Daddy's Surprise Party

my stepmum and i have been planning my dad's 55th for over a month now. we decided to have it at Sanook in Plaza Kelana Jaya. not many people know of it yet. it's still pretty new and quiet, but it's by a lake with al fresco dining so we thought it'd be perfect.

there were lots of old faces i remember from when i was about six years old and was still running around topless. i remember a certain Uncle Andy who conned me while we were on holiday in Cameron Highlands. i distinctly remember this.

"i'll give you RM10 if you can find a four-leaf clover."

so i thought, how hard could it be? i searched the whole garden over and was upset to find that i couldn't find a four-leaf clover. only much later did i find out that there is no such thing. kena con maximum.

it was a small, intimate party of family and very close friends. the bottles of wine disappeared really quickly! but everyone looked happy which made it a good night.


the look of surprise - priceless




time to make a wish - retirement, perhaps?


my lil present to daddy


a very gung ho YAAAMMMM SEEENNNGGGG!!


the old timers - friend from waaayyy back


the families that made it


the golf group


yummy food from the buffet spread. it was better than i expected.


a big deserved 'thank you' kiss


choc cheese cake from Just Heavenly. yuuummmm!!


my brother and sister all grown up! daymnn, i'm getting old.


jerry, stepmum, olivia & me


daddy, stepmum, godmum Christine, me & godfather Frank (ex pro pool champion)

clash of the clans @ Velvet

the clans gathered yet once more. this time at Velvet. i was a lil emo and down that day, but i managed to dance it off, and then some. dancing does wonders. then again, maybe it was the whisky. hmm.

at the beginning of the night, pauline whispered to me.
"it's a bit awkward."
"don't worry. drink more. after a little alcohol, everyone will get along just fine!"

and sure enough. everyone got on very fine after that. when i noticed alvin's cousins grinding with my cousins, i said to paul ling,
"well, i guess our family is getting along very well with alvin's family." *pause* "a little too well in fact. i'm abit scared."
"ya man. this is getting a bit incestuous."


me & pauline - i have no idea what i was pointing at


jen & paul - designer + printer = good!!


paul sandwiched between two designers - jen & myself


jen's first time meeting a couple of my cousins (apart from cam)


proof that skankiness just runs in our family


helmi & aaron. since alvin couldn't make it, i took his cousins as substitutes instead. alvin was busy helping out with the UOX Play set-up.


cam & aaron


jen & i used to work together in Y&R. those were fun days. our drawers were always filled with food... =p


me, helmi, cam, mili & aaron


it looks like i'm fending helmi off from my cousin. he doesn't look too happy about it either. haha


me, helmi, cam, mili, aaron & foong


family portrait - paul ling, pauline, me & cam

it was a fun family night. i'm truly glad i've got close cousins i can hang out with (and get drunk with). too bad the rest are in melbourne.