I mentioned in my last post that I was gonna spend my birthday catching up with sleep and reading. That was half true. I did catch up with sleep, as I usually do on Saturdays. But I ended up catching up on watching movies on the computer rather than reading. Did I ever mention that I’m a procrastinating lazy bum?

On my playlist for the day were Ice Age 1 & 2, and Madagascar 1 & 2. Of the 2 animated series, I prefer Ice Age. Madagascar was a little too over the top for me. I mean, wild African animals that have become full-fledged New Yorkers (no offense)? That’s just too wierd.

I’ve got one less person to get birthday presents now, so I decided to double-pamper myself. Although it was a day late, I did enjoy a sumptuous fusion Japanese meal with Mom at Ministry of Food. Mom had the Unagi (sea eel) Hot Stone Rice, I had the Salmon Bibimbap (hot stone rice + bean sprouts + raw egg), and we ordered an Ebi (prawn) Toji (some sort of egg stew) to share. We also ordered a Chawanmushi (steamed egg) each. Sounds delicious right? It sure was! So delicious in fact, that we started attacking the food, the moment it was set on our table. So no photos this time, sorry!

After the meal, Mom & I decided to do a little “exercise” to aid digestion. We went shopping!   Actually, I had some birthday privileges that had to be redeemed within a week of my birthday. So we decided to make good use of the special member + birthday discounts available.

As the title of this post suggests, this is just part 1. I’m taking the day off tomorrow to watch Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and to run some general errands, and perhaps visit the dentist (though I wouldn’t classify that as part of “celebrations” proper). Why Tuesdays of all days? Ha ha.. another member privilege of course! I have a membership to a certain cinema group in Singapore which entitles me to $6.50 tickets on Tuesdays, before 5pm. That’s $3.50 cheaper than weekends! It’s also less crowded, especially since the kids are in school. Which means I won’t have to put up with screaming children. That’s always a plus.

So watch out for my movie review, as well as the sequel to my little “Belated Celebrations” series. Meanwhile, here’s a nice trailer to set the mood.

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