Happy Birthday, Mommy!

For my birthday this year, we decided to book a room with 1 of the hotels facing the stage as Renee's been bugging us to go to 'hotel room' and it hardly seemed possible that we'd be going for any holidays anytime soon. However, we've only decided last month on this and thus, the deluxe rooms have been fully booked when I called them up. We have no choice but to reserve one on the premier floor, with of cos, guaranteed firework view, :).

We had came home late from the dinner last night but I still wasn't 'allowed' a late sleep-in 'cos I've yet to pack our stuffs. Good thing it's only going to be a one day/one night stay, so it was pretty easy on the packing, :).

I had earlier cancelled Renee's violin lesson also for this week but, when I realised that we'd only be checking in from 2pm, I quickly phoned the teacher to 'retrieve' the slot back, heee. This perhaps wasn't a very good idea 'cos we've totally slacked on her practice last week(also, we had been busy the past week and had been coming home late), thinking that she'd have another week to do so on the same piece-Allegretto. This morning, the teacher commented that although Renee's basically ok with the song but she didn't seem very familiar with all the notes(a couple pauses though very short, still it's no good), so Ms Mok said to give her another week before she embarks on the actual 'staccato' playing of this piece as it's not easy. Nevertheless, she engaged her on a new song(which I like, heee) plus another extra piece from the 'Exam book'... Honestly, I don't know if we'd have enough time to do that or not, :(.

Anyway, after the lesson, we headed straight to Marina Square(despite daddy's suggestion to go back home first after the lesson) for a quick lunch and glady so, 'cos daddy remembered last minute that the road will be closed from early/mid afternoon!

By the time we got to the hotel, there was already a que at the check-in counter but luckily for me, I was attended at the 'special' table, hehehe. The person whom attended to us offered to send a birthday cake up when he noted my birthdate on my ID and even allowed us to check out later than 3pm(which is the max even when there're rooms avail.) the next day which was however regretfully un-necessary since we're checking out earlier to go to Li's place, :)...

We went back to the mall for a little shopping(for my birthday gift) after a short rest but it didn't seem possible for me to find one within the short timing esp. when I don't have anything I wanted in mind and so we just went to pack our dinner from Tony Roma's - as per Renee's request and headed back to the hotel, complete with drinks, ice-creams and titbits, heeee.

Back in the hotel room, I was wondering if I could have requested for a tiramisu cake but guess what? They really sent me one! and at the time daddy's requested - 8pm, before the fireworks began, hahaha.

It was one of the rare occasions that I'd watch the NDP parade on the tv but this year, being so close to the event and also, hving nothing else better to do, we watched it both on TV and at the actual location from our hotel room, :).

Renee, I must say, has been the one whom enjoyed the hotel stay the most. For the past 2 weeks, she's been counting down : "Mommy, is it your birthday this Sunday? Can we go to the hotel room now?" and since the time we got to the room, she's been asking if she could have her 'bath' already. One must be wondering why was she asking for a bath so eagerly... Well, it's because I've told her to get her daddy to pack his swimming trunks and have some water-play with her. Pity I couldn't join them in the tub, but I was in there nevertheless, taking pics and videos :D

The crowd that was neither here nor there, heee

Tiramisu, yum!

When Eileen heard about the 'tub play', she had commented : "aiyoh why bath tub?" Simple, 1st-Renee has always enjoyed water-playing in the tub and 2nd-we don't have to share the pool with others(hygiene wise, not very enticing during such epidemic period), 3rd-it's late, 4th-we could fill the tub with bubbles and warm water(with no fear of her catching a cold outside). So, with these reasons, why not? :D

Hey, I should be the one getting all these! :D

Why was the fireworks sooo scarce this year?-view last year's here. Wrong timing(wasted at the beginning, causing 'false alarm'?) or cost cutting? In fact, wasn't the whole parade/event shorter this year?