Darren: “I want the bow and arrow that is sold in the shop near Ah Ma’s house.  I want to have buffet and I want guns, more toys, more……… (the list goes on) and a laser pointer.”

Mommy:”Wow! That’s alot of gifts to ask for.”

Darren:”It’s my birthday and so why cannot?”

Mommy:”Then why do you ask for laser pointer?”

Darren:”Because I want to be like my teacher. She teaches with a laser pointer.”

Mommy:”So, you no longer wish to be a policeman?”

Well, this is my boy. He is never shy to ask for things and is still as loveable as ever when he turned 8 years old on 10 August.  In fact, he is happy that it is a local holiday for him on his birthday as long he remains a young student and at least till he starts his tertiary education. Thanks to National Day being on 9 August and hence 10 August is always announced as holiday for our young students:)

So, did our boy’s wish for many gifts come true?

Of course, he did.  However, elder brother, Brendan, did not let him have the easy way of getting his gifts easily until he cleared the treasure hunt. So, our little boy ran from one room to the other, solving clues, searching hidden corners. Tedious but both our boys truly enjoyed this FUN way of hunting for gifts because one simply made the clues tough while the other one was full of excitement each time he managed to retrieve one:) As for me, I made myself useful by whispering tips to Darren*hehe*.

After the treasure hunt came the entertaining performance by the 2 clowns at home who sometimes dress as chefs, sometimes as pirates/thieves, sometimes as royalties and sometimes make to sing and dance. Yeah, we have a pair of parents here who is crazy enough to let our hair down and let our boys throw down thousands of paper flakes at us.  Well, it doesn’t matter as long as all have fun and it brings the outrageous laughters from our boys. Brendan put in good efforts to decorate the room (some are art and crafts by him).

When it comes to birthday celebrations, one thing we will never miss is that birthday cake.  Cutting cake, together, as a family has been a family tradition. So, this year when I asked Darren : “Shall mommy bake a birthday cake for you?” I guess his answer disappointed an enthusiastic mommy as he said :”I want to have the Transformer cake.” Since I am not able to create a Transformer cake just like the exact one at the bakery, we bought one for him the cake instead.

[However, I am glad that he enjoyed the pre-birthday cake that I prepared for him (non-baked lemon strawberry cheesecake).]

The Bumblebee cake that we bought

As Darren always says “Papa dotes on me” and true enough the whole family got to enjoy a sumptous lunch buffet at Carousel @ Hotel Royal Plaza on Scotts. Thanks to Darren:)   While Darren self-helped himself to much desserts and sushi, Brendan was targetting the seafood, sphagetti and soup.  I was busy savouring the unlimited crayfish, crabs, ice cream and that mouth watering herbal prawn soup.

We had a wonderful meal, many funny birthday activities and most importantly a memorable celebration for Darren. It’s interesting that Darren is still wearing his birthday crown because he will not allow anyone else to rob his throne, not for this month of his birthday:)

Papa, Mommy and Gor Gor love you very much Darren.  Hope you love the gifts and entertaining activities too that were prepared for you.

Big Kiss from Papa, Mommy and Gor Gor *Muark*