it's offcial. i'm already thirty.  30 tahun bertapak di bumi allah ini.  menjadi anak, pelajar, suami dan terkini, ayah kepada anak tersayang.  kitaran hari  membawa kepada minggu dan langsung tahun, menambahkan usia.  soalnya, usia tanpa kedewasaan, menjadi u-sia2.  pun begitu, jangan pula ingin tua sebelum waktunya tiba, kan?

was an excellent birthday.  here's a short account of it....

with what's been happening at home, with the missus incapacitated (sort of - due to her one handedness) and the mood at home is not as happy-happy-joy-joy [ye laa.. kalau bini sakit takkan nak bersorak2 lak...] i wasn't really in the mood of celebrating my birthday.  yes, it's a mile stone. 30.three zero.   but it's a turn for me.  no longer am i twenty something.  kepala angka 3. dah masuk tahap berumur dah.  and approaching the day, i kinda was a little bit depressed with being old.  kinda like joey [" why god? why?].  the missus has been asking what i wanted to do for my birthday dinner. and i was so undecided, that it was only on the night of the firday the 2nd that i said to her '.. maybe a low key dinner at fridays, with some close friends'  and she got to calling some people the next day, and dinner was planned.

saturday was a good day for us.  weather bright.  shop and eat out.  oh, it was also the day i found my presents.  wrapped of course [sayang, next time nak sorok, not on the cupboard above my head ok *muahs*] oopss.. sorry, that was the night before.  so due to this, we were so excited bout the pressies and we opened it at 11 o'clock.  sebab leelwan dah ngantuk sangat and i wanted her to be there.  excellent pressies.  thanks sayang, and leelwan for the gifts.  i'm sure i'll enjoy them to the max. ehehehe

so sunday morn was my birthday.  and when everyone's awake, dressed in my starfleet uniform courtesy of leelwan [and mummy too],  cake cutting and well wishes from frineds and family from accross the world started to come in.  i admit, i'm no longer depressed at the time.  but a little sad as marisa's still in pain, and we can't really enjoy the day to the fullest.  marisa told me we have an appointment wiht azman at 4.00 in holiday villa.  so the morning, we had yee sang [found some at kam tong the night before], and that's our finale for the new years celebrations [yes, our household celebrate all festivities.  good spirits enoyed with all].  so after yee sang, and the getting ready to see azman, we made our way to bayswater.  we we're kinda late, but luck was on our side.  was green all the way. and in less tahn 25 minutes, the journey form elephant and castle {walworth actually] to bayswater was completed.  now i don't like to be late for meetings.  andwe're on 4 minutes late.  so i grabbed leelwan, as i'm the only one fit enough to carry her nowadays [bless her mum].. and started sort of half run to the hotel.  usop was there to meet us,  as he was expected to see azman as well.  and i we were ushered downstairs to the hall, as azman was meeting jeffry and talking about some sort of mercy business.  i thought, we'd just get in, grab the stuff and were off.  mind you, there was another meeting schedule at 5, to see alia, we share the same birthdate, and for 7.30, the makna2 at fridays. 

was semi jogging, with baby in hand, down the stairs.  the room doors were shut.  as usual, i thought.  and a lady standing there like a guard.  she mumbled something to usop which i couldnt hear, and marisa sort of pushed/edged me into the room.

opened the door, and the sight froze me.

cake in front of me, lots. LOTS of people around.

three little words came to mind [people later said that i said it out loud, and some people did hear] "WHAT THE FUCK!!"

SURPRISE!!!!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU......

i'll let the missus tell the rest of the story here.

but what i want to say is, THANK YOU SOOOOOOOOO MUCH TO ALL OF YOU.  The organisers, biebie, usop, preetie and apek. you guys were great actors, and good liars too [scary!!].  To all the guests that came.  i thank you from the bottom of my heart.  it was good, really good, superb that you guys could make it to celebrate the historic day with me.

I LOVE YOU ALL

and the day ended a high after all...