids sang happy birthday & they all gave Mama birthday presents 2 days early! 

Colourful wrappers! <3

I got a camera from my Kaseh! It's perfect for my blog entries!! He must have carefully chosen this gift as I've been borrowing his camera every time I needed to take pictures for my postings! :-D Thank you so, so much darling & thanks Adlan, Hakim, Adlina & Anas for the birthday gifts & card - I love them. Love you all so much. Tonight was really special..

What a perfect way to start my weekend... (^_^)