invites

our prep wasn't that much but too many for only three guests. in actuality, it's more expensive to go to sushi restaurants or travel and book hotels than mapping out a do without paying for the venue. as my baby shower last year fell on my birthday, i thought why not recreate the sparkle, let's conduct a dry run for baby girl's first birthday using my 39th natal day as gauge. this time. three.

if my fair weathers are the gauge, then it's kind of bare and sad. but then it has to be with like-minded people, kindred spirits and the likes, or there would be frozen shoulders all around. however, the enemies would refuse by the mere thought of just going near my vicinity.

but i still ordered too many empanadas. someone who does like seeing food wasted ( just think of those who are starving), i'm now stuffed on carbs. it means, i have to stretch, move and shake.

eddshrinker cup 2013

team Ben -- 6
Dicko -- 2
Dazza -- 1
Chicko -- 1
Stubbsy -- 1

team Dave -- 4
Dan -- 2
Wayne -- 2

Goal of the Match
Dazza -- free kick ( team Ben)

Man of the Match
Jason (team Ben)


--for Edd--
one of the nicest blokes ever.

hope it doesn't rain

but the weather forecast says otherwise. the whole week, on my birthday on Thursday, during the summer solstice, it's going to be wet. as if the winter wasn't already freezing.

while last year, it was hot, sun shining and my baby shower guests screaming for electric fans. but we cannot actually create throwback Thursdays on any given day. rain it is, and just bask in the cooler air, my get together invites.

two years ago, after gallivanting at Tate Britain, there was also rain in the afternoon when I turned 37.

as I stand on the threshold of another decade ( 40 next year, how cruel), do I feel old? some people my age, are already grandmothers and I still feel youthful yet hoping I have learned my life's lessons. I want a few laments during the day. but as the people we hobnob and cross paths with do not come with handheld controls, that's quite hard.

baby girl and her cuddles though permeate warmth.

June, for solstice

the first of the month has come and gone, that's the hubby's birthday and no celebrations although he'd rather be in the company of his faux friends for merely four hours. while on my birthday I'm going to have a tea party minus the tea. I'm not a fan of hot drinks. I sip hot chocolate at a coffee shop once or twice a year. mostly, I crave cold beverages, without alcohol. boring. death-defying boredom. if you see me guzzling blue drinks, it means i hate the company.

my birthday is a prelude to my baby's first. checking i could tick my list properly with a menu and a guest list. can't believe tiny little baby is turning one. she's running well for her age. eating well. prettier than her mummy? she has a more aquiline nose. but every individual on earth has more aquiline nose than me.