Each year on this day, for the past 14 years, I can't help but to reminisce and replay the memories of the happiest day of my life on 5 December 2003. I'm not going to bore you with the story of how Alycia was conceived. For the many of you who are my loyal blog readers, you would have read the story, which is the very first post in this blog, written 11 years ago in April 2007. Click on the link above to read the story.
Alycia spent the entire day at the Gardens Mall with her besties on the eve of her birthday.
We first had brunch at An Viet:
At An Viet, dishes can be ordered in 3 sizes ~ small, medium and large at the SAME PRICE. Awesome isn't it? But if you're too ambitious and can't finish what you've ordered, you would have to take away what you can't finish. Fair deal. I ordered 2 large sets for my 3 piranhas to do halfsies 😆 and yes, we did doggy-bag the unfinished rice and a small piece of chicken back for dinner 😉
This zero carb lemongrass grilled chicken with fried egg is mine.
Refreshing jackfruit smoothie (sugar-free) for me:
After brunch, Alycia met up with her friends while the two other girls followed me. We continued shopping for Christmas gifts at MPH Bookstore. And stopped by my latest favorite bakery, Hogan Bakery to get some bread and buns.
Hogan is famous for its award-winning treats such as the Lychee and Rose Bread, Longan Bread, Mulberry Cream Cheese Bun, Squid Ink, Soft Honey Bread, Spring Onion Bun, Valrhona Cocoa Chiffon and German Pudding Tart. Now that I can get the award-winning breads at Hogan, I don't have to wait for relatives from Taiwan to get them for us from Wu Pao Chun Bakery, Taiwan when they visit once a year. The sponsor of Wu Pao Chun is the owner of Hogan bakery in Taipei.
On the morning of Alycia's birthday (5 December), Sherilyn woke up early to bake a surprise birthday cake for her sister ~ a mouth-watering molten chocolate cake, using the microwave oven!
Lunch was non other than K-food for my hardcore K-pop and K-drama fan. The hubs took time off from work to bring us to Daorae BBQ Korean Restaurant @ Sri Hartamas.
Our sumptuous galore of K-dishes for the K-food loving family 😁
After our K-lunch, we went to the K-mart downstairs and bought some K-snacks for the birthday girl, before heading to Family Mart for matcha ice-cream.
Dinner was a homely one cooked by grandma and dessert was some fruit-flavored Japanese-style shaved ice dessert at Mykori, something that the birthday girl has been badgering me for days.
Happy birthday my precious baby, Alycia! I hope that whatever you ask on your special day you receive, whatever you seek may you find. May you be gifted with life's biggest joys and never-ending bliss and good health. After all, you, my precious baby are a gift to earth, so you deserve the best. Happiest blessed birthday. 💓
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