Happy happy birthday cloudpudding!(:
Proud to have organised a mini celebration for this girl today and hope she likes it!
xxx
I have totally no experience at planning real surprises -- real in the sense of really surprising the intended party because my friends are all too smart in this area.. except for this one~ (P.S. Her GPA is really high. She just didn't expect me to do those stuff).
I really enjoyed Plain Vanilla's cupcakes the last time I tasted it and was craving for more.. so I headed out of school in the morning at around 10am and reached Holland Village at 11am. The "bakery" is a short walk from the MRT station, pretty near I would say. And to my disappointment.. the place only opens at 12nn on Sundays. An extra reminder to self that I would google for shops' opening hours in future.
Right outside the MRT station, there's this party supplies shop, which looks a little like the old mama shop. Their helium balloons caught my attention as there were so many different kinds out on display -- other shops probably and most likely have those designs too but I guess I am more attracted to seeing the physical thing compared to the printed images in the catalogs (cheapthrill). Had a really hard time deciding which to get because they were all so cute really!! And finally I settled for the pink reflective happy birthday star for the birthday girl, after a really draggy 15 minutes whatsapp conversation with her boyfriend to ask the type of balloons she would prefer.
Yeap, that's the pink one on the right. So where did I get those 2 plain coloured ones?
As I honestly feel that the balloons in that shop were a little overpriced -- poor university student -- I decided to look for better deals elsewhere. Googled with my phone and realised that all such shops are near Bugis. (If you have time and require helium balloons, I would strongly recommend you head there because the price is way way lower that those I got)
I hopped off the train at Boon Lay and went in search of more balloons, which eventually I found at Artbox in B1 of Jurong Point. They cost slightly lower that the pink one, but the price difference is not that large so I guess Bugis is still the best!
Surprised the girl when she was studying!
Oh, not to forget, I got her a rainbow cake from the Icing Room and surprisingly it doesn't taste too bad despite the reviews I heard from my friends. The cake was pretty soft and the cream was smooth. And most importantly it's rainbow!!! :D Icing Room also sells self decorated cakes and I guess it would have been more exciting to do it. Only if you have the time. As I was rushing, hoping to catch the birthday girl before she disappears for lunch, I just asked for the rainbow slice. After spending on quite a bit of stuffs the week before and being too lazy to withdraw more cash, I wanted to pay with nets. AND the staff told me that I have to purchase more than $10 to pay by nets. I was like omg and I told her to give me 5 minutes, which she really did. She smiled really sweetly and was super patient with my requests of a tiny spoon and a candle. Thanks!(:
The surprise was a success! Look at the smile on PeiYun(:
Happy 22nd girl!
xxx
"Don't dull the sparkle in your eyes"
