My Birthday

It seems that as one grows older, the time goes by faster! Half of 2017 has flown past and my 74^th birthday has come and gone! 

I’ve been blessed with a lovely family and great friends. Even though my children (except for my eldest daughter) and  grandchildren stay far away across the sea, they never fail to telephone to wish me Happy Birthday. My siblings too, call up to send their greetings. It is wonderful to feel so much love coming across the distance. My little grandson (he’s four years old) sang Happy Birthday over Face time! So marvellous to see him and hear him sing.

Isaac

My eldest girl who stays with us bought dinner at a Chinese restaurant. The three of us had a simple dinner with the mandatory birthday noodles or longevity noodles.

Longevity Noodles

In the days of old, when my grandma was still alive, she used to cook me a bowl of longevity noodles (mee sua) and a couple of red, hard boiled eggs. Red signals prosperity.

My buddies ( we used to play golf together ) organized a lunch to celebrate my birthday. It was a most enjoyable lunch as we nattered over a nice meal and polished it off with cakes and coffee. Needless to say, lunch is never less than a 2 hour affair, after which we adjourned to go shopping.

Getting together for a meal and going shopping is not only enjoyable but most therapeutic. For those few hours, we forget whatever problems we have and the stress that comes with the daily grind of life.

Penang Assam Laksa

Fruity salad

Pumpkin soup & spring rolls

Butterscotch cake & Brownie with ice cream

It is so true that apart from family, we need to have girl friends with whom we can let down our hair, giggle over silly happenings, take wefies and forget the calories for that afternoon. We celebrate our birthdays by going for lunch. Thank you my friends for the lovely afternoon. Looking forward to the next birthday in July.

Nary, Josie, myself & Faridah in a wefie.